Cuba Street Carnival is coming up on 21st February 2009, and this year is the 10th Anniversary so it's extra special. All through the day and night Cuba Street and Courtenay Place will be alive with a huge range of music, street performers, artisan markets, fairgrounds, international food, art installations, and many other sights and sounds.Cuba Street Carnival is coming up on 21st February 2009, and this year is the 10th Anniversary so it's extra special. All through the day and night Cuba Street and Courtenay Place will be alive with a huge range of music, street performers, artisan markets, fairgrounds, international food, art installations, and many other sights and sounds.The 2009 Cuba Street Carnival will definitely live up to its reputation as New Zealand's largest free music festival with over 80 live bands and DJs booked to play on over ten stages throughout Cuba Street, from 11am - 1am on Saturday 21st February.

The event's highlight is the spectacular Meridian Illuminated Night Parade (9pm), which features many creative floats, thousands of performers, and lots of sparkling, flamboyant, surprising and fantastic sights. It's a whole kilometre of fun from Courtenay Place all the way to the top of Ghuznee Street. After the parade all of the batucuda and samba dancers from around the country will gather in the streets at Havana Club Square for a massive batucuda drum-off.

Don't miss this showcase of the wild and fantastic talents Cuba Street is famous for.

04/02/09