{"id":1282,"date":"2022-07-27T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/toronto\/?p=1282"},"modified":"2023-08-01T13:57:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T17:57:11","slug":"durham-carifest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/toronto\/durham-carifest\/","title":{"rendered":"Durham Carifest Celebrates Caribbean Culture in Ajax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Durham Carifest celebrates the diversity and culture of the Caribbean Region with a fun, one-day festival, as part of the\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houseofculture.ca\/carnival-city-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carnival City<\/a> event that runs from July 27\u2014August 7. Enjoy learning about the uniqueness of the region through traditional and contemporary Caribbean arts and culture. Durham Carifest promotes the vibrant and inclusive Caribbean Community that contributes to the success and growth of Durham Region.<\/p>\n<p>For the kids and the kids at heart, don\u2019t forget to check out the kid\u2019s zone, where the youngest amongst us can let loose and have fun. The sight, sounds, taste and feel of everything that is Carifest tugs at the heart strings with a feeling of nostalgia while at the same time celebrating the proud collective identify of the Caribbean people.<\/p>\n<h2>Durham Carifest<\/h2>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: August 6, 2022<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> Gates open at 12:00pm, Show starts at 2:00pm<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: Ajax Downs, 50 Alexander&#8217;s Crossing, Ajax<br \/>\n<strong>Website<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.durhamcarifest.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">durhamcarifest.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Check out our full list of Festivals in the GTA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/toronto\/category\/festivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Durham Carifest celebrates the diversity and culture of the Caribbean Region with a fun, one-day festival, as part of the\u00a0 Carnival City event that runs from July 27\u2014August 7. 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