Three in a Row For the FMC – Kids Hit It Outta The Park


The Junior King and Queen Showcase Comes To Malvern - Kiddies Parade To Follow
Winning Queen Costume By Gilbert Medina for Caribbean Camera
New venue. New vibe. New Super Cool costumes.  The Junior King and Queen Showcase was held outdoors on Sunday afternoon at the Malvern Town Centre in Scarborough.  The event attracted an estimated 2,000 people, many who stayed all afternoon to see the new big costumes that will be worn in this Saturday’s Children’s Parade.
Over 30 children from the competing mas band camps took turns showing their stuff and their beautiful large bombastic  costumes.  By the end of the event, two children emerged as winners. Meet the new Junior King and Queen of Carnival, Miss Sadie Murphy from Carnival Nationz and Jalil Vincent Rampersad from Epic Carnival. The Queen wore a costume called Burrokeet Comes to Town and the King came as the Jester Grin.
Despite this being the first time the Showcase has been held in Malvern (last year it was at the Woodbine Mall) the event was professional run with few hiccups during the running of the ten-hour fair and show.  The malls parking lot was turned into a mini-festival complete with food vendors, bleacher seating and a large stage. SKF (Sheldon F) was the ring master MC, singer Jaxx performed and danced with the kids at the end of the show, and VIPs including an aging MPP Raymond Chow showed up to cheer the children on.
Despite the lack of a title sponsor, revenue generating sponsorship and the departure of its CEO and also its T&T Parade manager, the festival continues to hit it out of the park with its events this summer. This is now the third fete in a row that the carnival has put on that have been very successful both in terms of audience size and the quality of the presentations.  The Carnival launch at City Hall earlier this month was the best in years and a press preview for the upcoming Junior Parade attracted media coverage from across the city!

Next for the Festival and the kids is this Junior Carnival & Family Day which will be held back in Malvern on McLevin and Neilson Road across the street from the Malvern Town Centre.  More than 2000 young costumed participants will take part in the parade.
It all starts at 10:30 am with an official opening ceremony at the McLevin Road Entry to the Malvern Community Centre. The parade will then travel west on McLevin Road, north on Neilson Road to Neilson Park where families are welcome to enjoy a carnival showcase, kids crafts and games, food, live entertainment and the always popular Junior Chef competition.
The event is free and all are welcome to join at the parade starting point, along the parade route or at Neilson Park. Look for our Caribbean Camera photographer at this big family event!




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