Caribbean
Seafest 2026

Rags & Flags
Wear your Caribbean colors. Bring your flag.
Sunday, August 9, 2026 · 11:00 AM
Jimi Hendrix Park · Seattle, WA
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About Caribbean Seafest

A Festival to Celebrate Caribbean Culture

Caribbean Seafest brings together the culturally and linguistically diverse Caribbean community across the Pacific Northwest, along with everyone eager to learn and experience Caribbean cultural expression, for a day of performance, celebration, and exchange.

5K Run/Walk
Children's Corner
Live Music & Dance
Authentic Food
Language & Culture
Community Connection
The Details

Plan Your Day

  • WhenSunday, August 9, 2026, starting at 11:00 AM
  • WhereJimi Hendrix Park, Seattle, WA
  • ThemeRags & Flags — wear your Caribbean colors and bring your flag
  • AdmissionFree and open to all
Get Directions
Map of Jimi Hendrix Park
(confirm address: 2400 S Massachusetts St, Seattle, WA — then embed map)
The 2026 Program

Check the Schedule

Hosted by FVLR (Carlos Imani), MC T (Tunde Weekes), and DJ Garifuna (Yoelin Connors). Schedule subject to change.

11:00 AM
Opening, Welcome & Coast Salish Land and Sea AcknowledgementGreetings from Col Wallace Sterling, Chief of the Mooretown Yenkunkun (Maroons) of Jamaica · Intra-Afrikan Pouring of Libation with Dr. W. Joye Hardiman "Mama Joye"
Ceremony
11:15 AM
Double Dutch Divas
Interactive
11:30 AM
Capoeira with Santiago Crosby-Vega
Performance
11:45 AM
Indigenous Voices
Ceremony
12:00 PM
Alahn Noriega, Jamaican PrincessMusic with DJ Afreesha Cee
Performance
12:15 PM
Punta Fitness with Martha DavidDrummers Aba Uno (Dixon Alvarez) and Carlos Alvarez
Interactive
12:30 PM
Jose Carrión and Todo Folklore Cubano
Performance
12:45 PM
Raymond Connell, Jamaica Honorary Council to SeattleChildren's Soccer with Sheldon Gray · Nyabinghi Drumming with Jah Phil Frances
Community
1:00 PM
Panamá Folklore: Bailes y Alegrías
Dance
1:15 PM
Remembering Suquamish Cultural Bearer, Julia JacobsGuyana Connection
Ceremony
1:30 PM
Yamaye Guani Taino PeoplesKasike Kalaan Nibonrix Kaiman (Robert Pairman), Kasikeiani Ronalda Pairman Chieftainess, and Kasikerahuto Tanama-Areyto Pairman
Ceremony
1:45 PM
Kiddie CarnivalWith the Licorish Family and La Escuelita Bilingual School
Interactive
2:00 PM
Grupo BayanoWith Evergreen State College Tacoma Early Childhood Education Students
Dance
2:30 PM
SND
Performance
2:40 PM
Atlas González
Performance
2:50 PM
Reezy Rey
Performance
3:00 PM
JJ Boomin
Performance
3:15 PM
Chipuco Martínez
Performance
3:30 PM
PDX Konpa Band
Performance
4:00 PM
Bachata with Dominicanos UnidosJosé Martínez and El General
Dance
4:15 PM
DJ OSP Entertainment: Pete Colón Salsa Set
DJ Set
4:30 PM
DJ Frantz: Kompa, Zouk & Raboday Set
DJ Set
4:45 PM
DJ Garifuna: Punta & Reggaeton Set
DJ Set
5:00 PM
Red Lounge Caribbean Night Set
DJ Set
5:15 PM
Trinidadian Mas' "Rags and Flags"Designer Duston Sobers with Y2K Sounds · Jay Royer, Anthony Gonzalez & the Caribbean Seafest Moko Jumbies · Mas Making by the Licorish family, Sharon Cronin, Isolina Campbell Cronin, Renée Almatierra, Marisol Gonzalez, Chavely Cherena, Madeline Brooks and more
Performance
5:30 PM
Alex Duncan
Performance
6:00 PM
Clean-Up Time & End of Program
Closing
The Lineup

Voices, Rhythms & Traditions

Caribbean Seafest is carried by artists, elders, and culture bearers from across the region and right here in the Pacific Northwest.

Headliner

Alex Duncan

Live Performance · 5:30 PM Closer
Mas & Design Showcase

Trinidadian Mas' "Rags and Flags"

Trinidad & Tobago
Stilt Tradition

Caribbean Seafest Moko Jumbies

Pan-Caribbean
Folkloric Dance

Panamá Folklore: Bailes y Alegrías

Panama
Dance Ensemble

Grupo Bayano

Panama
Cuban Folklore

Jose Carrión & Todo Folklore Cubano

Cuba
Live Konpa

PDX Konpa Band

Haiti
Indigenous Ceremony

Yamaye Guani Taino Peoples

Taino
Garifuna Drumming

Punta Fitness with Martha David & Aba Uno

Garifuna
Sponsors & Partners

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Thank you to the organizations that make this event possible.

The Elite Collective
Elevate Well
Ma & Pops
m52gear
Taste of the Caribbean
Gray's Landscaping
Smile West Seattle
Evergreen
Byrd Barr Place
Center for Linguistic & Cultural Democracy
Get Involved

There's a Place for You

On the field and in the parade.

Play Mas in the Umoja Fest Parade

Saturday, August 1, 2026, 12:00 PM. Join the procession in full costume.

Mas-Making Workshops

Bring your child to make a carnival costume with our mas-making team.

Information & Vending Booths

Interested in a booth? Reach out to Argentina Iriarte Smith and Dara Pressley.

Coming later this summer: Jamaica Day 2026, late August, hosted by the Jamaican workers at Gebbers Farms in Brewster, WA.

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