One of the most memorable things to do during summer in New York is catch the red-hot, sprawling West Indian Day Carnival , which draws two million people to Brooklyn for a Caribbean carnival done Gotham-style.

But if, like us, you can’t wait until August for a colorful Calypso spectacle, suit up for some serious fun in Times Square next week. On Tuesday, June 10, New Yorkers can kick off Caribbean American Heritage Month with “A Caribbean Fête in Times Square” hosted by TSQ Live and Brooklyn-based cultural organization I Am CaribBEING.

From 5pm to 7pm, the famed Broadway plaza—between 45th and 46th Streets—will transform into a massive lime (a .k.a. party) celebrating the treasured culture of Caribbean countries like Barbados, Bahamas, Grenada, Guyana, St. Lucia

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