Time to party island-style, Brooklyn! Expect thousands of people this Labor Day, Sept. 1 on Eastern Parkway for the 58th Annual West Indian Day Parade: a spectacular, carnival celebration of Caribbean history, culture, music, food and people.

The high-energy parade will kick off at 10:00am from Utica Avenue and moves west along Eastern Parkway. The parade route ends at the Brooklyn Museum, where there will be a stage for presentations, costume competitions and performances.

The parade also celebrates a holiday called J'Ouvert, which comes from the French word for daybreak. J'Ouvert starts at the break of dawn on Sept. 1 to celebrate the end of slavery in the Caribbean and the impact of Caribbean culture in the U.S.

J'Ouvert initially started as a pre-Lent celebration in February or M

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