The order for the Boxing Day Junkanoo parade is displayed on Saturday. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
THE parade order for this season's Junkanoo parades has been announced.
Crowds gathered at Arawak Cay for the announcement on what is traditionally known as Nervous Saturday.
First out of the gate in the Boxing Day parade will be Genesis. The full parade order for Boxing Day in the A category is:
Genesis
Prodigal Sons
Music Makers
One Family
The Valley Boys Roots
Saxons
In the B division, the order is:
Fancy Dancers
Immortals
Original Congos
Foundations
Conquerors for Christ
Body of Christ
Colours
The Mighty Eagle
Mystical Bombers
Redland Soldiers
Dynasty
The New Vikings
Z-Bandits
For New Year, the Prodigal Sons are on the road first. The order is:
Prodigal Sons
Roots
Valley Boys
Genesis
One Family
Music Makers
Saxons
The B division order is:
Redland Soldiers
Immortals
Conquerors for Christ
Original Congos
Fancy Dancers
Colours
Body of Christ
Mystical Bombers
Foundations
The New Vikings
The Mighty Eagle
Dynasty
Z-Bandits
Comments
ThisIsOurs 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Are the costumes finished? Will gaps be filled with hours of non-entertaining boring scrap groups? Will anything change?
The problem with scrap groups is the fun is only in the participation, not the watching. You cant ask people to pay for a ticket to be "entertained", show them hours of scraps and then say, "well, junkanoo for us". Scrap groups should be moved to their own, "bring your own costume" fun rush day. Bahamians who dont want to spend months pasting but love junkanoo and tourists would love it. They would also love a true marquee event junkanoo parade now free of low quality "noise", with shorter viewing time, and goal of "spectator targeted quality entertainment and pre-inspected costumes". Nobody want to see the music makers or prodigal sons with one finished costume. They can be part of the fun rush. You cant argue that you have to be a part of the main parade if you have no costumes.
ThisIsOurs 3 months, 3 weeks ago
I see prodigal sons and music makers are 2 and 3. What's the point of showing up at 9PM? The junkanoo community needs to be realistic.
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