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Media Launch Event for Broward Caribbean Carnival

LAUDERHILL – Broward County, the Lauderhill Chamber of Commerce and Broward Caribbean Carnival Inc. (BCCI) will host a Media Launch event this Friday, June 27 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Central Broward Regional Park, to preview highlights for the sixth annual Broward Caribbean Carnival on October 12.

Central Broward Regional Park will host the Carnival event, which is expected to draw thousands of visitors to Broward County.

All media are invited to attend the launch event, which will feature live entertainment including steel band, and children and adults displaying their 2008 costumes. Light refreshments will be served. Guest speakers will include local elected officials, CARICOM Consulate Generals, community leaders, corporate sponsors and media.

“This is a historical moment for Carnival worldwide,” said Andy Ansola, President/CEO of BCCI. “We are grateful to have a venue such as Central Broward Regional Park for this year’s Broward Caribbean Carnival. It is the first time that a stadium has been built outside of the Caribbean with Carnival in mind.”

Central Broward Regional Park is located at the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and State Road 7 in Lauderhill. Carnival has been a tradition in the Caribbean for almost 45 years.

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