Table of Contents

• News

• Events

• Tiny Tidbits

• Sponsor

• Spotlight

• Coming Soon

• Survey

NEWS

• Konoko brings crowds in White Marsh. Can Baltimore recreate the magic?

• Beyond The Parade: The Millennial Entrepreneurs Powering Jamaica's Carnival Economy (paywall article)

• Trinidad & Tobago votes for change as country’s first woman prime minister makes a triumphant return

EVENTS | May 09 - May 15

• Friday, May 09, 2025

  • EPIC (DJ Ablaze’s Annual Birthday Soiree)

  • Evening at the Embassy of Trinidad and Tobago

  • Spring Rave

  • Soca on the Avenue

• Saturday, May 10, 2025

  • Rum Cake Waffle Day

  • Caribbean-Style Fish Tacos and Margaritas Online Cooking Class

  • Memba Dis “Di Ultimate Ol Skool Bashment”

  • Big People Party: 90s/00s Dancehall, Reggae, & Soca Bashment

  • This is a Soca Party

  • Mas & Soca: Costume Showcase

• Sunday, May 11, 2025

  • Mother’s Day Brunch @ Chef Bobby D

  • One Love for Mom - A Mother’s Day x Bob Marley Celebration

  • Mother’s Day Crab & Caribbean Feast

  • Beautiful “A Mother’s Day Caribbean Brunch”

  • Afrobeats vs Dancehall

• Thursday, May 15, 2025

  • Caribbean Cocktail Class

TINY TIDBITS. BIG VIBES.

We drop a fun fact, a wild post, or a bit of culture each issue to keep you in the know and in good spirits.

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SPOTLIGHT

EVENTS | Coming Soon

EVENTS | Recurring/Weekly

• Every MONDAY (1)

  • BMORE - Island Tingz Caribbean Dance Fitness

• Every WEDNESDAY (1)

  • NW DC - Wine Down Wednesdays

• Every THURSDAY (2)

  • NW DC - Afrovibez Thursdays

  • BOWIE, MD - Thursday Vibez

• Every FRIDAY (11)

  • WHEATON, MD - One Love Happy Hour & Dance Party

  • NW DC - Fridays at Park

  • BMORE - Soca Fridays (2nd & 4th @ Caribbean Dynasty)

  • NORFOLK, VA - Caribbean Karaoke

  • GAITHERSBURG, MD - Dolly Link Up

  • NW DC - Seta Oasis

  • SILVER SPRING, MD - Allure Fridays

  • NW DC - Next Level Fridays

  • MD - I Love Fridays

  • NW DC - International Fridays

  • NW DC - Reggae Nights (Bukom)

• Every SATURDAY (7)

  • GLEN BURNIE, MD - Afro Caribbean Brunch Party

  • SE DC - Bammy’s Brunch (Saturday)

  • ODENTON, MD - Caribbean Night Dance Party

  • NW DC - Afro-Caribbean Saturdays (Abigail)

  • SILVER SPRING, MD - Citizens & Culture Saturdays

  • NW DC - Saturdays at Park

  • NW DC - Afro-Caribbean Saturdays @ Gazuza

• Every SUNDAY (8)

  • SE DC - Bammy’s Brunch (Sunday)

  • NW DC - Decades Sundays 

  • GLEN BURNIE, MD - Beginner Kizomba Classes

  • BMORE - Island Tingz Caribbean Dance Fitness

  • BMORE - St. Mary’s Game Night

  • NW DC - Soca on Sundays @ Gazuza

  • ARLINGTON, VA - Darna Sundays

  • LAUREL, MD - Rum Punch Sundays

Thank You!

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