Junkanoo is a Bahamian street festival held annually during the Christmas season. There are two main parades, one on Boxing Day (December 26) and one on New Year’s Day. This year, because New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday, the festival will be held on the morning of January 2. Conference attendees will be given a chance to see it live in the early morning (on New Year’s Day it starts at midnight and runs till around noon) before the Practicon begins. Junkanoo is the Bahamian equivalent of a Caribbean Carnival, but unlike Carnival it is performed live—our very own street theatre. If you can get up at 5:30, it’s not to be missed!