Miramar to host first Bahamas Goombay Broward Festival this Saturday
Miramar’s first Bahamas Goombay Broward Festival will bring Junkanoo parades, island food and free family fun to the city’s civic core, with a $100 VIP upgrade.
Miramar will debut its first Bahamas Goombay Broward Festival on Saturday, July 18, with free admission, live music and a full day of Bahamian culture from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. The city is pitching the event as a family-friendly celebration built around music, food, crafts and community pride at Miramar Regional Park.
Commissioner Avril Cherasard, who was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and came to the United States at 16 on an academic scholarship to Florida Memorial University, has framed the festival as a way to put a long-standing Bahamian presence in South Florida on public display. She said the celebration is about honoring a Bahamian community that has long been part of the region’s cultural fabric, and the city plans to stage two Junkanoo parades during the event.
The festival’s schedule also includes a Bahamian Goombay Village, a Battle of the Conch Fritters, cultural performances, arts and crafts vendors and authentic island cuisine. Promotional listings name Julien Believe, Stileet, Avvy, Sweet Emily and Jonny Cake among the performers, and they note a special recognition for Isaiah Taylor, a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Baha Men. For attendees who want a premium experience, the city is offering a $100 VIP All Access package called Join the Rush, which includes a meet-and-greet reception, entry to the VIP concert area starting at 6 p.m., a Bahama Mama rum tasting, premium viewing for the Junkanoo parade and a Goombay swag bag.
The debut lands in a county with a real Bahamian footprint. Population estimates place Broward’s Bahamian community at about 10,399 residents, the largest in Florida, giving Miramar’s festival a local constituency that reaches beyond symbolism. It also arrives as Miami’s Coconut Grove Goombay Festival remains a touchstone in South Florida, making Miramar’s version a Broward-specific addition to a regional tradition built around island heritage.
Miramar Regional Park, the city says, is a 173-acre park one mile west of I-75 on Miramar Parkway. The city’s festival listing places the celebration at City Hall Plaza, 2300 Civic Center Place, tying the debut to Miramar’s civic center and adding a new cultural marker to the city’s summer calendar.
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