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Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On

The annual West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn knows how to keep the party going, rain or shine. 
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
By Danielle Pointdujour · Updated December 6, 2020

Summer may be winding down but when it comes time to fete, the party never stops. Next up on the carnival train is New York’s annual West Indian Day Parade, and when we tell you it was vibes…it was vibes.

The weather thought it would put a damper on the show with scattered showers throughout the day but Mother Nature didn’t know that a likkle rain no stop we! True bacchanalists took to the streets of Brooklyn amidst torrential downpours to get on bad and represent their culture. Flags waved high, soca and reggae filled the air and waistlines wined well into the night, proving once again that nobody fetes like Brooklyn. We said what we said!

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The grand finale – the #westindiandayparade2019 (aka I can sleep now!) . . . . . . #soca #carnival #weculture #savannahgrass #famalay

A post shared by DJJOSH-URNYC (@djjosh_urnyc) on Sep 2, 2019 at 8:51pm PDT

Check out these photos from this year’s West Indian Day Parade and remember, if yuh ‘fraid ah likkle water, yuh cyah fete wit we.

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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @aluche_events_
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: Kyle Babb
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @esoteric_thoughts
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @esoteric_thoughts
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: Kyle Babb
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: Kyle Babb
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @louis_jfoto
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: @aileenmileen
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2019 West Indian Day Parade
New York’s West Indian Day Parade was a mood and a moment as feters proved a little rain couldn’t stop their joy or their Caribbean pride.
Rain No Stop We! 26 Times New York Carnival Proved The Fete Must Go On
Photo Credit: Kyle Babb
TOPICS:  Carnival New York Carnival travel West Indian Day Parade 2019
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