The Carnival Village has a stage for shows, seating on metal bleachers with seat backs, plenty of room for a standup crowd, and booths around the perimeter for food and drink. Click on any picture below to see it larger. Forgive the slow download for this news issue - the photo opportunities were irresistable. Three local bands on huge semi-truck trailers set out from Carnival Village, and gather following crowds of dancing fans. As you can see, each truck is a wall of amplifiers and the sound is incredible.
Helpers ride on top with sticks to push up the telephone wires as the bands pass underneath.
Suggested dress for serious dancers is runners and aerobics suit, with a hand towel to wipe away the sweat. The Valley is packed by dancers and onlookers. I even saw my summer student employee splayed out riding on the back of a band truck, ears right in the huge amplifiers. The bands do several loops through The Valley's main roads. Last Lap , the following Monday at sunset, is a similar event, except that everyone is more tired a week later and the action is wilder in the dark.