Carnaval San Francisco Music Festival May 23, 2009

WHEN & WHERE:

* Carnaval San Francisco Festival: Saturday, May 23 through Sunday, May 24
(Memorial Day Weekend), 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Harrison Street between 16th and 22nd Street

Carnaval Grand Parade: Sunday, May 24, 9:30 a.m.
Begins at Bryant & 24th Streets, proceeds down Mission to 17th Street

A short walk from the 16th St BART station

TICKETS: Carnaval San Francisco Festival is FREE
Carnaval Grand Parade is FREE
Grandstand seating available for the Grand Parade, $30 available at http://CarnavalSF.com
Contributions to donation boxes are appreciated

INFO: Call the Carnaval San Francisco hotline at 415-621-2255 or, for current updates about Carnaval San Francisco, please visit http://www.carnavalsf.com.

Carnaval is a spring ritual that celebrates life. With something for everyone who loves Latin American and Caribbean cultures, Carnaval San Francisco 2009 is California's largest multi-cultural celebration, and one of San Francisco's most popular and cherished traditions. Carnaval San Francisco 2009 showcases the very best of Latin American and Caribbean cultures with a dynamic array of food, music, drumming, dancing, live music, and artistry, including works created by the talented community of Mission District residents and Bay Area artists.

The world famous Carnaval San Francisco Grand Parade is on Sunday, May 24 starts 9:30 a.m. at the corner of 24th and Bryant streets where it will proceed west to Mission Street. From there, the parade heads north on Mission down to 17th Street, where it will turn east and flow into the festival area. Carnaval San Francisco's Grand Parade is a unique multi-cultural event that celebrates the traditions of many countries and cultures around the world. The floats are spectacular, the music and costumes lavish and varied.

This year, kids will have a chance to see Ben 10 from the popular Cartoon Network show, the official Carnaval Children's Ambassador.

CARNAVAL FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Non-Stop Live Music: From Samba to funk; Caribbean to Rock n' Roll, Carnaval is a music-lovers dream, with dozens of live bands playing a diverse array of genres on three stages.

Niñolandia sponsored by Bank of the West: A fun and festive area for kids and their families with Carnaval activities, jumpy houses, entertainment and more.

NBA Nation - It's back this year and better than ever. NBA Nation presented by T-Mobile and Kia Motors and its ambassador, NBA Legend Darryl Dawkins, bring the world's largest mobile basketball playground to Carnaval San Francisco. Practice slam dunks on 8, 9, or 10-foot rims, climb the 18-wheeled NBA monster showtruck, and compete in games and contests to win a T-Mobile G1 phone, a new Kia Forte or Kia Soul, a TV and the chance to attend NBA All-Star 2010 in Dallas.

Carnaval Goes Green: In conjunction with the City's ambitious environmental goals, Carnaval for Zero Waste. Carnaval uses Green Mary and the Green Team for waste diversion and removal. Additionally, Carnaval will provide equal amounts of trash and recycling containers, and has asked vendors to minimize waste, use compostable wares and compost where possible. And, used fryer oil is picked up and re-used as fuel for the City's fleet of bio-diesel cars.

ARNAVAL SF 2009
Entertainment Line Up
Saturday, May 23rd

22nd St. Stage

* 10:00 Stars of the Future
* 11:00 The Company She Keeps
* 12:15 Los Cochinos
* 1:15 La Ventana
* 2:30-6:00 Burger King & Eddie Santiago

17th St. stage

* 10:00 The Bay Area Girls
* 11:00 Milagro
* 12:00 Los Cenzontles
* 1:30 Avance
* 3:00 Pan Eternal with Sistas-wit-Style
* 4:30-6:00 Tony Lindsay & Friends

Sunday, May 24th
22nd St. stage

* 10:00 Kalbass Kreyol
* 11:00 Blanca
* 12:00 Tribal Blues Band
* 1:00 Zanzibar
* 2:00 Sapo
* 3:00 Bayonics
* 4:00 Bat Makumba
* 5:30 Foga Na Roupa

17th St. stage

* 10:00 2 Smooth
* 11:00 Sang Matiz
* 12:00 Fever Dreams
* 1:00 Afro Cuban Ensemble of SFSU
* 2:00 Pan Exctasy
* 3:00 SambaDa
* 4:15 B-Side Players
* 5:30 Loco Bloco

Official Website: http://www.carnaval.com/sf09