Old Town School of Folk Music presents Global Carnival

Old Town School of Folk Music is delighted to present as part of the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) Millennium Park Residency Program Global Carnival, an immersive performance experience free of admission that will feature Afro-Brazilian carnival block Ilê Aiyê and New Orleans Black Masking Indian artists Flagboy Giz & The Wild Tchoupitoulas. Also included will be performances by local ensembles such as the Windy City Ramblers, Muntu Dance Theatre, Azania Drum, Team Jukeboxx Mas Band, the Epic Steel Orchestra and DJ Shon Dervis. Old Town School’s Global Carnival will take place on Sunday, September 22 from 5-9pm at Pritzker Pavilion and throughout Millennium Park. More information can be found at oldtownschool.org.

Using various areas of Millennium Park as well as a main stage performance at Pritzker Pavilion, Old Town School’s Global Carnival will weave together performances found in celebrations across the Black Atlantic.