{"id":4479,"date":"2018-09-05T17:01:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T17:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/?p=4479"},"modified":"2023-09-04T22:26:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T04:26:14","slug":"carifesta-recap-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/carifesta-recap-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Carifesta 2018 in Washington, DC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carifesta was held on&nbsp;Monday September 3rd, 2018 starting at noon and continuing until 8 pm in the&nbsp;Woodrow Wilson Plaza at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center&nbsp;at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/celebrate-caribbean-american-culture-in-washington-dc-on-labor-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Celebrate Caribbean American Culture at Carifesta in Washington, DC<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was excited to stop by Carifesta in Washington, DC with my little one. She was in charge of the camera and got some great shots. Did you make it out to the event?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9598.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9598.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9598-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9598-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9598-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9600.jpg 850w, 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9597.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9597.jpg 850w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9597-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9597-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_9597-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Did you attend Carifesta? What did you think? Is there a festival like Carifesta where you live? Let us know in the comments.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carifesta was held on&nbsp;Monday September 3rd, 2018 starting at noon and continuing until 8 pm in the&nbsp;Woodrow Wilson Plaza at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center&nbsp;at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 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