Jersey Battle of Flowers Marco Pierre White took the role; in 2010 it was Danny Young, and in 2011 Gareth Gates. The table below lists some years, but is not a complete list. Jersey Battle of Flowers The Jersey Battle of Flowers is an annual carnival held in the Channel Island of Jersey in the second Thursday of August. The festival consists of music, funfairs, dancers, majorettes and a parade of flower floats alongside various street entertainers. It was inaugurated in 1902 to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The largest attendance to date is thought to be that of
The Carnival Band (Canadian band) Society began exercising its new mandate by hosting regular workshops which were free, open to the public, and led by some of Vancouver’s top Latin and African percussionists. The society also organized and sponsored two trips for the Carnival Band: to the first annual Honk Fest West in Seattle, and to Artopia and Seafest, two festivals held in the northern coastal islands of British Columbia. A community choir, “Voice Mob” and samba dance group, “The Carnival Band Dancers” also became active as performance troupes under the society umbrella. The band played went on two international festivals Honk Fest West (Seattle,