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The Caribbean Hub is a community organization on Vancouver Island dedicated to celebrating Caribbean culture through festivals, arts, music, education, and community connection.

<p data-end="378" data-start="161" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">ONLINE TICKET SALES HAVE CLOSED! &nbsp;LIMITED ADMISSION TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE DOOR. <p data-end="378" data-start="161" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p data-end="378" data-start="161" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p data-end="378" data-start="161" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">------<p data-end="378" data-start="161" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p data-end="378" data-start="161" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">This is a 🔞&nbsp;19+ Event! <p data-end="378" data-start="161" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Still missing i-Land Fest? You&rsquo;re not alone &mdash; we&rsquo;re all feeling that&nbsp;Tabanca (Trini lingo for the longing you feel when something you love is over). Let&rsquo;s cure it together with one more night of Caribbean vibes! <p data-end="527" data-start="380" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">📅&nbsp;Date: Friday, November 7, 2025 🕔&nbsp;Time: 5:00 PM &ndash; 11:00 PM 📍 Venue: Esquimalt Gorge Pavilion (Upper Floor)<p data-end="850" data-start="738" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="isPasted" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">🍹 Caribbean Beverages&nbsp;@ the Bar:&nbsp;Carib, Red Stripe, Appleton etc. 🎶&nbsp;Music: Soca &bull; Calypso &bull; Dancehall &bull; Reggae 🎟️ Tickets:<ul data-end="574" data-start="528" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="547" data-start="528" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Early Bird: $15</li><li data-end="574" data-start="548" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Regular Admission: $20</li></ul><p data-end="618" data-start="576" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> 🍴 Meals by&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/runaboatyyj/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Run-A-Boat</a>&nbsp;from 5PM to 7PM:<ul data-end="736" data-start="619" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="667" data-start="619" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Jerk Chicken Meal (with rice &amp; peas + salad)</li><li data-end="736" data-start="694" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Veggie Stew (with rice &amp; peas + salad)</li><li data-end="736" data-start="694" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Jamaican Beef Patties</li></ul><p data-end="850" data-start="738" fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">

i-Land Fest Tabanca

i-Land Fest 2025 - Vendor Fees

Carnival Culture Connection 2025 – Ticketing Information 🎟 Admission is FREE, but we welcome contributions to help keep this event going strong! 🍽 Food Pre-Orders Available – All food at the venue will be available by pre-order only. Enjoy delicious Caribbean cuisine from <a href="https://instagram.com/runaboatyyj" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">Run A Boat</a> and <a href="https://trinitodbone.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">Trini 2 D' Bone</a>! 👕 Limited Edition CCC T-Shirts – Pre-order now and pick up at the event! 📲 Keep Your Ticket Handy – Space is limited, and you must show your ticket at the entrance for entry. 📩 Event Details Coming Your Way – After checkout, you'll receive an email with the venue address (Rifflandia Showroom).

3rd Annual Carnival Culture Connection (CCC)

<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;line-height:1.5">Support Caribbean Hub – Empower Culture, Community, and Connection<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;line-height:1.5"><span fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none; display: inline !important;" style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">🇹🇹🇯🇲🇰🇳🇰🇾🇬🇩🇻🇨🇹🇨🇭🇹🇧🇧🇦🇬🇧🇸🇱🇨🇲🇶🇦🇼🇦🇮🇩🇲🇲🇸🇬🇾<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;line-height:1.5">Your donation directly supports Caribbean Hub's mission to celebrate, promote, and preserve Caribbean culture while building stronger, more inclusive communities on Vancouver Island. Here’s how your contribution will make an impact:<ol><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Cultural Events and Festivals:<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Your support helps fund vibrant events like i-Land Fest, Carnival Culture Connection and DWTN Winter Lime, which bring Caribbean traditions, music, food, and dance to the community.</li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Youth Programs and Education:<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Donations contribute to initiatives like steel pan training, moko jumbie workshops, mas making, and storytelling programs that inspire youth, preserve heritage, and foster skills development.</li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Community Engagement and Support:<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Your contribution empowers community leaders to coordinate events, facilitate cultural exchanges, and promote healthy lifestyles, enhancing our ability to create meaningful connections and impact.</li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Artist Development and Partnerships:<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">With your help, we can bring international Caribbean artists to perform, connect with local talent, and create opportunities for cultural exchange.</li></ul></li></ol><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;line-height:1.5">Your Donation at Work:<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">$25 can provide supplies for mas making or contribute to an upcoming event.</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">$100 supports capacity building to strengthen community initiatives.</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">$500 helps bring an artist or performer to our signature events.</li></ul><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;line-height:1.5">By donating today, you help us amplify Caribbean voices, celebrate diversity, and create lasting cultural connections in our community. Thank you for being a vital part of our journey.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;line-height:1.5">Together, we keep the culture alive.

Support Caribbean Hub – Empower Culture, Community, and Connection🇹🇹🇯🇲🇰🇳🇰🇾🇬🇩🇻🇨🇹🇨🇭🇹🇧🇧🇦🇬🇧🇸🇱🇨🇲🇶🇦🇼🇦🇮🇩🇲🇲🇸🇬🇾Your donation directly supports Caribbean Hub's mission to celebrate, promote, and preserve Caribbean culture while building stronger, more inclusive communities on Vancouver Island. Here’s how your contribution will make an impact:Cultural Events and Festivals:Your support helps fund vibrant events like i-Land Fest, Carnival Culture Connection and DWTN Winter Lime, which bring Caribbean traditions, music, food, and dance to the community.Youth Programs and Education:Donations contribute to initiatives like steel pan training, moko jumbie workshops, mas making, and storytelling programs that inspire youth, preserve heritage, and foster skills development.Community Engagement and Support:Your contribution empowers community leaders to coordinate events, facilitate cultural exchanges, and promote healthy lifestyles, enhancing our ability to create meaningful connections and impact.Artist Development and Partnerships:With your help, we can bring international Caribbean artists to perform, connect with local talent, and create opportunities for cultural exchange.Your Donation at Work:$25 can provide supplies for mas making or contribute to an upcoming event.$100 supports capacity building to strengthen community initiatives.$500 helps bring an artist or performer to our signature events.By donating today, you help us amplify Caribbean voices, celebrate diversity, and create lasting cultural connections in our community. Thank you for being a vital part of our journey.Together, we keep the culture alive.

🕒 Class Schedule Mondays: 5:30 PM &ndash; 6:30 PM Dates: February 9 &ndash; March 30 Location: Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria Fridays: 6:30 PM &ndash; 7:30 PM Dates: January 9 &ndash; May 29 Location: Victoria West Community Association 💛 Cost By donation &mdash; pay what you can This program is proudly sponsored by the Victoria West Community Association. 👟 What to Bring<ul fr-original-style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Water bottle</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Yoga mat or towel (for strength segments)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Rags or flags to wave in class</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Sneakers &amp; energy</li></ul> 💪🏾&nbsp;Instructors Classes are led by various community facilitators, including individuals with experience in Zumba&reg;, boot camp training, group fitness, and more, bringing diverse styles, energy, and expertise to each session.

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