Grand Bahama Island - It's the second year that Junkanoo Summer Festival has been celebrated in its new location at Taino Beach,  loaded with family fun and excited, all mixed with authentic Bahamian culture and entertainment each Thursday night in July. This year's Festival was the best yet!

In this exclusive video The Bahamas Weekly gives you a kaleidescope view of activities throughout the Festival and brings comments by Ministry of Tourism representatives on Grand Bahama Island, specifically that of Betty Bethel, General Manager, Business Development, and Jeritzan Outten, Sr. Director, Product Development. Also included are remarks from architect Charles Moss and numerous comments from visiting tourists.

The Thursday night Heritage & Street Festival colourfully displays the traditional cultural elements of cuisine, arts & crafts, nature trail tours, music, including JUNKANOO rush out. National and local artists like Elon Moxey,Terez Hepburn, Jay Mitchell, Ronnie Butler, The Defense Force Band, Lil Joe Cartwright, and many others performed weekly. The Junkakids Korner will provide kids an opportunity to interact with each other while learning how to paste costumes and play heritage games. Visitors and Bahamians alike engaged in “Bush Tea” Tasting after a tour of the nature trail situated at Taino Beach, lined with local shrubs and trees, labeled with their beverage and medicinal purposes.