Source-backedVariable Custom

West Indian American Day Carnival / parade

WIADCA is the primary organizer for the West Indian American Day Carnival and its parade/carnival programme

Date / ruleLabor Day period; current schedule must be rechecked
ScopeBrooklyn, New York, United States
VerificationOfficial Organizer Verified
PortabilityVariable Custom
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyResolve Authority
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is West Indian American Day Carnival / parade?

WIADCA is the primary organizer for the West Indian American Day Carnival and its parade/carnival programme

Date and recurrence

Labor Day period; current schedule must be rechecked

The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

West Indian Day Parade

Classification

Topic and context

Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. WIADCA — official siteOfficial Cultural Event
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is West Indian American Day Carnival / parade?

Labor Day period; current schedule must be rechecked The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve the target-year/local date from an authoritative source; stored evidence: Labor Day period; current schedule must be rechecked.

Does West Indian American Day Carnival / parade fall on the same date every year?

It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.

Is West Indian American Day Carnival / parade an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Brooklyn, New York, United States. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes West Indian American Day Carnival / parade?

The stored designation basis is: WIADCA is the primary organizer for the West Indian American Day Carnival and its parade/carnival programme. Supporting provenance includes WIADCA — official site. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is West Indian American Day Carnival / parade international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: Brooklyn, New York, United States.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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