HISTORY
What started in 1978 by the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana as an event to share the Cuban culture in Miami has become the virtual Pan-American showcase it is today. CARNAVAL MIAMI is a two-week festival that draws close to ONE MILLION residents and tourists to the Miami area; it is celebrated each month of March with events that include concerts, footraces, culinary competitions, galas, a weekend of art & jazz, and the nation’s largest street festival.
CARNAVAL MIAMI is also a marketer’s dream for product and service companies that participate to promote brands and sample new products to the public.
CARNAVAL MIAMI takes place in the heart of the Magic City, known for its diverse culture and ethnic groups. Miami is considered the Gateway to the Americas and recognized worldwide as an international hub where people work, live and play. It is the host of CARNAVAL MIAMI and every year the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana welcomes residents and tourists alike to a celebration like none other.
WITH THAT SAID…IF YOU ARE ARTISTICALLY INCLINED…ENJOY CONCERTS…FINE FOODS… ATHLETIC EVENTS…HAVE A CULINARY TALENT…TAKE PLEASURE IN THE FINER THINGS IN LIFE, YET LOVE TO SHAKE YOUR HIPS & PARTY HARD… DON’T BE LEFT BEHIND…JOIN THE FUN OF CARNAVAL MIAMI!
What started in 1978 by the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana as an event to share the Cuban culture in Miami has become the virtual Pan-American showcase it is today. CARNAVAL MIAMI is a two-week festival that draws close to ONE MILLION residents and tourists to the Miami area; it is celebrated each month of March with events that include concerts, footraces, culinary competitions, galas, a weekend of art & jazz, and the nation’s largest street festival.
CARNAVAL MIAMI is also a marketer’s dream for product and service companies that participate to promote brands and sample new products to the public.
CARNAVAL MIAMI takes place in the heart of the Magic City, known for its diverse culture and ethnic groups. Miami is considered the Gateway to the Americas and recognized worldwide as an international hub where people work, live and play. It is the host of CARNAVAL MIAMI and every year the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana welcomes residents and tourists alike to a celebration like none other.
WITH THAT SAID…IF YOU ARE ARTISTICALLY INCLINED…ENJOY CONCERTS…FINE FOODS… ATHLETIC EVENTS…HAVE A CULINARY TALENT…TAKE PLEASURE IN THE FINER THINGS IN LIFE, YET LOVE TO SHAKE YOUR HIPS & PARTY HARD… DON’T BE LEFT BEHIND…JOIN THE FUN OF CARNAVAL MIAMI!
ORGANIZERS
Over the last 35 years, CARNAVAL MIAMI has made it possible for the members of the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana to accomplish service programs in the community. The club started in 1975 by a small group of high school friends, to grow and become a major service non-profit organization. The network of over 160 members dedicates endless hours to improve the lives of underserved children. Thanks to the corporate support given to Carnaval Miami, the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana continues to give and provide, making Carnaval Miami far more than the hottest street party in the nation!
The Club’s Basketball league has trained over 5,000 leaguers and has provided a summer of activities for more than 2,000 children at the annual Sports Camp. School supplies have been distributed to nearly 60,000 students in low income elementary schools and the scholarship program has graduated 200 scholars, currently with 55 in full four-year scholarships and recently adding 11 new ones.
During the holiday season, the distribution of toys and bicycles have touched The lives of more than 100,000 children, and the “adoption” of families has Fulfilled the needs and wishes of hundreds of disadvantaged families.
The Club has built playgrounds at city parks and initiated after-school tutoring along with family literacy programs. It has organized holiday meals for the elderly and the homeless, donated to other youth charitable organizations and contributed with medical expenses of children, assisting the most vulnerable members of our community.
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KINGS AND QUEENS OF CARNAVAL MIAMI
Color, music and rhythm feature CARNAVAL MIAMI’s headliners selected to become the King or Queen of the festival. CARNAVAL MIAMI has showcased international stars of salsa & merengue, ballads, hip hop, and jazz greats as Kings and Queens. Check them out!
2012 - Jen Carlos Canela
2011 - Hansel & Raul
2010 - Pitbull
2009 - Rey Ruiz
2008 - La India
2007 - Israel Cachao
2006 - Arturo Sandoval
2005 - Albita Rodriguez
2004 - Victor Manuelle
2003 - Oscar D’Leon
2002 - Gisselle
2001 - Elvis Crespo
2000 - Carlos Ponce
1999 - Jose Luis “El Puma” Rodriguez
1998 - Olga Tañon
1997 - Thalia
1995 - Jerry Rivera
1994 - Jon Secada
1993 - Willy Chirino
1992 - Ricardo Montaner
1991 - Chayanne
1990 - Emmanuel
1989 - Maria Conchita Alonso
1988 - Gloria Estefan
1987 - Johnny Ventura
1986 - Rocio Jurado
1985 - Jose Feliciano
1984 - Celia Cruz
1983 - Olga Guillot
1982 - Desi Arnaz
JENCARLOS CANELA 2012 KING
A true example of talent is the ascending career of the young Cuban-American singer and actor, JENCARLOS CANELA. A graduate of the prestigious New World School of the Arts, his likeable image captured the attention of numerous companies who have chosen him as the singer/songwriter of various commercials. By 2008, Telemundo selected Jencarlos as the teenage lead in a soap-opera interpreting the theme song for the story.
Jencarlos produced his first album titled “Buscame” and his hit song “Amor Quedate” is now playing in radio stations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, Latin America and Europe thanks to Televisa and Bullseye Music Entertainment. A few hours after releasing the music video it became numero uno on the Latin Music Videos on I-Tunes.
Jencarlos was the lead in the musical “Miami Libre” as well as in the film “Hunted by Night” released worldwide in 2009. He appeared on the cover of People en Español as one of the 25 Most Handsome Men.
Against all odds, and setting a huge Milestone in the history of hispanic television in the US, Cuban-American singer Jencarlos Canela received his first Lo Nuestro Award as Relevation Pop Solo Act. This event marked the first time Univision gives one of their awards to an artist from a rival network like Telemundo, making it clear that at the end of the day, it is the fans who chose Jencarlos for this award.
The Kiwanis Club of Little Havana extends a warm welcome to JENCARLOS CANELA as the King of Carnaval Miami 2012!!
Color, music and rhythm feature CARNAVAL MIAMI’s headliners selected to become the King or Queen of the festival. CARNAVAL MIAMI has showcased international stars of salsa & merengue, ballads, hip hop, and jazz greats as Kings and Queens. Check them out!
2012 - Jen Carlos Canela
2011 - Hansel & Raul
2010 - Pitbull
2009 - Rey Ruiz
2008 - La India
2007 - Israel Cachao
2006 - Arturo Sandoval
2005 - Albita Rodriguez
2004 - Victor Manuelle
2003 - Oscar D’Leon
2002 - Gisselle
2001 - Elvis Crespo
2000 - Carlos Ponce
1999 - Jose Luis “El Puma” Rodriguez
1998 - Olga Tañon
1997 - Thalia
1995 - Jerry Rivera
1994 - Jon Secada
1993 - Willy Chirino
1992 - Ricardo Montaner
1991 - Chayanne
1990 - Emmanuel
1989 - Maria Conchita Alonso
1988 - Gloria Estefan
1987 - Johnny Ventura
1986 - Rocio Jurado
1985 - Jose Feliciano
1984 - Celia Cruz
1983 - Olga Guillot
1982 - Desi Arnaz
JENCARLOS CANELA 2012 KING
A true example of talent is the ascending career of the young Cuban-American singer and actor, JENCARLOS CANELA. A graduate of the prestigious New World School of the Arts, his likeable image captured the attention of numerous companies who have chosen him as the singer/songwriter of various commercials. By 2008, Telemundo selected Jencarlos as the teenage lead in a soap-opera interpreting the theme song for the story.
Jencarlos produced his first album titled “Buscame” and his hit song “Amor Quedate” is now playing in radio stations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, Latin America and Europe thanks to Televisa and Bullseye Music Entertainment. A few hours after releasing the music video it became numero uno on the Latin Music Videos on I-Tunes.
Jencarlos was the lead in the musical “Miami Libre” as well as in the film “Hunted by Night” released worldwide in 2009. He appeared on the cover of People en Español as one of the 25 Most Handsome Men.
Against all odds, and setting a huge Milestone in the history of hispanic television in the US, Cuban-American singer Jencarlos Canela received his first Lo Nuestro Award as Relevation Pop Solo Act. This event marked the first time Univision gives one of their awards to an artist from a rival network like Telemundo, making it clear that at the end of the day, it is the fans who chose Jencarlos for this award.
The Kiwanis Club of Little Havana extends a warm welcome to JENCARLOS CANELA as the King of Carnaval Miami 2012!!
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