MEDIA ALERT ABOUT THE LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR FOR THE SCOTIABANK CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL TORONTO

CLOSING CHURCH SERVICES TO OFFER PRAISE AND WORSHIP AS PART OF
2013 SCOTIABANK FESTIVAL

August 7, 2013 (Toronto) – For the second year, the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival will close with a Sunday Church Service. The Festival Management Committee welcomes the public to attend both a Closing Choral Evensong Service on Sunday August 11th (4.30 to 6.30pm).
 
The Closing Thanksgiving Service will take place Sunday August 11th at the Cathedral Church of St James.  The Anglican Church is located at 65 Church Street, Toronto, ON. The service will be led by The Right Reverend Dean Douglas Stoute.

The service is open to all. There is no charge.

About Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival 

The Scotiabank Toronto Caribbean Carnival is an exciting three-week cultural explosion of Caribbean music, cuisine, and revelry as well as visual and performing arts. Now in its 46th year, it has become a major international event and the largest cultural festival of its kind in North America. As Carnival is an international cultural phenomenon, the great metropolis of Toronto and its environs will come alive as the city explodes with the pulsating rhythms and melodies of Calypso, Soca, Reggae, Chutney, Steel Pan and Brass Bands. The Festival Management Committee oversees the running of North America's largest outdoor festival.

Corporate sponsors of this year's festival include: Scotiabank, Chevrolet, The Toronto Star, CTV, CP-24, FLOW fm, Caribbean Connection, The Province of Ontario, City of Toronto, Tourism Toronto, The Greater Toronto Airports Authority, OLG. The Ontario Science Centre, Toronto Public Library, Eglinton Square Mall, and the Liberty Grand.