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Nassau New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade in Bay Street Nassau
The New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade brings Nassau's costumed shacks back to Bay Street just six days after Boxing Day, closing out that season's competitive Junkanoo cycle. Groups return with refined or new costume elements, aware crowds and judges are comparing this parade directly against the first. Expect the same early-morning start, drum-and-cowbell music and judged competition, but with a mood shaped by comparison and finality rather than surprise.
The New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade returns to the same Bay Street route as its Boxing Day counterpart just six days later, giving Nassau a second, closely watched round of costumed competition to open the calendar year.