{"id":303,"date":"2026-08-22T13:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/event\/afro-tropical-experience-barrie-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T13:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:36:04","slug":"afro-tropical-experience-barrie-2026","status":"publish","type":"ba_event","link":"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/fr\/event\/afro-tropical-experience-barrie-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Afro Tropical Experience Barrie 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bridge Alliance Canada is officially launching at the Afro Tropical Experience \u2014 a full day of music, dance, culture, fitness, fashion and food at Will Dwyer Park. Entry is free and everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our part in the day:<\/strong> the Bridge Alliance Canada official launch and ribbon cutting opens the festival at <strong>2:20 pm<\/strong>, straight after the Mayor and government dignitaries address at 2:00 pm.<\/p>\n<h3>What to expect<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cultural marketplace<\/strong> \u2014 shop fashion, skincare, art and handmade goods from local vendors<\/li>\n<li><strong>Food and drinks<\/strong> \u2014 African and Caribbean cuisine, tropical drinks and tasty bites<\/li>\n<li><strong>Live entertainment<\/strong> \u2014 Afrobeats, DJs, dance, soca, amapiano and soukous, plus an emerging talents showcase<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wellness zone<\/strong> \u2014 AfroFit sessions and lifestyle experiences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kids and family zone<\/strong> \u2014 games, face painting and cultural crafts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why come<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Celebrate culture and diversity<\/li>\n<li>Support local businesses<\/li>\n<li>Connect with the community<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy a vibrant summer experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The programme runs 11:00 am to 8:00 pm and finishes with the raffle, the heritage fashion award and a dance finale.<\/p>\n<h3>Vendors and sponsors<\/h3>\n<p>Afro Tropical Experience handles stalls and sponsorship directly. For vendor applications or sponsorship opportunities, email <a href=\"mailto:afrotropicalexperience@gmail.com\">afrotropicalexperience@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hosted by Afro Tropical Experience Barrie. Flyer supplied by the organisers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A full day of music, dance, culture, food and fashion at Will Dwyer Park \u2014 and the official launch of Bridge Alliance Canada at 2:20 pm. Free entry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":306,"template":"","ba_event_type":[23],"class_list":["post-303","ba_event","type-ba_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ba_event_type-bac-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ba_event\/303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ba_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ba_event"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ba_event\/303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":305,"href":"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ba_event\/303\/revisions\/305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ba_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgealliancecanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ba_event_type?post=303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}