24. Helsinki Samba Carnaval

Opening ceremonies 13.00-15.00 Senate Square Fantasy costume contest Sambic dance performance The coronation of Samba royalty: Kliff Official and Egili Oliveira Suomi-bateria and a performance of the Mestre Salas and Porta Bandeiras (flag bearers) of Finland The samba parade 15.00-17.00 Senate Square 16.00-18 The afternoon program starts after all the schools have left the Senate Square Children's samba class with Hanna Vilander! Kliff band performs Tambores -group from Moscow, Russia ends the program The parading order of competing schools and their themes: 1. G.R.E.S. Império do Papagaio: Brazil - The Land of Football 2. Samba Tropical: The Human Fears 3. União da Roseira: The Mystery of Roseira - Opens on June 7th Samba el Gambo, the samba school from Kokkola, will be participating the parade with their theme "What is the meaning of Gambo?", Turku's samba school G.R.E.S. Samba Carioca with "Carioca goes Brazil" and Tanssikoulu Sambic with a sea theme. The route of the parade: Senate Square-Unioninkatu-Pohjoisesplanadi-Mannerheimintie-Aleksanterinkatu (until Mikonkatu).