Popular Culture
The Junkanoo parade has been featured in multiple media properties.
- The parade was featured in After the Sunset.
- The parade was featured in Jaws The Revenge.
- A Junkanoo parade is featured in sequences of the James Bond film Thunderball that occur in Nassau. The celebration was staged specifically for the movie since it was filmed at the wrong time of year, but local residents were enthusiastic, creating elaborate floats and costumes and involving hundreds of people.
- In Top Chef: Allstars Season 8, episode 13, "Fit for a King", the chef-testants danced at the Junkanoo parade, learned about its history, and competed to make the best dish for the Junkanoo King.
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Rush for Peace Freeport Bahamas 2011
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Costume sans participant after the parade
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Junkanoo costume
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Saxons Junkanoo costume
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