Loud and proud at the Toronto Caribbean Carnival parade

Thousands of costumed revellers celebrate along Toronto's Lake Shore Boulevard

A dozen masquerade bands and more than 10,000 revellers assembled at Exhibition Place in Toronto Saturday morning to compete in the annual grand parade, a highlight of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival.
CBC's Bruce Reeve captured these images.

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Mas bands present a different theme and compete in front of judges.

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(Bruce Reeve/CBC)

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Dancers dance until dusk in front of tens of thousands of spectators.

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(Bruce Reeve/CBC)

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(Bruce Reeve/CBC)

More than a million people make their way to Lakeshore to dance with the revellers in the Island spirit.

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(Bruce Reeve/CBC)

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(Bruce Reeve/CBC)

Next year, crowds are expected to be bigger for the 50th anniversary of the Caribbean Carnival

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(Bruce Reeve/CBC)

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(Bruce Reeve/CBC)