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]]> Carnival logo Here’s your chance to not only enjoy Mardi Gras Brazilian style, but to help save the Brazilian rain forest at another Carnival/Mardi Gras event in DC.

Professional samba instructors and a live samba band will help you enjoy dancing Rio-style at Carnaval at the National Zoo.

Enjoy international foods and Brazilian cocktails, participate in a silent auction were just watch the professional psalm the dancers entertained.  Plus you can get up close with some of the zoo’s favorite residence.

This even it is geared towards young professionals, but all are welcome (must be 21+). 

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Carnival and Brazilian Dance Party
National Zoo
Picnic Pavilion and Mane Restaurant
3001 Connecticut Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20008

Date and Time – Saturday, February 17, 8:00 p.m. to midnight

Tickets – $75.00, $60 of which is tax deductible are available online.

Nearest Metro subway station – Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams Morgan or Cleveland Park – Red Line and a three block walk.

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]]> Martinique BeachFirst discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493, he didn’t land on the island of Martinique until his fourth trip to the New World. The island was not colonized until almost 50 years later when a small group of French settlers started its first colony. The island has been a French possession ever since.

Martinique flowersThe island’s name Martinique, is a derivative of the native word for the island of flowers.

Napoleon’s Josephine, the daughter of a Martinique planter, was born on the island. And the 1944 classic Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall film (where the two first met and started their lifelong love affair) To Have and Have Not, takes place in Martinique’s largest city, Fort-de-France.

Carnival 2 In the season of Carnaval celebrations, The Embassy of France is hosting their version - a Martinique Caribbean Carnaval costume party.

The event includes a French and Creole buffet, wine, sangria and a rum cocktail bar for sampling some of Martinique’s finer rums. There will also be a silent auction with over 50 items and a raffle to win a trip to the island. And wear your Carnaval best, as the best costumes will be awarded great prizes.

Martinique Caribbean Carnaval
La Maison Francaise – Embassy of France
4010 Reservoir Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C.Rum Cocktail

Tickets – $90.00 – available online

Dates & Time – Saturday, March 3, 7:00 p.m.

Attire – Carnaval costumes.

Nearest Metro subway station – Farragut West – Blue and Orange lines, and then a 15-minute bus ride on the D6 bus. It’s probably best to take a cab to this event.

Parking – The embassy has limited parking, street parking also available.

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