The more than 5 million residents of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area will get the opportunity to see Junkanoo, the premier cultural entertainment expression of The Bahamas on Saturday, August 3, when the Bahamas Embassy in D.C. sponsors a two-day Music and Food Festival.

The event, which will be held at One Veterans Place in Silver Spr ing, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C., will also feature the world-renowned Royal Bahamas Police Force Marching Band, live entertainment from The Bahamas and a smorgasbord of indigenous Bahamian foods.