BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Instead of the early morning festival and procession, the city's annual J'ouvert celebrations will be a live-streamed event this Monday.

J’ouvert City International is honoring essential workers, Black Lives Matter activists and cultural icons during a virtual celebration that lasts until noon.

Meantime, the West Indian American Day Carnival Association is hosting a 12-hour event via Zoom with speeches, a dance party and more.

J'ouvert festivities and the West Indian Day Parade typically take place in Crown Heights on Labor Day. 

Despite the pandemic, hundreds of New Yorkers marched down Eastern Parkway Sunday night, showing their love for Caribbean culture.

There was music, dancing, and masks.

"Weather is beautiful today, at least you can see no rain. It's wonderful. And we're just having fun," said one participant.

And there's a lot of virtual events going on. WIADCA has a virtual event. So when we leave and go back home we gonna have a Zoom, and put on a costume, and do your thing. We're still trying to enjoy it as best we can safely," said another participant.

"We're gonna have  a BBQ, we're gonna do that -- and family and friends are gonna come out pretty sure the block is gonna be flooded with people we know back and forth everybody stopping, eating, playing music whatever the case may be... the good thing is is this year you don't have to battle for parking," noted a third participant.

The NYPD had a large presence in the area over the weekend. 

That continues Monday, with the focus this year to keep small-scale celebrations from getting too big. 

If you want to join the Virtual Labor Day Carnival event, head to the West Indian American Day Carnival Association's Facebook page.