From stilt walkers to those wearing feathered pieces on their backs, children showed out to the Junior Carnival Day Parade in Crown Heights Saturday.

The parade, making its first return since the pandemic, is one of the many festivities taking place this weekend to celebrate West Indian American culture.

Dazzling as a colorful mermaid, Svaha Williams led the Children hit the streets for Junior Carnival Day Parade e as its Grand Marshal.

“I was blasting soca music in my room all week because I was so excited,” Williams said.  

According to officials, 18 colorful entries walked the parade route down St. John’s Place toward a performance stage at the Brooklyn Museum.

Children attending the parade said they’ve been expecting this day for a while.

“I feel great, I’ve been waiting two years for this - I’m glad it’s back and I’m just glad to be out here,” Alanah Jones, a participant in the parade, said.  

“I’m feeling very good because I’ve been waiting to do this since I was six years old,” Brandon Powlette, a stilt performer for Kaisokah Moko Jumbies Inc., said.

Whether it was waving a flag representing their Caribbean island or dancing along to the rhythm, children came ready to celebrate their heritage and make their parents proud.

“It gets my energy pumping, I love me some soca music and you know I’m on the road with my family,” Francis DaSilva said.

Even spectators that lined the streets were impressed.

“It’s awesome to see that they still have the culture, letting the younger ones know what the culture is all about,” Allison James, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, said.