Jacksonville Beach Festival of Chariots, Saturday August 13.
Festival of Chariots is a free, fun, conscious living, Bhakti Yoga Festival celebrating the ancient spiritual traditions of India and the modern, multi-cultural wellness and yoga movement. Bhakti yoga is the yoga of love. If you’ve ever dreamed of visiting exotic cultures, you can get a taste of the East without leaving Florida! The event includes entertainment, live music, singing, dancing, healthy living booths, gift bazaar, an interactive Wellness Tent with all day classes, workshops and presentations and a free vegetarian feast.
The festival has been welcomed by The City of Jacksonville Beach since 2002 and celebrates its 15th year this August. In 2009, Mayor Sharp made a proclamation and an official Festival of Chariots Day on May 29, presenting festival organizers with a key to the city.
Two stages host an array of dynamic activities, entertainment and powerful life changing education. We welcome healing arts leaders and guest speakers including Amrit Yoga Institute, who will offer a Yoga Nidra class and Freddie Zeringue, author and publisher of Natural Awakenings Magazine, Northeast Florida, who will present a Green Business Entrepreneurs & the Art of Flow workshop with Q & A. There will be a Healthy Kids Zone with bungee jumping, skateboarding, face painting, yoga, meditation and other fun interactive opportunities.
Festival of Chariots is the oldest known parade in the world. The parade’s unique feature is a huge 25 ft tall, brightly colored chariot ornately decorated with swans, lotus flowers, flags and auspicious symbols. The chariot has 100 ft long ropes that are pulled by anyone who wants to join in, propelling the chariot along the beach. Riding on the Chariot is the Lord of the Universe, encouraging everyone to come together and celebrate life, peace and well being while uplifting our consciousness. Accompanying the parade is live, spiritually inspired kirtan music and dancing, backed by exotic drums & hand cymbals. It’s an ecstatic, exciting event, a vision from another world!
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