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'''Goombay''' is a Caribbean music festival that has been held yearly in Pensacola since [[2007]]. Thus far, the Next year's festival has always been held in the [[Belmont-De Villiers]] Devilliers neighborhoodwill be held April 25. Steel-drum bands from around the country will entertain during the day, a children's area will provide entertainment and activities, and the a headline group will lead the evening entertainment. Food and drink vendors along with others selling their arts and crafts will line the streets.
Goombay has its roots in the Bermudan slavery era. It is named for a skin-covered drum called a "gombey." The celebration was brought to the United States in 1970 and has localized versions in South Florida and Asheville, North Carolina.
