The official opening of the 47th Anniversary of Independence kicks off on Saturday, September 27, with a parade in the streets of Roseau from 3:00 PM. “Well, last year, for the first time, we did the official opening parade. So we did the official opening and then the parade last year,” he said. And we’re just going to keep building on that.”He continued, “ I mean, there are things that we didn’t feature, things like the marching band aspect. You remember Independence back in the days before the World Creole Music Festival, the highlight of the Independence season was actually the street parade, the military parade.