By Staff Reporter, Guardian News Desk -

Tickets for the 2007 Brian "Boldie" Gibson Junkanoo parade and the 2008 Anthony "Tony" Carroll parade will go on sale at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Monday, December 17 until December 31 from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm.

The 2007 Boxing Day Parade pays tribute to Mr. Brian "Boldie" Gibson, who has dedicated more than 41 years of service to the development of Junkanoo, and served as the first Grand Marshall of the parades. He was also a founder of the Westerns Junkanoo Group and later co-founded the Valley Boys and the Vikings Junkanoo Groups.

The 2008 Boxing Day Parade honors Mr. Anthony "Tony" Carroll posthumously. Mr. Carroll died on March 2nd after a long illness. He participated and won first place in the Individual Junkanoo Category from 1959 - 1973. Mr. Carroll found fame in the bodybuilding world having won the Mr. World title. He also found fame in the movie arena and appeared in films with renowned Hollywood stars such as James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, Sammy Davis Jr. and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Junkanoo ticket prices are as follows:

Frederick Street to Charlotte Street (Sections A, B, C, D) at $20.00 each.

Charlotte Street to Parliament Street (Sections E & G) at $35.00 each.

Charlotte Street to Parliament Street (Sections F & H) at $40.00 each.

Rawson Square (Sections I, J, K, M, N, O, P) at $50.00 each.

Cabinet Parking Lot (Section Q & R) at $40.00.

Bay Street & Elizabeth Avenue (Section S) at $20.00 each.

Shirley Street (Sections T, U, V) at $10.00 each.