As organizers of the Caribbean Carnival Festival and Parade work furiously to find a new location for the annual event, there’s one place that they won’t be getting any help from: Mayor Vince Gray.

Councilmember Muriel Bowser’s (D-Ward 4) office is working with organizers of the annual Caribbean Carnival Festival and Parade to see if a new location can be found.

Mounting debt and lingering concerns over violence at last year’s Caribbean Carnival Parade may force organizers to cancel this year’s festivities, which were set to take place on June 23 and 24.