A masquerader perspective on the carnival experience
Happy New Year Readers!! Hoping your 2020 is abundant and blessed and all things cheery with whipped cream on top. Now let’s talk about CARNIVAL ON NEW YEARS DAY! What better way to open up 2020 than dancing in the blazing sun, in beautiful carnival costumes, dancing to soca music and drinking rum. There are […]
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St.Lucia Carnival 2020 events are on the following dates: July 14 – July 22 . St. Lucia is a TWO DAY carnival. Carnival Monday is the day you will wear your carnival costume, Carnival Tuesday is the day you will wear whatever you want. (think Monday wear, parts of your costume from Carnival Monday etc) […]
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February 14 – 29, 2020 It’s that time! Trinidad Carnival 2020 Fete List and Carnival Schedule! Trinidad Carnival 2020 fete organizers have begun releasing tickets and we’ve prepared a full list for you of all the bess fetes, their ticket prices and where you can purchase tickets, please click “purchase here” to access the ticket pages. […]
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Hey there Carnivalists! 2019 was the year of the small island carnival for me. If you would like to try a new carnival experience that has it’s own flair from what you’ve tried in the past, this list is for you. Otherwise, it’s just an overview of the carnivals to check out. St. Kitts (Sugar […]
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Upcoming Carnivals for 2020 are quickly approaching, as bands are gearing up to launch for Jamaica Carnival 2020. Jamaica Carnival 2020 events are on the following dates: April 15 – April 20, 2020. Notable events like Moonshine, and Kes Tuesday take place earlier in the week. The parade will take place on April 19, 2020. GETTING THERE […]
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Miami Carnival festivities concluded on October 14 and I AM STILL tired!! I have been sleeping like a newborn for days trying to catch myself. But of course I’m exhausted, on carnival Saturday, I attended THREE fetes, napped for two hours then went on the road for carnival. SMH. Anyway, let’s talk about these parties. […]
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Did you know you could bring in the New Year ON the road for Carnival? St. Kitts Carnival better known as Sugar Mas, takes places every year on January 1 and 2. According to the St.Kitts tourism board, the National Carnival opens on a Friday, rung in by a vibrant female calypso show and J’ouvert occurs […]
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They lead, party, manage, play music, create and shape the Caribbean space as we know it. Find out random tidbits about these Caribbean faces. It may not be what you expected. OHG Vibe, Vlogger Q. What five things can’t you live without? (1) I absolutely cannot live without WiFi/Data. (2) I cannot live without SOCA […]
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August hosts so many carnivals each year and Toronto Carnival, formerly known as Caribana, is one of the popular carnivals occurring in the summer. While I personally did not attend, masqueraders submitted their feedback. *Caribana 2019 pictures are not pictures of the masqueraders and the stories enclosed* Band: Dream Carnival This was my first year […]
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It’s time for the second highlight of my DJ Series. These are the people behind the music. I was so happy I got to speak with DJ Jel, also known by his handle Jelinthemix , on some social media platforms. He is one of the youngest DJs on the Caribbean scene, impressing the masses with mix […]
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