A masquerader perspective on the carnival experience
Known as the ‘Greatest Show on Earth’, Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival is officially celebrated on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday every year. The Carnival festivities start just after Christmas and continue until Ash Wednesday, with dozens of high energy parties and premier cultural competitions. After a two year hiatus due to the COVID—19 […]
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I am sure feelings toward 2022 are mixed but one thing for sure, hella carnivals came back this year. Let’s recap January They say how you start can determine how you finish but that is untrue in this context. I opened my New Year in Jamaica, still under curfew with limited “public” party options yet […]
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This Miami Carnival 2022 experience marks one year since Caribbean Carnivals returned after the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic devastated the entertainment industry. After attending several carnivals throughout the summer, Miami was the sweet ending to the season. My Miami carnival trip was extremely short. I landed on Friday morning, checked into Hotel Indigo in Brickell, and made […]
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Hi Carnivalists, It’s been a few weeks since the Antigua Carnival festivities have ended so let’s get into this recap. Land of 365 beaches, Antigua hosts a thirteen day festival of colorful costumes, music and revelry every summer. Often described as the Caribbean’s Greatest Summer Festival, Antigua comes alive during the last week of July, […]
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Known for her mountainous terrain and romantic excursions, St. Lucia also has an additional gem – carnival. Occurring in the peak of summer, carnival bands host a fun-filled-two day street parade of vibrant carnival costumes, joyous revelry, DJs and live bands. Like others, Xuvo Carnival was set to dazzle patrons for their secondary carnival presentation […]
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Carnival in Jamaica has been the most impacted carnival product due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the world shut down in March 2020, carnival in Jamaica was a mere four weeks away from happening. That means, costumes were already produced, cups were ordered and staff secured to host this carnival experience. By April 2020 the […]
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Hi Carnivalists, Let’s talk about carnival in Bermuda! I had such a fun time so let’s not delay and get into this recap. Checkout my Bermuda Highlights here Bermuda is an archipelago consisting of 181 islands just northwest of North Carolina. Despite not being geographically in the Caribbean, some aspects of Bermudian culture align and […]
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Hi Carnivalists, Nature is absolutely healing as carnivals have been coming back and being announced with a vengeance; I personally plan to attend a few. Atlanta Carnival kicked off my carnival season, as their carnival took place on Memorial Weekend so it was pretty easy to attend. I chose a band, as I’d heard We […]
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It has been 5 days since we left for the Carnival Bubble and I already miss it. It was the perfect cure for my tabanca after Miami Carnival. Carnival Bubble is a 4-day all inclusive carnival fetecation. One resort, 12 events, with some of the best DJs in the industry AND soca artists like Kes […]
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Let me just start off by saying thank you. If you are still subscribed to my blog, still in the loop of Caribbean and soca culture, Thank you! Our islands, cultural celebrations and carnival has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for 20 months and more. To say I missed carnival is an understatement so […]
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