August 19, 2019.Reading time 32 minutes.
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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June 28, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.
CARIBANA TIME FRAME: July 28 – August 7, 2018 We all know parties are typically hit or miss, especially if you’re visiting from out of town and don’t know which ones will provide you with the best party experience. But have no fear, the Global Carnivalist is here to give you some best fete options. […]
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May 1, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.
Carnivalists! The time we were all waiting for FINALLY happened last night, April 30, when team Carnival Nationz finally put us out of our misery. We were concerned with the lack of “wow” factor all the other bands had this year for Caribana. Carnival Nationz WOWED us with their “Nest” theme. We love so many […]
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April 23, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.
Team Saldenah, the 17 Band of the Year title holder, launched last night, April 22nd with their theme “Outta Africa”. Their band is one of the most anticipated and so we were more than happy that they put us out of our misery and showed us their 2016 presentation. Registration will be open soon and […]
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March 1, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.
Happy Tuesday! It seems as if 2016 is flying or the short Trinidad carnival season is applicable to almost all other carnivals as well. With Jamaica Carnival well underway with sold out costumes and hotels, the summer carnivals are the next up in regards to large carnivals. Caribana is an all time favorite of the […]
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December 20, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.
Greetings! As you know we love Carnival A LOT.. and nothing brings us more joy than participating in carnival festivities from country to country, and in the United States. Below is our list of the Best Carnivals. We only ranked ten, so we hope your hometown/country was lucky enough to make the list. Our wish? – […]
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August 3, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.
Wooo!! Let me just say, this is my second time attending Caribana but this time was TRULY amazing! I used what I learned the previous time and used it to my advantage. Hopefully this review will help you too. REGISTRATION: Registration was VERY easy! Carnival Nationz launched, about two weeks later, their costumes were posted […]
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May 21, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.
We all know parties are typically hit or miss, especially if you’re visiting from out of town and don’t know which ones will provide you with the best party experience. But have no fear, the Global Carnivalist is here to give you some best fete options. WEDNESDAY 3PM – SCORCH Duck Work — Purchase tickets here […]
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May 11, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.
Masqueraders! There are a few bands to play mas with in Toronto’s notorious Caribana.. but the most popular, Saldenah Mas and Carnival Nationz are selling out very quickly. Carnival Nationz opened for registration on May 6 so most of their sections are still available. It is imperative that you register as soon as possible. Need […]
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April 22, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.
Carnival Lovers! Machel Montano has a busy summer ahead. Working with Anyaa Young-Chee, Machel is also spearheading EpicsMasBand in Los Angeles on June 27th. But that’s not what we’re talking about. We’re here to talk about Saldenah Mas‘ band launch on April 17th! Machel has his own section that keeps EpicMas’s core theme, where masqueraders can […]
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