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Atlanta welcomes 38th Annual Caribbean Carnival with focus on Trinidad and Tobago

Atlanta embraces the spirit of the Caribbean as the 38th Annual Atlanta Caribbean Carnival unfolds in a spectacular display of music, masquerade, and multicultural unity. …
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New organiser promises rebirth of Carnival in Bermuda

BHW Ltd has handed over management of Bermuda Carnival to the newly formed Bermuda Mas Band Association. The BMBA is organising this year’s festival,...
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Watford organises first-ever carnival

Watford is busy planning what its organiser claims will be the Hertfordshire town’s first-ever carnival. The Watford Cultural and Musical Carnival is set to take...
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Who are you playing mas with for Saint Lucia Carnival 2022?

Saint Lucia carnival is fast approaching, and if by now you haven’t booked your costume then check out the bands below, there is still...
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Women in Caribbean carnival: Power, Performance and Play

In a recent lecture, Dr Emily Zobel Marshall spoke about the historical and cultural context of Carnival, giving a glimpse into her research on...
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Soca the Ultimate Tent poised to open Saint Lucia Carnival

This Friday 27 May, groovy and power soca artistes will thrill audiences with the first of the 17 high-octane events that are scheduled to...
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Legends Carnival extends its registration deadline

If you are looking to play mas in Saint Lucia then there is still time - premium VIP band Legends Carnival Band has extended...
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Luton International Carnival 2022

The town of Luton has a long history of parades and processions, which can be traced back to the guild feasts of the 1400s....
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Manchester Carnival scores half a century

The organisers of the 2022 edition of the Manchester carnival are calling for mas and steel bands to participate in this great annual event,...
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Just INCarnival T-shirts giveaway

The organisers of mas band Just INCarnival will be giving away free Queen's Platinum Jubilee T-shirts as they invite revellers to come and experience...
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Reading Carnival 2022 is Cancelled!

The Reading Caribbean Cultural Group (RCCG) has announced that this year's Reading Carnival, which was scheduled to take place from Friday 26 to Sunday...
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Barking & Dagenham Carnival is back

After being physically absent for two Covid-affected years, Barking and Dagenham Carnival will be returning this year with both live and online elements. It...
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Notting Hill Carnival Band Launch Listing – May 2022

Notting Hill Carnival is slowly creeping up on us, as more and more mas bands launch their 2022 themes. With just four months to go...
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Ting Nice Agen for Vincy Mas 2022

In a press conference held by the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) today, it was revealed that plans are underway to have a full-blown Vincy...
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Island Mas UK presents for Notting Hill Carnival 2022 – Luminous

Island Mas UK launched its 2022 Notting Hill Carnival presentation Luminous, on Sunday 13 March via their Instagram page, to an audience of just...
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Notting Hill Carnival 2022 Band Launch Listing

It’s the question on everyone’s lips: is Notting Hill Carnival happening this year? We can’t say for sure, but at the time of publishing...
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A Reunited: Cape Town Carnival 2022

After being forced by the novel Covid-19 virus to close its doors to the world for two consecutive years, Cape Town’s carnival is back...
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Martinique Carnival takes a new route in 2022

Martinique Carnival in Fort-de-France officially got underway on Sunday 27 February this year, and concluded on Ash Wednesday, 2 March. Although it was in the...
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Spicemas makes a comeback

The Hon Yolande Bain-Horsford, Grenada’s Minister of Culture, made the welcome announcement on 22 February that Carnival will take place this year. Bain-Horsford declared that...
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Green light for Vincy Mas 2022

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Prime Minister Hon. Dr Ralph Gonsalves indicated on 26 January 2022 that the government is willing to go...
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Antigua Carnival 2022

Antigua Carnival is scheduled to take place this year, after a two-year pandemic hiatus, but with revised mas routes and ‘full cultural infusion’. Michael Browne,...
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Learn to sew for Notting Hill Carnival

Carnival Village Trust is hosting a Sewing 101 Carnival Arts Workshop, a free sewing course to equip all carnival designers with sewing skills. The workshop...
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Carriacou Mas 2022

The Carriacou Carnival Committee invited all local soca and calypso artists to attend a meeting earlier this month to discuss the organisation of a...
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Island Sea Fest postpones Trinidad Carnival 2023 cruise

Island Sea Fest has decided to postpone its cruise to Trinidad Carnival, originally scheduled for February 2023. Island Sea Fest’s founder, Roger MacGregor, said that...
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Oxford the next stop for carnival arts conference

Plans are in hand to hold the next International Conference in Carnival Arts in Oxford next year. Until now, these conferences have been held...
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Notting Hill Carnival – a potted history

Where do you start when talking about the beginning of Notting Hill Carnival? Few events have such a disputed history. By the time the Second...
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Rum and recovery feature in Notting Hill Carnival 2021 launch

Not so much a launch as a long-overdue reunion. That seemed to be the general verdict on the official launch of Notting Hill Carnival...
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Soca Challenge for Hackney Carnival at Home

Hackney Carnival at Home returns this year, in a summer-long community engagement programme. This will be followed by an online gala event filmed at...
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Yam Carnival brings African masquerade to Clapham Common

Billed as a celebration of black culture from around the world, Yam Carnival makes its debut on Saturday 28 August on Clapham Common.In this...
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All aboard – ship ahoy! Royal Caribbean cruises to Trinidad Carnival...

Tour company Island Sea Fest has joined forces with cruise line Royal Caribbean to deliver an 11-night cruise that takes in Trinidad Carnival 2023. Royal...
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Levi Roots appointed chair of St Pauls Carnival

St Pauls Carnival has appointed British-Jamaican businessman, musician and foodie Levi Roots (Keith Valentine Graham) as its new chair. Famous for his Reggae Reggae Sauce,...
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