2020 Dominica Carnival Programme
JANUARY January 1 Primera – Stadium Forecourt 4:00 pm January 4, 5, 11, 12, 25, 26 Launch of Carnival Queen Contestants 3:00pm January 10, 17, 24, 31 Showdown Mas Camp – 5 Star bar and […]
Tradition & Heritage
Pointe-à-Pitre, the kingdom of “skin groups”!
It is well known, Akiyo, the most famous of the “skin groups”, was created in the Pointe-à-Pitre-Les Abymes region in 1978. Over 40 years later, the number of carnival groups playing traditional music with drums […]
2020 Aruba Carnival Programme
NOVEMBER November 11 Legends Festival – San Nicolas, Carnival Village 7:00 pm – 1:00 am November 29 Carnival Costume – Oranjestad, AMICE 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm JANUARY January 4 Torch Parade – Oranjestad 8:00 […]
2020 Martinique Carnival Programme
JANUARY January 11 Kaval Bwennzeng Festival – Fort-de-France, La Savane 7:00 pm Konkou Lavwa Vidé – Fort-de-France, La Savane 7:00 pm January 19 Foyal Parade – Fort-de-France – Route: Alfassa Boulevard – Chevalier Sainte […]
2020 Curaçao Carnival Programme
JANUARY January 3 Official Opening Carnival Season – Willemstad January 4 Curaçao Carnival Village – Willemstad January 12 Banda Abou Carnival Opening January 18 Children Tumba Festival January 24 Election of King and Queen / […]
2020 Guadeloupe Carnival Programme
JANUARY Wednesday, January 1st Ben démaré (sea bath) of Skin Groups – Departure: Pointe-à-Pitre 8:00 am / Arrival: Bas-du-Fort beach in Le Gosier 11:00 am Saturday, January 4 Dékatman Mas with the group Voukoum – […]
Guadeloupe Carnival: “La Parade des Rois” as the first Sunday parade
Since the carnival groups in Guadeloupe decided, a few years ago, to unite and organize themselves in order to present a joint program, each year takes place in the streets of Pointe-à-Pitre “La Parade des […]
Guadeloupe Carnival: skin groups have taken their “ben démaré”
From Sunday January 5 until February 26 (Ash Wednesday), carnival groups will be regularly on the streets in Guadeloupe. This New Year’s Wednesday, the “skin groups” took their traditional “ben démaré” in the sea. Like […]
Jou a Tradisyon: a concentrate of Guadeloupean know-how in a Christmas market!
This Sunday December 15 was organized “Jou a Tradisyon” (the Day of Tradition). On this occasion, the new means of transport, Bus des Mers, launched on October 7, 2019 to ease car traffic congestion in […]
EHD: Marie-Line Bourguignon exhibited the objects of our past
On the occasion of this 36th edition of the European Heritage Days (EHD), the antique dealer Marie-Line Bourguignon decided to show the public objects that were part of the daily life of the inhabitants of […]