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Guides
- Trinidad Carnival 101 New to Trinidad Carnival? Start here: what happens when, what it costs, and the words you will hear all week.
- Tobago Carnival 101 October Carnival on the sister isle: the Thursday-to-Sunday shape of it, J’ouvert on the beach, the parade and how to get there and back.
- Monday wear Monday on the road is your own look, not the costume: swimwear, mesh, monokinis and where to buy them without the last-minute panic.
- Things to do during Carnival Beyond the fetes and the road: Panorama, the Dimanche Gras, Kiddies Carnival, the beach and the food, if you have a week in Trinidad.
- How to choose a band Large or medium, all-inclusive or not, frontline or backline: how to pick the band that fits you and your budget.
Carnival Hub
Boots that last, a face that stays, and who to call.
Twenty years of reviews, plus the Carnival Hub directory of Carnival boots, makeup artists, tanning, Monday wear, concierge and everyone else who does the work. Rated by the people who used them.
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On the calendar
MTWTFSS
Thursday 24 September
Nothing on this day. Tap a day with a dot.
No fetes listed for September yet.
MTWTFSS
Thursday 24 September
Nothing on this day. Tap a day with a dot.
No fetes listed for September yet.
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The diary
From the diary
5 Ways To Enjoy The Jamaica Carnival We Fell In Love With
I can still remember my first Jamaica Carnival 5 years ago, back in the olden golden days when there was only ONE band that everyone jumped with and…
Last Carnival’s winners
Carnival 2026
The 2026 season- Road March
- Machel Montano Encore
- Calypso Monarch
- Terri Lyons Blessings
- Kiddies Band of the Year
- Zebapique Productions Junior Large Band, 455 points
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