St. Lucia
Parade Date: July 21-22, 2020
Saint Lucia wisely moved their Carnival to July, where they can reign supreme during the summer. Three weeks of festivities include steel band performances, soca concerts, a Carnival Queen Pageant, and a two-day parade of the bands in the islands capital city, Castries. Saint Lucia is known for having some of the best hotels and resorts in the Caribbean and some of the prettiest beaches.
Bermuda
Parade Date: June 15, 2020
Up top in the North Atlantic Ocean lies Bermuda a destination for relaxation, pink beaches and laid back mentality. Formerly known as Bermuda Heroes Weekend this carnival kicks off on a Thursday concluding with the vibrant road march which is carnival on the Monday concluding a long weekend of fetes featuring some of the hottest parties via land and in the sea. Bermuda's Carnival has a high participation rate, with 3 mas bands and numerous trucks.
Bahamas
Parade Date: May 2, 2020
Closest set of islands of the Caribbean to the United States. Bahamas Carnival was better known for its Junkanoo Celebrations during Christmas and New Years. But now they have a summer based carnival, well late spring but it's the islands, weather is still hot. Known for it's seafood, fish fry and gorgeous beaches this vacay destination now has one of the longest carnival routes and hottest party weekends in the Caribbean. For a fairly new carnival in Nassau this carnival growing fast and is starting to make a name for it's self.
St. Kitts & Nevis (Sugar Mas)
Parade Date: January 1-2, 2021
Let's start carnival the carnival season bringing in the New Year! And you thought carnival season started with Trinidad. Sugar Mas as it's better known as takes place over 2 days new year's day and the 2nd of January. Amazingly though J'ouvert occurs on Boxing Day (December 26th).
Anguilla
Parade Date: August 7, 2020
Considered one of the top places in the Caribbean to get your foodie kicks off, noted as the culinary powerhouse, Anguilla boasts more than 100 restaurants within a 35 mile stretch with plenty of restaurants that feature a plethora of Michelin star awarded chefs. If you decide to attend this carnival you will take it great food, boat racing, street festivals and amazing food.
St. Vincent (Vincy Mas)
Parade Date: July 6 - 7, 2020
Vincentians will tell you their Carnival, better known as Vincy Mas, promoted as the "Hottest Carnival in the Caribbean". Like Spicemas in Grenada, Vincy Mas is a mid-summer carnival that starts in mid-June and ends usually on the fist Monday and Tuesday of June. This carnival was originally celebrated during the pre-Lenten period. And like Martinique Carnival, Vincy Mas embodies the “Don’t Stop the Carnival” aesthetic. The six straight days of mas, J'ouvert, street jump-up and outright revelry that culminate the event set it apart, though — a marathon of mirth and merriment for the fittest!
Dominica (Mas Domnik)
Parade Date: February 24-25, 2020
For most of the year, laid-back Dominica is a natural paradise of rain forests, mountains and waterfalls. During Carnival season, the island ramps up the festivities with street jump ups, calypso contests, and steel band concerts. Dominica’s carnival, also known as Real Mas, may not be as large as Trinidad’s by a long shot, but it more than makes up for its small size with its big heart. This is a welcoming, down home event, with long-preserved traditions. It’s impossible to stand on the sidelines. If you’re in Roseau, you’re a part of it. The fun comes to a head with the crowning of the Carnival Queen.
Grenada (Spice Mas)
Parade Date: August 5-12, 2020
Spicemas is hot. Real hot, and not just because it’s held in the middle of summer. The good folks in Grenada moved their Carnival from the pre-Lenten period to mid-summer years ago to avoid competing with the much bigger annual bashments I.E. Trinidad. Spicemas holds its own nicely, however, especially when you consider Grenada’s lopsided female-to-male population ratio. The women outnumber the men here 12-to-1, I’m told. Yeah, that’s hot...
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