Carnival

Miami, FL – June 8, 2020: After careful consultation with our committee and band officiates, it is with our deepest sympathies to inform you that the South Florida Carnival Band Leaders Association Mas, Junior Mas, and J’ouvert band members have made the difficult decision to not participate in the Miami Carnival 2020 road experience.

Like all events around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that Notting Hill Carnival has faced many challenges this year. After lengthy consultations with our strategic partners and our Advisory Council, the Board has taken the decision that this year’s Carnival will not take place on the streets of Notting Hill as it has done for over 50 years. This will also mean that Panorama, the annual steelband competition, will ...

Hamilton, Bermuda – 05/06/20 – As we, along with the entire world face one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever encountered, we pray and hope that you and your loved ones are staying safe and taking the best care possible of yourselves. As a team we are looking forward to the day when this pandemic will end, and life as we know it can flow forward once more. In fact, the full BHW Ltd. team is focused on that future and ...

May 4, 2020 -- Official Miami Carnival Statement -- First, we would like to say that we hope that you and your families and communities are safe and healthy. Amid the challenges caused by the coronavirus, COVID-19, a worldwide pandemic that has caused cities, governments, and even entire countries to shut down, it's easy to wonder how we as a community can come together to answer questions like "What is going to happen next?", and "How are we going to come together to handle it?" In all that uncertainty, in this time of crisis as a people, we've turned to the arts, music, and culture to cling to a sense of ...

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (April 18, 2020) - Following the successful launch of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism's Division of Festivals' online gatherings earlier this month, an expanded Virtual Carnival experience will now be available to a worldwide audience.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (April 1, 2020) - In response to the postponement of Carnival Virgin Islands on St. Thomas due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism's Division of Festivals has launched 'Home Wuk', online social gatherings designed to create a sense of community, camaraderie and a "virtual" Carnival experience.

Come Carnival 2021 the island’s most consistent provider of platforms of local culture will present the first ever, International Retro Soca Monarch competition. (IRSM).

This competition will be open to all local and international soca artistes, the seasoned as well as the developing. Randy Glasgow, founder of RGP, said he and his team intend to meet with the Caribbean Prestige Foundation, producers of the International Soca Monarch (ISM), to see whether they will adopt the IRSM concept, incorporating it into the ISM on Fantastic Friday.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (March 16, 2020) - The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism's Division of Festivals supports the decision by the Government of the Virgin Islands to postpone Carnival on St. Thomas, scheduled for April 3 to May 4, 2020, to help fight the spread of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Miami, Florida – March 14, 2020 --- Miami Carnival continues to follow the recommendations of local, state and federal agencies in monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In conjunction with Miami-Dade and Broward County governments, visitor bureaus, and our local Caribbean Consulates General, we are following the established Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended guidelines to limit exposure and spread of the virus in local ...