Trinidad Cruisers Exploring the Island

Carnival in Trinidad

Carnival in Trinidad consists of a great number of different events spread over more than a month leading up to the main parade downtown Port of Spain on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.

Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago

Some of the events include:

Pan Yards:

Pan music is a uniquely Trinidad invention. Each pan yard competes with each other for honers and prizes. The competition is high with honors and prizes going to the winner in many categories.

The Classic Carnival:

Many say that the big parades downtown have lost the "real" carnival spirit. The Old Time Carnival on the campus of the University of the West Indies has brought the classic carnival and its typical characters back for everyone to see. They tell the story of how carnival has evolved to its current form.

The Main Parade

The main Carnival parades on Monday and Tuesday are spectacular. An all day event with bands large and small parading past. When we left at 5 in the afternoon, bands were still waiting to appear stretched as far as the eye could see.

 

Carnival in Trinidad, Main Parade
Carnival in Trinidad, Main Parade
Traditional Carnival, Trinidad
Traditional Carnival, Trinidad
A Pan Player, Trinidad
A Pan Player, Trinidad