The event at The Spark included days of Brazilian dance and music workshops, and its centerpiece was a performance with ...

Carnival in Bermuda has launched its 2025 Kiddies Costume Design Competition, inviting youth aged 8–16 to submit original designs under the theme “Carnival Through My Eyes.” A spokesperson ...

From the rumbling sounds of Harley Davidson motorcycles to the dazzling procession of dancers, floats, and costumes ... CEO of the Cape Town Carnival. Over the past 15 years, the Cape Town Carnival ...

Every January, St. Croix’s annual Crucian Christmas Festival concludes with a spectacular vision: A Carnival ... African diaspora. Simply Sophisticated has a varied approach to the “male ...

The roots of the Las Palmas Carnival trace back to the 16th century, brought by Spanish settlers who introduced their European pre-Lenten festivities to the Canary Islands. Over time, the carnival has ...

Designer Robert Young discusses the political activism woven into the costumes of his band ... of Trinidad and Tobago’s contemporary Carnival celebrations. Back in the 18th and 19th centuries, ...

Queen Nzinga ... societies on the African continent. The festival came back in force in 2023 after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Like its more famous counterpart in Brazil, the carnival will ...

"And then when they finally told me, 'You're the 2025 Queen of Carnival,' I just broke down. I was crying happy tears. But it was awesome."Reiss is certainly adding a branch to a robust family ...

Despite these distinctions, one tradition connects every island—Carnival. Born from the ingenuity of enslaved African people ... So much more than glittering costumes and non-stop partying ...

FAREID CARVALHO will lead the Kings into the semi-final round of the National Carnival Commission ... to Mayaro” in the African category was a mesmerising costume in custom-made frames featuring ...

Enslaved Africans began to take part, often donning costumes to mock ... colonialism’s erasure of African and Afro Caribbean cultures. Today, revelers travel the Carnival circuit, pulsing ...

Cape Town, get ready-the Cape Town Carnival is back, bigger and more exciting than ever! On 15 March 2025, the Green Point Fan Walk will come alive with dazzling floats, electrifying performances, ...