Pre Dimanche Gras
Calypso Tents Preliminaries (singers compete for a place in the Calypso Monarch finals)
Steel band Preliminaries (steel bands compete for a place in the finals)
King and Queens of the Bands (the huge mannequins that are part of the parades)
Friday before Carnival
Extempo finals
Saturday before Carnival
Junior carnival parade
Steel band finals
Sunday before Carnival
Calypso Monarch final
Lundi Gras (Carnival Monday)
3-4 am start, Jouvert
midday – carnival parades
Monday night Mas (midnight and beyond dancing)
Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday)
9am- carnival parade
Las Lap, finishes on the dot of midnight
Mercerdi des Cendres (Ash Wednesday)
Some carnivals continue to dance on this day
What is Carnival? What is J'ouvert? Read about the greatest show on earth, Carnival Magic at the Trinidad Carnival.
