Exciting lineup of events for January and February
Roseau, Dominica (January 10, 2007) – Today Dominica kicks-off another festive, authentic and traditional Carnival season. Following is the exceptional lineup of entertaining and intriguing cultural events that make Dominica’s celebration one not to miss!
January 10: CARNIVAL LAUNCH PARTY – Local and foreign media, event sponsors and artists will all be in attendance at the Carnival launch party at Fort Young Hotel from 6-8:30pm.
January 10: STARDOM CALYPSO TENT – This famous tent opens every Wednesday before Carnival Monday and Tuesday giving calypsonians a chance to showcase their songs before and during the Calypso competitions. Reigate downtown, 8pm
January 12: SHOWDOWN MAS CAMP – This is another Calypso tent that gives calypsonians who participate in the Calypso Monarch Competition a chance to showcase their winning songs. Harlem Plaza, Newtown, 8pm
January 11-25: B MOBILE CARNIVAL WARM-UP – Every Thursday at Pointe Michel, Castle Bruce, Grandbay, Salisbury, 6pm-12 midnight
January 20: CALYPSO QUARTER FINALS – New Town Savannah
January 27: NATIONAL PARADE & OFFICIAL OPENING OF CARNIVAL CITY – This event kicks off Carnival as the queen contestants, calypsonians, princess show contestants, popular band performances, people in sensay costumes, the blackies, stilt walkers (moko jumbies), cheerleaders, company floats and costumed bands on the street weave their way to Carnival City where the key to Carnival City will be handed over. Lapo Kabwit competition plus live bands, Triple K and Esclav, 6pm to 12 midnight
January 28: JAYCEES CARIBBEAN TEENAGE PAGEANT – Carnival City
January 29-31: B MOBILE MAS ON DE BOULEVARD – Ole Mass featured through music and costumes daily from 12-6pm
February 1: B MOBILE CARNIVAL WARM-UP – Laplaine
February 2: NATIONAL JUNIOR MONARCH AND BOUYON FESTIVAL – Dominica’s bouyon music at its finest paired with the junior monarchs at Carnival City from 5:30pm to 3am
February 3: CALYPSO SEMI FINALS – Calypso-political commentary mixed with humour and local scandal, this semi-final is the last leg of eliminations leading up to the finals. Newtown Savannah, begins at 8pm
February 4: CARNIVAL PRINCESS SHOW – Contestants from various primary schools compete for Princess 2007 at The Old Mill, 4pm.
February 4: CALYPSO QUEEN SHOW – This calypso competition for the women is just too humorous to miss. Carnival City
February 5-8: FUN CITY – Carnival Village
February 6: STARDOM CALYPSO TENT – Reigate downtown
February 9: SHOWDOWN MAS CAMP – Harlem Plaza, Newtown, 8pm
February 10: INTERNATIONAL ARTIST CONCERT – TBA
February 11: TEENAGE PAGEANT – Teens from area high schools compete in this annual competition, organized by the Waitukubuli Dance Theatre Company. Carnival City, 5pm
February 12: LAGON STREET JAM – Open to everyone, this street jam features calypso, soca and bouyon music. 8pm
February 13: LAPO KABWITT/SENSAY FESTIVAL – Costumes associated with traditional Carnival such as sensay, cowboys and sooswell soowi, together with music from the goat skin drummers, Marigot, 8pm
February 13: PANORAMA – Carnival City
February 14: STARDOM KING OF THE TENT – A fitting end to the Calypso show series where King of The Stardom Tent is chosen. Reigate downtown, 8pm
February 15: CHAMP OF THE CAMP – A fitting end to the Calypso show series where a “showdown king of Mas Camp” is chosen. 8pm
February 16: MISS DOMINICA PAGEANT – The Miss Dominica 2007 Competition will once again highlight the beauty, grace, charm, intelligence and talent of nine young Dominican women between the ages of 18 and 25. Five segments will take place, including talent, costume, swimwear, evening wear and question and answer. Carnival City, 8pm
February 16: OFFICIAL MASQUERADERS AFTER PARTY – TBA
February 17: CARNIVAL BEER GARDEN – Peebles Park
February 17: B MOBILE GRAND CALYPSO FINALS - The finalists from the semifinals compete for the title of Calypso King at Carnival City, 8:30pm.
February 18: KIDDIES OLD MAS – It’s the kids’ turn to have fun dressed up in costumes. Steel pan bands will also put on a show at Carnival City, 2-8pm.
February 18: B MOBILE SOCA MONARCH/KING & QUEEN OF THE BAND CONTEST –Carnival City, 9pm
February 19: NATIONAL TRADITIONAL CARNIVAL STREET PARADE – Costumes, bands, music, culture and people make up one big festival that is rooted in the ole masquerade in which most revellers on the streets wore masks to conceal their identity. Roseau only
February 20: CARNIVAL TUESDAY – Street jump up, island wide
February 21: TEWE VAVAL – Held in the west-coast village of Dublanc and in the Carib Territory, this is one final event to Carnival – the Ash Wednesday burying of the “spirit of Carnival” and the beginning of Lent.
February 22: CABINET FORUM – Diaspora meeting
March 9: PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY – TBA
Known as “The Nature Island” and located between the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Eastern Caribbean, the independent nation of Dominica (pronounced Dom-in-eek-a) is the largest and most mountainous of the Windward Islands, encompassing an area of nearly 290 square miles. Of volcanic origins with mountains reaching heights of nearly 5000 feet, rainforests that are considered among the last true oceanic rainforests in the world, and more than 365 rivers, waterfalls, boiling lakes and pristine coral reefs, Dominica’s natural diversity is truly unique.
Dominica is also home to the last remaining settlement of the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean – the Carib Indians. A place where man and nature live in harmony, adventurers and nature lovers alike will revel in the island’s ecotourism options, which include scuba diving, snorkelling, mountain biking, kayaking, horseback riding, nature tours, hiking/trekking, sailing, fishing and whale-, dolphin- and birdwatching.
Dominica continues to be recognized for its attributes and sustainable tourism efforts, including being the first country in the world to receive Benchmarking designation from the prestigious ecotourism organization Green Globe 21 and ranking as the only Caribbean destination in the top five happiest countries on earth in the Happy Planet Index (compiled by Britain’s New Economics Foundation).
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