The Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Ernest Hilaire, was delighted to share the schedule of the Lucian Carnival. The Carnival is being held from July 1 to 19, 2023.
While sharing the update, Ernest Hilaire said, “Nothing Sweeter Than That! This year’s Carnival will be one of the biggest with the return of many of our National Programs, including Kiddies Carnival, School’s Panorama and Jouvert. We will also see the return of community carnivals throughout the island.”
He added that Carnival is one of the premier cultural and creative industry activities, and one must nurture it and help it grow. The Tourism Minister outlined, “We must also make it inclusive to everyone and encourage participation island-wide”.
The schedule of Lucian Carnival 2023 is as follows:
CALYPSO AND SOCA TENT
Saturday, April 29 – Ultimate Soca Tent
Saturday, May 20 – Ultimate Soca Tent
Friday, May 26 – KPT
Saturday, May 27 – TOT/SV
Friday, June 2 – South
Saturday, June 3 – Fire One
Tuesday, June 6 – KPT
Wednesday, June 7 – TOT/SV
Saturday, June 10 – Ultimate Soca Tent
Sunday, June 11 – Gospelypso
Tuesday, June 13 – KPT 1/4 Finals
Wednesday, June 14 – Fire One 1/4 Finals
Friday, June 16 – TOT/SV 1/4 Finals
Saturday, June 17 – South 1/4 Finals
COMMUNITY CARNIVAL PARADE
May 29 – Gros Iset Carnival
June 10-11 – Canaries Carnival
June 17-18 – Anse La Raye Carnival
June 24 – Babonneau Carnival
June 25-26 – Soufriere Carnival
July 1-2 – Dennery Carnival
July 11 – Roseau Valley Carnival
NATIONAL EVENTS
June 9 – School’s Calypso
June 23 – Soca/ Groovy Monarch Semi-Finals
June 25 – Calypso Semi-Finals
July 1 – National Queen Pageant
July 5 – Export the Runway
July 6 – Intercommercial Calypso
July 7 – National Soca Monarch
July 8 – National Calypso Finals
July 9 – Junior Carnival National Panorama
July 10 – King & Queen of the Bands
July 17 – National Jouvert Parade of the Bands Day 1
July 18 – Parade of the Bands Day 2
The other events taking place during the Lucian Carnival are:
July 1
SOS Soca
Sounami Boat Ride
July 8
Feteland
July 9
Bachannal Brunch
BRB Boatride
Privasea Boatride
WOW
July 11
Transend Moonlight Mass
Dwine Bikini Cruise
Ricky T and Friends
July 12
COD Boatride
Welcome
Sexy Shorts & Soca
Hello
Check-in
July 13
Speed Boatride
Soca Booze Cruise
Escape Fete
U4RIA
Lush Nights Boat Ride
SKYN
Big Phat Fish
July 14
BAD
Job Boatride
Steam Boatride
Sa Ka Fete
Color Me Red
Powder
uck Work
July 15
Mess
Sock’t
Bacchanal Blocko
Soca Raff Up
Brunch & Soca
Remedy
Famalay
July 16
Sunnup Breakfast Party
Rum Bucket
Indulgence Breakfast Fete
Sunlit
Rum in the Morning
Red Brunch
Brazen
HOT
Legacy Fete
Foreign Invasion Boat Ride
SSASLU Boatride
Uncle Superman Children Maylay
July 17
Jab Jab J’ouvert Band
Powdaval Boat Ride
July 18
Duckn Frunk
July 19
Suits Beach Part
Lush Last Lap Boad Ride
