The Soca Brainwash 2016 was an incredible party that Trinidad Carnival attendees need to experience. But can you believe it wasn't even the best party of the week? // Photo by Joe Pike But while ...

Trinidad and Tobago has announced the grand celebration of Trinidad Carnival 2024, themed “Come Back Home.” Scheduled from February 8 to 15, this iconic event is a mix of culture, music, and party in ...

Now that you’ve made the decision to attend Trinidad Carnival, it’s important to get prepared for this trip because it will challenge you both physically and mentally. Remember this a marathon, not a ...

Cooks along Queens Park Savannah in Trinidad serve up everything from roasted chicken to the national favorite, Doubles. // Photo by Joe Pike If you want to be able to attend as many parties as you ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad– Looking out at the thousands of people gathered on Fantastic Friday, aka Carnival Friday, for a soca concert in the middle of Hasely Crawford Stadium evoked a deep sense of ...

Trinidad’s Carnival grips the island with an energy unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. From the moment you arrive, you’ll feel it: the beat of the soca music vibrating through your body, the ...

Amidst the ticket frenzy, news broke yesterday that the Copyright Music Organization of Trinidad and Tobago (“COTT”) was threatening to shut down the fete, due to ...

I am about to do something sacrilegious: offer up reasons to not go to Trinidad for Carnival. Number one reason—well, the only reason: your bank account. The Caribbean’s biggest, brashest bacchanal, ...

Soca, sunshine, and pure joy. Every year, millions of ecstatic people fill the streets of cities like Rio de Janeiro, Barranquilla, New Orleans, and Port-of-Spain, Trinidad to celebrate Carnival.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — Every year, an onslaught of high-octane soca music is released ahead of Trinidad’s pre-Lent Carnival. The songs are new, but the themes are well-worn: Rum.