Next Carnival: June - July 2012

The Caribbean island of St Vincent hosts an amazing party each year during carnival. Vincy Mas, as it is also known, is a week of celebrations. Vincy carnival is now much more than just a cultural event but attracts thousands of tourists to the island.

Highlights include Mardi Gras Parade of the Bands where Masquerade Bands compete for Band of the year. The Dimanche Gras Show highlights the finals of the National Calypso Monarch Competition, King and Queen of Carnival and Panorama. The Soca Monarch Competition in Victoria Park is another major attraction. For the children, there's the ever popular Junior Carnival, Junior Calypso, Junior Soca Monarch and Junior Panorama.

The celebrations conclude with parade of masqueraders, reveller bands