Carnival Schedule

Carnival Event: Prince & Princess Selection Show. Children compete in areas like costume and talent for the opportunity to be Carnival royalty.

Event: Carnival Queen Selection Show. Young ladies compete in areas like talent, cultural dress and Q&A to be selected as Carnival Queen.

Event: Family Fun Day. Includes a Toddler Derby, Best Dressed Doll and Traditional Games.

Event: Junior Calypso Competition. Young calypsonians compete with their talent, performance and skill at creating calypso lyrics for the honor of being Junior Calypso Monarch.

Event: Cultural Night, King and Queen of the Band Costume Extravaganza. Enjoy performances by masqueraders in full carnival parade costumes. The King and Queen of the Band are typically the leaders of troupes, wearing the largest and most elaborate of costumes.

Event: The St. Thomas Carnival Village opens on April 20th at 6pm. The village contains amusement park rides for children, games, food and drink booths and nightly music. The village closes on the night of April 28th.

Event: Motor Sports Sunday. Boats and other motored water crafts take to the Charlotte Amalie Harbor, while people line the harbor apron to watch.

Event: Steel Band Jamboree. Enjoy the sounds of the Caribbean with this gathering of steel pan bands.

VI Carnival Event, Soca Monarch Competition. Enjoy the music of fine soca artists performing and competing for Soca Monarch. Time and place to be announced.

Event: Senior Citizen Quelbe Tramp. Carnival is for everyone and this event is just for the seniors. Gathering behind a band they dance through the streets from Rothschild Francis Square to the Village.

Event: Cultural Fair. One of the most popular events of Carnival. Cultural Fair is daylong celebration of island food! A variety of booths sell different local dishes, deserts, drinks and fruit. Also available are plants, arts and crafts. Booths and tables are organized by individuals, schools, churches and businesses. Dishes you might sample include kallalloo, conch, fried fish, johnny cakes, pate, coconut tart, tamarind stew, cakes, passion-fruit juice, ginger beer and so much more. Some of the deserts and preserves you will only find during Carnival and the holidays, so this is your chance. You will also find handmade dolls, wooden crafts, handmade jewelry, beads, clothing and other items. The event includes music and entertainment – usually traditional dance performances. It is an event worth attending to sample Virgin Islands culture.

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“Jouvert” is a street tramp that takes place all across the Caribbean during the Carnival celebration. This year Press Play VI has decided to facilitate your Jouvert expericnce by taking care of all the necessities. All the things you can expect with your Jouvert package purchase: Unlimited Libations, Brunch Servings, Fete Pack (t-shirt, libation bottle, rag, bag), Hosted by grammy nominated R. CITY!!!!!!!, Music by DJ Cypha, Deli Banger, Swanks, Special Guest performance by The Th3rd, Personal Group Security, Block Party after tramp, Jouvert Veiwing from block party location. Sponsors: Heineken & Brugal distributed by Bellows International. Please Drink Responsibly.

Event: J’ouvert. This early morning party session starts at 4am and last through sunrise. Thousands of people gather behind their favorite bands and dance, walk, jump up, fete, wind, shake, wuk up all the way down Veteran’s Drive; while others stand on the side and watch the festivities.

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It all goes down on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 4:00 a.m.

Veterans Drive, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Featuring The Caribbean’s Hottest DJs on the CK Big Truck

Event: Horse Race at Clinton Phipps Race Track

Event: VI Calypso Competition & International Explosion. Enjoy the sounds, performance and wit of calypso artists as they compete for title of Calypso Monarch.

Join the Carnival fun on the We Jammin Carnival Boatride aboard the Kon Tiki with Hugo, Mac10 out of Miami and Spectrum Band. Boarding time 7:30pm, leaving at 8pm. Tickets $25 in advance.

Event: Children’s Parade. This is the big show for children of the island. From toddlers to teens the children are dressed in bright, shiny, colorful costumes depicting everything from clowns, Indians, fantasy, sea animals and more. They twirl, perform and dance from Rothschild Francis Square up Main Street to Lionel Roberts Stadium. Many school groups participate, often including the schools steel pan or other musical group.

Event: Adult’s Parade. The adult’s parade is one of the biggest events of St. Thomas Carnival. It is a magnificent culmination of the month-long events. It takes place in Charlotte Amalie along Main Street and includes thousands of participants and thousands of viewers that line the parade route. Participants are dressed in all things glittering, sparkling, colorful, feathered, beaded and shiny. Costumes range from tiny bikinis covered with swinging strands of beads, elaborate feathered costumes that take up the width of the parade route and require support and wheels to help the individual carry the weight, to full length traditional madras dresses. Come watch the beauty and listen to the sounds of music and live bands as the participants slowly make their way up Main Street. The royalty comes up first including dozens of pageant queens and princesses usually riding on the back of a convertible or on a float. After them are troupes and floupes celebrating in an assortment of themes from cowboys, sea animals, blast from the past to Indians, Clowns, mocko jumbies and more. Troupes dance behind bands riding in big trucks or to recording music played by a DJ riding in front of them. The parade route starts at the Western Cemetery and runs along Main Street to the Lionel Robert Stadium. The parade usually last about 7 to 8 hours with the largest troupes which might include several hundred participants performing towards the middle and end of the parade lineup. The start time of 10am refers to the parade starting point of Western Cemetery. It takes a little bit for the troupes to make their way up the parade route. Find a good spot and enjoy the show.

Event: VI Carnival Fireworks. Enjoy a wonderful fireworks show over beautiful Charlotte Amalie harbor.

VI Carnival. Bringing Carnival to a close is the Last Lap of fun in the Carnival Village.

Event: Miss St. Croix Festival Queen Pageant

Event: Prince, Princess and Dutchess Show

Event: Festival Village Opening Night

Event: Cultural Night

Event: Calypso Monarch Competition

Event: J’ouvert. Starts at Hannah’s Rest Corner.

Event: Food, Arts and Crafts Fair

Event: Reggae Night

Event: Soca Monarch Finals

Event: Latin Night

Event: Adult’s Parade, part of the Crucian Christmas Festival and Children’s parade, part of the Crucian Christmas Festival. Location: King Street.

Event: Caribbean Night & Closing