2018 Guadeloupe Carnival Programme

Every year, about 150 000 spectators attend the Mardi Gras Parade in the streets of Basse-Terre, the capital of Guadeloupe. (Photo: A. Chaville)

Carnaval Basse-Terre Guadeloupe 3b

JANUARY 2018

January 1st : Ben démaré (sea bath) of the groups with skin – Departure: Pointe-à-Pitre 8:00 am / Arrival: Bas-Du-Fort beach in Le Gosier 11:00am

January 5 : Déboulé (Parade) of groups with skin – Mas o Kannal (FGC) – Petit-Canal 8:00 pm

January 5 : Carnival Opening (Top Carnival) – Baie-Mahault 8:00 pm

January 6 : Musical performance (UBERC 3000) – Basse-Terre – Esplanade du Port 7:00 pm

January 6 : Dékatman Mas (Voukoum) – Basse-Terre – Les Jardins de l’Artchipel 8:00 pm

January 6 : Day of entertainment (Guimbo All Stars) – Pointe-à-Pitre – Mortenol 9:00 am

January 7 : Official Opening Parade (UBERC 3000) – Basse-Terre 3:00 pm

January 7 : The Parade of Kings (GCCRP) – Pointe-à-Pitre 3:00 pm

January 14 : Federative Parade (FCFG) – Goyave 15:00 pm

January 14 : Federative Parade (Sainte-Anne Committee – FGC) – Sainte-Anne 3:00 pm

January 19 : Léwòz (Nasyon a Nèg Mawon) – Pointe-à-Pitre – Assainissement 9:00 pm

January 19 : Déboulé (Parade) of groups with skin – Ripaj a Mass (KGK) – Le Gosier 8:00 pm

January 19 : Mas Owa Kaz (Baie-Mahault Committee) – Baie-Mahault – Cultural Center of La Retraite 8:00 pm

January 20 : White Party (Waka)

January 21 : Federative Parade – Goziéval (KGK – FCFG) – Le Gosier 3:00 pm

January 21: Federative Parade – Le Moule en Folie (Le Moule Committee – FGC) – Le Moule 3:00 pm

January 26 : Night Parade – Volan an Lari la (UBERC 3000) – Basse-Terre 8:00 pm

January 26 : Night Parade – Awmoni é Kadans an Lumière (Kannaval’Art – FGC) – Le Lamentin 8:00 pm

January 26 : “Mas An Lari-la” – Carnival Parade – Grand-Bourg, Marie-Galante 6:00 pm

January 26 : Déboulé (Parade) of groups with skin – Mas lannuit (Ka Klé Mas) – Les Abymes – Raizet 8:00 pm

January 27 : Léwòz (Chenn La) – Pointe-à-Pitre – Bergevin 9:00 pm

January 27 : Léwòz (Mas ka Klé) – Les Abymes – Raizet 9:00 pm

January 27 : Carnival evening (Bouyòt Doré) – Bouillante 9:00 pm

January 27 : Intergenerational Parade (KZAKK) – Les Abymes 3:00 pm

January 27 : Federative Parade – Woy Mi Mas (FCFG) – Marie-Galante – Grand-Bourg 3:00 pm

January 28 : Federative Parade – Kapès Kannaval (FCFG) – Capesterre-Belle-Eau 3:00 pm

January 28 : Federative Parade – Doubout pou on gran Vidé (KZAKK – FGC) – Les Abymes 3:00 pm

FEBRUARY 2018

February 1st : Sports Déboulé (Parade) -(Baie-Mahault Committee) – Baie-Mahault – Jarry 7:00 pm

February 1st : Parade of schools – Sainte-Anne 3:00 pm

February 2 : Parade of schools – Saint-Claude 3:00 pm

February 2 : Night Parade – Parad’Haies (FGC) – Deshaies 8:00 pm

February 2 : Fashion Show – Gan’m a Mas (Baie-Mahault Committee) – Baie-Mahault – Eutrope Marian Street 7:00 pm

February 3 : Election of the King and the Queen of the Guadeloupe Islands Carnival (OCG) – Basse-Terre – Rivière des Pères 7:00 pm

February 3 : Léwòz a Mas (Baie-Mahault Committee) – Baie-Mahault 7:00 pm

February 3 : Parade of schools – Baie-Mahault 2:00 pm

February 3 : Parade of schools – Le Gosier 3:00 pm

February 3 : Parade of schools – Basse-Terre 3:00 pm

February 3 : Parade of schools – Petit-Canal 3:00 pm

February 3 : Entertainment of the Vieux-Fort masks (Le Moule Committee) – Le Moule 10:00 am

February 3 : Fèt a Mas (Klé La)

February 4 : Parade of Ox Carts (Le Moule Committee) – Le Moule 3:00 pm

February 4 : Federative parade – Western Parade (FCFG) – Pointe-Noire 3:00 pm

February 4 : Federative parade – Bémao Mi Mas (Baie-Mahault Committee – FGC) – Baie-Mahault 3:00 pm

February 6 : Parade of schools – Le Moule 3:00 pm

February 8 : Parade of schools – Gourbeyre 3:00 pm

February 8 : Parade of schools (GCCRP) – Pointe-à-Pitre 3:00 pm

February 8 : Ti Jean and the Parade of devils (Kanaoa) – Les Abymes – Sonis Cultural Center 8:00 pm

Carnaval Basse-Terre Guadeloupe 1

JOURS GRAS

February 9 : Parade of schools – Morne-à-l’Eau 3:00 pm

February 9 : Grand déboulé An tan Révolisyon / Big Parade – Departure: Gourbeyre – Arrival: Basse-Terre (Rivière-des-Pères) with the “groups with skin” Voukoum, Akiyo, Mas Ka Klé, Nasyon Nèg Mawon, Inité Mas, KiLès Mas, Ka Mawon, 20:00 pm

February 9 : Déboulé (Parade) of groups with skin (Mas Bòkò Ka) – Morne-à-l’Eau 8:00 pm

February 10 : Mas Maten (Point d’Interrogation) Departure: Stadium of Les Abymes / Arrival: Plage du Bas-du-Fort 10:00 am

February 10 : Carnival Plage (Bouyòt Doré) – Bouillante 9:00 am

February 10 : Children’s Parade (Kannaval 118) – Saint-François 3:00 pm

February 10 : Parade of schools (OMCS Anse-Bertrand) – Anse-Bertrand 3:00 pm

February 10 : Déboulé (Parade) of children from groups with skin – Pointe-à-Pitre 4:00 pm

February 10 : Steel Band Festival (Trois-Rivières Committee) – Trois-Rivières – Théâtre de Verdure 8:00 pm

February 10 : Déboulé (Parade) groups with skin (Kannaval 118) – Saint-François 8:30 pm

February 11 : Great Parade of Dimanche Gras (GCCRP) – Pointe-à-Pitre 11:30 am

February 12 : Lévé an Pijama / Parade in Pyjamas (Le Moule Committee) – Le Moule

February 12 : Parade of Merchants (UBERC 3000) – Basse-Terre 10h00

February 12 : Burlesque Wedding (Point d’Interrogation) – Pointe-à-Pitre – Centre Culturel Rémy Nainsouta 10:00 am

February 12 : Mas a Lanmò (Konngout) – Le Moule 20h00

February 12 : Monday Night Parade – Saint-François 8:00 pm

February 12 : Monday Night Parade – Basse-Terre 8:00 pm

February 13 : Great Parade of Shrove Tuesday (FCFG) – Basse-Terre 1:00 pm

February 14 : Ash Wednesday – Burning of King Vaval – All towns 4:00 pm

Mi-Carême Guadeloupe

MARCH 2018

March 8 : Mid-Lent parade in red and black – All towns 4:00 pm