2023 Guadeloupe Carnival Programme

Photo: Évelyne Chaville

Mardi Gras BT Guadeloupe 2022-118

JANUARY

January 1

Déboulé in Pointe-à-Pitre and Les Abymes & Ritual of the “Bain démaré” or “Ben démaré” in the sea with Skin Groups (Marina) – 8:00 am

January 1

Parade of Groups – Pointe-à-Pitre

January 1

Déboulé of the Groups with Skin or Gwoup a Po – Pointe-à-Pitre – 6:00 pm

January 7

Top Carnival – Velodrome, Baie-Mahault (CANCELLED)

January 7

“Dékatman Mas” show – Basse-Terre – 6:00 pm

January 8

Opening parade of Carnival – Basse-Terre

January 8

“La Parade des Rois” Parade – Pointe-à-Pitre – 4:00 pm

January 8

Déboulé “Fondas Kwayandiz é Mès” with the group “Voukoum” – Basse-Terre – 3:00 pm

January 8

Déboulé of Groups with Skin or Gwoup a Po – Pointe-à-Pitre – 6:00 pm

January 13

“Lyannaj Voukoum & Akiyo” Big Parade – Basse-Terre – Baillif – 8:00 pm

January 15

Big Déboulé / Parade “Mas a Tè” with the Mouvman Kiltirèl Konn’Gout – Le Moule – 7:00 am

January 15

Parade of Groups – Goyave – 3:00 pm

January 15

“Masanblaj” Parade – Sainte-Anne

January 15

Déboulé of Groups with Skin or Gwoup a Po – Pointe-à-Pitre – 6:00 pm

January 20

Night Parade “Volan an Lari-la” – Basse-Terre

January 21

Déboulé “Mas a Zonbi” with the group “Voukoum” – Basse-Terre – 8:00 pm

January 22

“Limass” Parade – Sainte-Rose

January 22

“Kapès Kannaval” Parade – Capesterre Belle-Eau

January 22

Déboulé “Ti-Mas Surpriz an Fanmi” with the group “Voukoum” – Basse-Terre – 5:00 pm

January 22

Parade of groups – Saint-Louis – 3:00 pm

January 22

Déboulé of Groups with Skin or Gwoup a Po – Pointe-à-Pitre – 6:00 pm

January 27

“Mas A Lannuit” Déboulé by Skin Groups with the group “Mas Ka Klé” – Les Abymes – 8:00 pm

January 28

Déboulé “Mofwazé, Trans” with the group “Voukoum” – Basse-Terre – 8:00 pm

From January 28 to 29

KMK Cultural Weekend

January 29

“Le Moule En Folie” Parade – Le Moule

January 29

Parade of Groups – Trois-Rivières

January 29

Deboulé of Groups – Grand-Bourg, island of Marie-Galante – 3:00 pm

January 29

Déboulé of Groups with Skins or Gwoup a Po – Pointe-à-Pitre – 6:00 pm

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FEBRUARY

From February 1 to 4

Goziéval – Le Gosier

February 1

Ti Goziéval / Carnival of Children from Le Gosier – Le Gosier (Bourg) – 2:00 pm

February 1

Goziéval : Akiyo Concert – Le Gosier (La Datcha Boulodrome) – 7:00 pm

February 2

Goziéval : Zumba-Val with Steeve Ségor – Le Gosier (La Datcha Boulodrome) – 6:00 pm

February 2

Goziéval : Ti Kan’no & VIM Concert – Le Gosier (La Datcha Boulodrome) – 7:00 pm

February 3

Night Parade of Groups – Le Lamentin

February 3

Goziéval : Restan-La & Mas Ka Klé Concert – Le Gosier (La Datcha Boulodrome) – 7:00 pm

February 3

Déboulé “Konvwa Voukoum” with the group “Voukoum” – Saint-Claude-Basse-Terre – 8:00 pm

February 4

Intergenerational Parade – Les Abymes

February 4

Election of the Prince and Princess of Guadeloupe Carnival – Espace Michel Benjamin, La Plaine Grand-Camp – Les Abymes – 2:00 pm

February 4

Election Miss and Mister of the Guadeloupe Carnival – Espace Michel Benjamin, La Plaine Grand-Camp – Les Abymes – 7:00 pm

February 4

Night Parade of Groups – Petit-Bourg – 8:00 pm

February 4

Big Déboulé / Parade of Skin Groups – Le Gosier (Centre) – 7:00 pm

February 5

Masked Parade in Ox Carts – Le Moule – 3:00 pm

February 5

Parade of Groups – Pointe-Noire – 3:00 pm

February 5

Déboulé “Mas a Té é Féyaj Gwadloup” with the group “Voukoum” – Basse-Terre – 3:00 pm

February 5

“Doubout’ pou On Gwan Vidé” Parade – Les Abymes – 2:00 pm

From February 9 to 12

Mas Espo Val (Exhibition) – Pavillon de la Ville, Pointe-à-Pitre

February 10

Parade of the Children of Pointe-à-Pitre schools – Pointe-à-Pitre – 2:00 pm

February 10

“Parad’Haies” Night Parade – Deshaies

February 11 

Walking of “Masques de Vieux-Fort” – Le Moule (Centre) – 9:00 am

February 11 

Baie-Mahault Children’s School Parade – Baie-Mahault – 2:00 pm

February 11

Parade of Children / “Kannaval a Ti-Moun” with the group “Mass Moul Massif” – Le Moule (Centre) – 4:00 pm

February 11

“Badibou an Mouvman” 17th edition – Bas-du-Bourg, Basse-Terre – 7:30 pm

February 12

“Chô Bouyant” Parade – Bouillante

February 12

“Bémao Mi Mass” Parade – Baie-Mahault

February 12

Déboulé of the Groups with Skin or Gwoup a Po – Pointe-à-Pitre – 6:00 pm

February 15 

Masked Bal for Children – Le Moule, Espace Lauréal – 2:00 pm

February 17

“Konvwa An Tan Révolisyon” Big Déboulé with the group “Voukoum” – Gourbeyre-Basse-Terre – 8:00 pm

February 18

“Mas Maten Kongo-Karayib” Parade with the group “Point d’Interrogation” – Les Abymes, Pointe-à-Pitre, Marina

February 18

Bokantaj between the groups “Tanbou Bo Kannal” (Martinique) and “Voukoum” (Guadeloupe)

February 18

“Mas a Ti Moun” Parade with the group “Akiyo” – Chauvel, Les Abymes & Pointe-à-Pitre – 4:00 pm

February 19 (Dimanche Gras)

Dimanche Gras Parade – Pointe-à-Pitre – Noon-7:00 pm

February 19

Deboulé of Groups with Skin or Gwoup a Po – Pointe-à-Pitre – 6:00 pm

February 20 (Lundi Gras)

Burlesque Wedding – Rémi Nainsouta Cultural Center – Pointe-à-Pitre – 9:00 am

February 20

Parade of Merchants – Basse-Terre – 9:00 am

February 20 

Intergenerational Parade – Le Moule – 4:00 pm

February 20

Night Parade, Theme: “Cocktail of Lights” – Basse-Terre

February 20

Déboulé “Mas a Lous” with the group “Voukoum” – Basse-Terre – 8:00 pm

February 20

Night Parade of groups – Saint-François

February 21 (Mardi Gras)

Giga Parade of Mardi Gras Winner 2023, Theme: “The World After” – Basse-Terre – 1:00 pm

February 21

Parade of Groups – Pointe-à-Pitre – 3:00 pm

February 21

Déboulé of Groups with Skin or Gwoup a Po – Pointe-à-Pitre – 6:00 pm

February 22 (Ash Wednesday)

Parade in white and black in all the archipelago

Burning of King Vaval

Variable hours (from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm) – Pointe-à-Pitre : 9:00 pm

March 15

2e edition of Zikémas with the Tourist Office – Le Moule – 8:00 pm

March 16 (Mid-Lent)

Parade in red and black- Pointe-à-Pitre