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 ...

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, ...

Devotees of Trinidad Carnival study the season for sport. This means that we take meticulous, scholarly note of every single thing about the Caribbean’s biggest annual bacchanal: which food was served ...

You can do it. That’s what I tell myself when my alarm goes off between the hours of 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. for four consecutive days. On this particular morning, I’m in the middle of a field with a sea of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year, thousands of people touch down in Trinidad for the ultimate mix of music, culture, and pure vibes that is Trinidad ...

French settlers introduced Carnival to Trinidad in 1785, staging annual pre-Lenten masquerade balls. Their African slaves quickly adopted it, staging their own pre-Lenten celebrations but mainly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The inaugural Epic Carnival Experience (ECE) promises an all-inclusive Trinidad Carnival experience that lives up to its name.

Hip-hop isn't the only cultural movement celebrating its golden anniversary this year; soca, the up-tempo, propulsive descendant of calypso created in Trinidad and embraced across the Caribbean ...