Curaçao preparing for Carnival 2015
WILLEMSTAD – Today the media had the opportunity to meet with the new organization responsible for organizing Carnival 2015. This organization is called the Multi Event Organization and is headed by the popular Sidney Saturnino, who is also behind the successful harvest parade.
Together with the Minister of Culture, Iren Dick, the organization presented the schedule for next year. These are standard carnival events. Each carnival group or organization will have to publish their own events when these are known.
The schedule for next year’s carnival is as follows
December 28 – Opening Carnival Season
January 4 – Opening Carnival Banda Bou (West side)
January 9 – Teenage King and Queen Pageant
January 10 – Prince and Pancho, Queen Pageant (adult)
January 11 – Prince and Pancho, Queen Pageant (children)
January 26-30 - Tumba Festival 2015 (Road March song)
January 31 - Children’s Tumba Festival 2015
February 1 – Horse Parade
February 8 – Children’s Parade
February 13 – Teener’s Parade
February 14 – Banda Bou’s Parade
February 15 – Grand Parade
February 16 – Children’s Farewell Parade
February 17 – Grand Farewell Parade
Carnival 2015 will be short. There will be other events during this period but these will be announced on a later date.
