Topic: Carnival
Unified One Cayman Carnival brings festival atmosphere
Thousands of revellers took to the streets of Grand Cayman on Saturday to dance, jump and party their way from George Town to West...
CayMAS 2025 ignites the streets with unforgettable energy
More than 2,000 CayMAS revellers turned the streets of George Town and West Bay into a vibrant river of colour, glitz and Caymanian pride.
CayMAS and Fete For A Cause reunite after legal row
Two carnival groups are to let bygones be bygones and continue to join forces for CayMas despite a legal dispute that threatened to derail the partnership.
Batabano 2025 a carnival of foam, feathers and fun
Cayman's annual Batabano carnival wound its way Saturday from Public Beach to George Town, with a fanfare of colour, music and costumes.
CayMAS hits the streets
Feathers, sequins, cowboy hats, wings and glitter were the order of the day Saturday as masqueraders made their way through the streets in this year's CayMAS Carnival.
Batabano kicks off carnival season
The streets of Grand Cayman will once again be flooded with colour, feathers, glitz and Caribbean music for the 2024 carnival season.
Carnival: After the glitter comes the litter
Food containers, beer cans and bottles, and plastic water bottles were left behind in the carnival 'after mas', strewn along the road and in bushes.
CayMAS 2023 hits the road
Wayne Kirkconnell and Craig ‘Festa’ Frederick had a vision of a carnival which would revolutionise the industry and create a new tourism product within Cayman’s low tourist season.
Festa’s carnival playlist
Craig ‘Festa’ Frederick gives his recommendations of artists and songs to add to your carnival playlist this year.
Carnival costumes
Danielle Watler designs costumes for the Renegade Mas carnival band which she co-owns alongside husband John Watler.
Batabano parade brings the party to the road
Crowds of spectators lined West Bay Road in Grand Cayman on Saturday, 6 May, to take in the sights and sounds of this year's colourful Batabano carnival parade.
Carnival road closures pending
Applications for road closures for Cayman’s new carnival events have not yet been sent to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service for approval.
One carnival, two parades
Cayman’s plan for a single carnival parade has now reverted to two separate events.
No road closures granted yet for carnivals
Police Commissioner Derek Byrne has said he is yet to give road closure permission to Batabano and CayMAS.
No ‘side’ businesses for cruise ships
Premier Alden McLaughlin made it clear that his administration will not allow cruise ship companies to operate any businesses outside of their current function in Cayman.
Photo Gallery: 16th Junior Batabano
Schools from across Cayman joined the Junior Batabano street parade Saturday, as young people danced through downtown in turtle-inspired wears.
Take two as carnival dancers return to Cayman
Exotic costumes, colorful floats and a party atmosphere – it must be carnival time in Cayman.
CayMAS Carnival weekend is here!
Batabano took to the streets on May 5, and now CayMAS is ready to bring the Carnival to Cayman two weeks later.
CayMAS Carnival 2017
CayMAS Carnival 2017 video
Batabano carnival returns May 4-6, 2017
The 2017 Batabano carnival will be held May 4-6, with Junior Batabano on April 29, organizers said Monday.
Carnival couture queen reigns supreme
Larger-than-life and infinitely more colorful than the show-stopping costumes she creates, Reba Dilbert is Cayman’s carnival and pageant couture queen.
‘Carnival and Culture’ lecture on Friday
Christopher Williams will present a special lecture on Carnival and culture at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands on Friday, followed by an open discussion.
Braccanal weekend lights up the Brac
The music was pumping and spirits were high at Cayman Brac’s homegrown Carnival held over the long Discovery Day weekend.
Carnival time for the Brac
Cayman Brac celebrates its carnival this weekend with the annual Braccanal festivities.
Carnival time in Cayman
Thousands of carnival-goers dressed in the distinctive, colorful costumes of Batabano, filled the streets of Grand Cayman on Saturday as the country came together for the annual festival.
Cayman Carnival Batabano hits de road
The bar hops, the Junior Batabano and J’Ouvert parades have all been leading up to this: the weekend of music, entertainment and the adult parade on Friday and Saturday.
Cayman in Focus: Junior Batabano takes to the roads
A week before the main Batabano carnival, students donned headdresses, beads and elaborate costumes for the Neverland-themed Junior Batabano parade, Saturday
Shades of carnival at Cayman Cabana
Carnival season has begun, so party people and soca freaks are invited to grab their shades and head for good music and good food at a “Time to Fete” - the 4th annual Shades event, hosted by Cayman Bacchanal in collaboration with Cayman Cabana Oceanside RestoBar this Saturday.
Primary school students tour Carnival exhibition
Almost 200 students from Sir John A. Cumber Primary School toured the traveling exhibition “En Mas’: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean” at the National Gallery last week.
