Topic: CayMas Carnival
Two carnivals unite to create ‘One Carnival’
After eight years of operating independently, the two major carnival organisations – Batabano and CayMas – have unified their carnival road marches and will...
CayMAS honours DJ Ricardo Gomez with new initiative
CayMAS Carnival has launched the Back2Basic Initiative to honour Ricardo 'DJ Back 2 Basic' Gomez, who passed away on 30 Oct. 2025.
In a press...
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.
Reigning soca monarch returns with music for the road
CayMAS carnival is in full swing, and Cayman's reigning soca monarch, Jason 'JG' Gilbert, is giving revellers the ultimate Soca theme song.
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.
CayMAS Carnival promises weeklong lineup of music and festivities
Revellers are gearing up for this year’s CayMAS Carnival celebrations, which will run from 28 June to 7 July, under the theme ‘Experience the Carnival, Discover the Islands’.
Inaugural CayMAS junior and teen carnival a ‘resounding success’
Camana Bay streets were filled with a colourful spectacle of brightly feathered costumes, rhythmic dancing and music as some 125 young revellers took part in the inaugural CayMAS junior and teen parade on Saturday, 13 July.
‘Skorch Bun It’ crowned Cayman Soca Monarch
Caymanian producer and recording artist Jason Gilbert, also known as 'Skorch Bun It', has won the 2024 Cayman Soca Monarch competition.
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.
Road closures for CayMAS on Saturday
A series of rolling road closures will be in place for Saturday's CayMAS parade.
CayMAS adds junior and teen carnival
Cayman's carnival season is reaching a crescendo as CayMAS gears up this month for a full schedule of colourful parades and celebrations.
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.
Craig Frederick to leave Swanky International
After nearly 17 years at the helm of Swanky International, Craig Frederick has announced his departure as bandleader, saying that this year's CayMAS Carnival will be his 'last lap' with the band.
Will feathers fly? CayMAS to reduce T-shirt participants
Anyone who has stood by the side of the road to support carnival mas bands will know that there is usually a mix of...
Gay Pride organiser calls foul over alleged CayMAS breaches
Cayman LGBTQ Foundation president Noel Cayasso-Smith claims authorities turned a blind eye to breaches of COVID-19 restrictions during Saturday’s CayMAS parade, saying the rules were much more strictly enforced for the Gay Pride Parade he organised a week earlier.
CayMAS road closures announced
CayMAS masqueraders are set to hit the road this Saturday for the carnival street parade and with that event comes a number of road closures.
COVID vaccination regulations in place for Pride, CayMAS parades
People taking part in the upcoming CayMAS Carnival and Pride parades will be legally obliged to prove that they have been vaccinated, under new...
Road closures for this weekend’s CayMas events
A number of roads will be closed temporarily over the next few days for the annual CayMas Carnival, police have advised.
