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About Carnival Tuesday (Mardi Gras)
Carnival Tuesday in Trinidad and Tobago is the climax of the world-famous Carnival celebrations, falling the day before Ash Wednesday. It is the most spectacular day of the festival, featuring the grandest, most elaborate costume presentations as masquerade bands parade through the streets.
On Carnival Tuesday, masquerade bands with thousands of members display intricately designed costumes — often featuring feathers, rhinestones, wire frames, and vibrant colours — as they cross the main stage in Port of Spain's Queen's Park Savannah. The event is judged, with bands competing for the prestigious "Band of the Year" title.
Carnival Tuesday is also the day of the Dimanche Gras show the preceding evening, where the Carnival King and Queen of Carnival costumes are crowned. The festivities run from early morning until midnight, when Carnival officially ends and the Lenten season begins. For many Trinidadians and Tobagonians, Carnival Tuesday is the most anticipated day of the entire year.
- Carnival Tuesday is the most spectacular day of Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival
- Masquerade bands compete for the 'Band of the Year' title at the Queen's Park Savannah stage
- Costumes on Carnival Tuesday are among the most elaborate and expensive in the world
- Carnival officially ends at midnight on Carnival Tuesday as Lent begins
- Trinidad's Carnival has influenced carnivals worldwide, including Notting Hill Carnival in London