Nevis to Welcome 50th Culturama Festival from April 12, Know Schedule

Nevis is all set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Culturama Festival with a huge number of exciting activities taking place from July 25 to August 6, 2024.

The Festival Committee will be hosting the core activities while several other events will be hosted by private organisations on the island.

During a press conference held on January 25, the committee launched the official Core Calendar of Activities with events taking place between April 12 to August 6. The committee said that this is just the first wave of events revealed with several more to be announced soon.

Notably, "Core activities" are those that the Culturama Committee is responsible for. The other activities that some persons lean toward are "fringe events". Those have to be submitted by private promoters/organisers and approved by the committee to form part of the lineup.

Nevis Culturama Festival is recognised as the most important in the Island’s history. The Carnival is celebrated over 12 days with celebrations beginning much earlier.  [caption id="attachment_67010" align="aligncenter" width="1068"] Nevis 50th Culturama Festival 2024[/caption] This Nevis Tourism Authority will celebrate the festival's Golden Jubilee under the theme, “Celebrating Culture, Embracing History, Its Culturama 50.”  The Festival will bring visitors together from across the region, who will immerse and engage themselves in the blend of activities along with the deep-rooted culture and heritage of the nation. The Festival is expected to be a great packed schedule highlighting all aspects of Nevisian arts and culture through poetry nights, games, aquatic extravaganzas, craft and food fairs, sports racing, Soca Monarch competitions, steel pan night and more.

Here's the Complete Schedule for the 50th Nevis Culturama Festival:

Friday, April 12th: 

• Launch of Culturama 50
• Reveal of Culturama 50
• Senior Pageant Contestants (Venue Charlestown Waterfront)

Saturday, July 6th:

• Night of Steel (Venue: TBD)

Saturday, July 13th:

• Senior Kaiso Eliminations (Venue: TBD)

Sunday, July 14th:

• Fashion Show (Venue: David Freeman Centre of Excellence)

Saturday, July 20th:

• Opening of Culturama Village
• Soca Monarch Semi Finals (Venue Cultural Village)

Sunday, July 21st:

• Senior Kaiso Fiesta (Venue: David Freeman Centre of Excellence)

Wednesday, July 24th:

• Junior Kaiso Finals (Venue: Cultural Village)

Thursday, July 25th:

• Official Opening Ceremony of Culturama 50 (Venue: Cultural Complex)

Friday, July 26th:

• Culturama 50 Golden Jubilee Awards Ceremony (Venue: MGR Park)

Sunday, July 28th:

• MS Culture Swimwear and Mr Cool Contest (Venue Cultural Complex)

Monday, July 29th:

• Poets in the Square (Venue: War Memorial Square)
• Bhoni Panorama Contest (Venue Cultural Complex)

Tuesday, July 30th:

• Poets in the Square (Venue: War Memorial Square)
• Mr and Ms Talented Youth Pageant (Venue: Cultural Complex)

Wednesday, July 31st: HOMECOMING DAY

• Home Coming Celebration (Venue: Nevesian Heritage Village)
• Poets in the Square: (Venue War Memorial Square)
• Homecoming Gala (Venue: MGR Park)

Thursday, August 1st:

• Poets in the Square (Venue: War Memorial Square)
• Junior Cultural Street Parade (Venue: Charlestown)
• Soca Monarch Context (Venue: Cultural Village)

Friday, August 2nd:

• Poets in the Square (Venue: War Memorial Square)
• Senior Calypso Finals (Venue: Cultural Complex)

Saturday, August 3rd:

• Culturama 50 Art, Craft and Cultural Food Fair (Venue: MGR Park)
• Culturama 50 Emanicipation Concert (Venue: Cultural Village)

Sunday, August 4th:

• MS Cultural Queen Pageant (Venue: Cultural Complex)

Monday, August 5th:

• Emanicipation J'ouvert Jump Up (Venue: Charlestown)

Tuesday, August 6th:

• Culturama 50 Street Parade and Last Lap (Venue: Charlestown)