Nevis unveils schedule for most anticipated 50th Culturama Festival

St Kitts and Nevis: As the island of Nevis is all set to celebrate 50 years of Culturama Festival, the organisers have unveiled the calendar of events. The festival which began in 1974 is a significant part of the island’s historic culture and will be held from April 12 to August 6 this year.

The main festival will be held from July 5 to August 6, 2024, but the activities will begin as early as April 12.

According to the information, the schedule of activities include various events such as the launch activity, Pan Year, Mr and Ms Talented Youth Pageant, Homecoming Day, Street Parade and much more.To make the golden jubilee of the festival much more exciting, the organisers have called upon Los Angeles based actor who is also the Tourism Ambassador Nevis, Nikeva Stapleton.

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This year, the organisers have also added Pan Yard as part of the festival which is an activity designed to promote the appreciation of Steel Pan music in the community.  The event series takes place on the last Sunday of every month at the Malcolm Guishard Recreational Park, and features local steel pan groups as well as performing artistes backed by steel pan music.

The Culturama Festival will celebrate the culture while embracing the rich history of Nevis. Throughout the celebrations, the island will be filled with colours, music and dance.

The full schedule of Core Events to be held as part of the 50^th Nevis Culturama Festival is as follows:

Friday, April 12Launch of Culturama 50Reveal of Culturama 50 Senior Pageants Contestants (Charlestown Waterfront)Saturday, April 13C50 Bar Crawl (Islandwide)Sunday, April 14A Taste of Culturama 50 – The Battle of the Mixologists (MGR Park)Sunday, April 18Pan Yard (MGR Park)Sunday, May 26Pan Yard (MGR Park)Sunday, June 30Pan Yard (MGR Park)Saturday, July 6Boni Night of Steel (TBD)Sunday, July 7Senior Kaiso Eliminations (MEMS Pizzeria)Sunday, July 14Brunch – N – Style (TBD)Saturday, July 20Opening of Cultural VillageSoca Monarch Semi-Finals (Cultural Village)Sunday, July 21Senior Kaiso Fiesta (David Freeman Center of Excellence)Monday, July 22Folklore Bacchanalia (Cultural Village)Wednesday, July 24Junior Kaiso Finals (Cultural Village)Thursday, July 25Culturama 50, Official Opening Ceremony (Cultural Complex)Friday, July 26Culturama 50 Golden Jubilee Awards Ceremony (MGR Park)Sunday, July 28Ms Culture Swimwear and Mr Cool Contest (Cultural Complex)Monday, July 29Poets in the Square (War Memorial Square)Boni Panorama Contest (Cultural Complex)Tuesday, July 30Poets in the Square (War Memorial Square)Mr and Mr Talented Youth Pageant (Cultural Complex)Wednesday, July 31Homecoming DayHomecoming Celebration (Nevisian Heritage Village)Poets in the Square (War Memorial Square)Homecoming Ball (MGR Park)Thursday, August 1Poets in the Square (War Memorial Square)Junior Cultural Street Parade (Charlestown)Soca Monarch Contest (Cultural Village)Friday, August 2Poets in the Square (War Memorial square)Senior Calypso Finals (Cultural Complex)Saturday, August 3Culturama 50 Art, Craft and Cultural Food Fair (MGR Park)Culturama 50 Emancipation Concert (Cultural Village)Sunday, August 4Ms Culture Queen Pageant (Cultural Complex)Monday, August 5Emancipation J’ouvert Jump Up (Charlestown)Tuesday, August 6Culturama 50 Street Parade and Last Lap (Charlestown)