Nevis unveils schedule for most anticipated 50th Culturama Festival
The main festival will be held from July 5 to August 6, 2024, but the activities will begin as early as April 12.
Monday, 26th February 2024
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.[embed]https://twitter.com/WIC_News/status/1759970135907913752[/embed]
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 50th Nevis Culturama Festival is as follows:
Friday, April 12 Launch of Culturama 50 Reveal of Culturama 50 Senior Pageants Contestants (Charlestown Waterfront) Saturday, April 13 C50 Bar Crawl (Islandwide) Sunday, April 14 A Taste of Culturama 50 – The Battle of the Mixologists (MGR Park) Sunday, April 18 Pan Yard (MGR Park) Sunday, May 26 Pan Yard (MGR Park) Sunday, June 30 Pan Yard (MGR Park) Saturday, July 6 Boni Night of Steel (TBD) Sunday, July 7 Senior Kaiso Eliminations (MEMS Pizzeria) Sunday, July 14 Brunch – N – Style (TBD) Saturday, July 20 Opening of Cultural Village Soca Monarch Semi-Finals (Cultural Village) Sunday, July 21 Senior Kaiso Fiesta (David Freeman Center of Excellence) Monday, July 22 Folklore Bacchanalia (Cultural Village) Wednesday, July 24 Junior Kaiso Finals (Cultural Village) Thursday, July 25 Culturama 50, Official Opening Ceremony (Cultural Complex) Friday, July 26 Culturama 50 Golden Jubilee Awards Ceremony (MGR Park) Sunday, July 28 Ms Culture Swimwear and Mr Cool Contest (Cultural Complex) Monday, July 29 Poets in the Square (War Memorial Square) Boni Panorama Contest (Cultural Complex) Tuesday, July 30 Poets in the Square (War Memorial Square) Mr and Mr Talented Youth Pageant (Cultural Complex) Wednesday, July 31 Homecoming Day Homecoming Celebration (Nevisian Heritage Village) Poets in the Square (War Memorial Square) Homecoming Ball (MGR Park) Thursday, August 1 Poets in the Square (War Memorial Square) Junior Cultural Street Parade (Charlestown) Soca Monarch Contest (Cultural Village) Friday, August 2 Poets in the Square (War Memorial square) Senior Calypso Finals (Cultural Complex) Saturday, August 3 Culturama 50 Art, Craft and Cultural Food Fair (MGR Park) Culturama 50 Emancipation Concert (Cultural Village) Sunday, August 4 Ms Culture Queen Pageant (Cultural Complex) Monday, August 5 Emancipation J’ouvert Jump Up (Charlestown) Tuesday, August 6 Culturama 50 Street Parade and Last Lap (Charlestown)Latest
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