Ultra Carnival wins Sugar Mas 52 Grand Carnival Parade

St Kitts and Nevis: The team of Ultra Carnival has become the winner of the Sugar Mas 52 Grand Carnival Parade's last Lap. The band secured a total of 669 points at the parade and was named the Mas Band of the Year. The parade was held on January 2, 2024, on the streets of Basseterre. The Grand Carnival Parade was a huge success, marking the end of the Sugar Mas 52 Carnival in St Kitts and Nevis. The winner also secured two other titles, including the King of the Bands (636 points) and Spirit of Carnival (99 points)

Ultra Carnival was followed by Luxe Carnival, who secured the 1st Runner-Up position with 620 points. The band was also named under the title of 'First Band to Launch (theme, all sections).

Meanwhile, the Novali Carnival bagged the 2nd Runner-Up place with 614 points. The Zus Carnival has been named as the Queen of the Bands with 646 points, while the Luxe Carnival Mysteria secured the title of the Section of the Year with 39 points.

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Notably, hundreds and thousands of revellers joined the streets to enjoy the Grand Carnival Parade Last Lap. The Last Lap commenced at 2 pm officially.

Mas Bands started from various points in Basseterre and headed to the National Museum until 9 pm, which was the official ending time of the event as well as the Carnival as a whole.

As the St Kitts and Nevis National Carnival 2023 ended on a great note, the revellers are now looking forward to joining this highly anticipated carnival next year.

The St Kitts & Nevis National Carnival Committee extended its profound thanks to all Carnival stakeholders who have contributed to making this year's Sugar Mas 52 a resounding success.

They also congratulated all the participants, promoters, revellers, J'ouvert and mas bands and performers for their outstanding contributions to this year's Sugar Mas festivities.

"We couldn't do it without you and look forward to your support for Sugar Mas 53," said the SKNNCC.