Miami Carnival 2015: YUMA Will Be Taking Over Miami With Mascots International!

From YUMA:

YUMANS!

We have great news! We're excited and proud to announce our alliance with

Mascots International

We've been thinking of opportunities to be a part of more activities that celebrate the Caribbean, and this is a move in the right direction!

 Mascots International has been representing the quintessential YUMA personality in Miami Carnival and as such our debut is with none other!

For the 2015 Miami Broward-One Carnival, Mascots presents "Under the Big Top". 

A live broadcast of the section reveal will be available via Periscope® https://www.periscope.tv/#share !

So join us in welcoming this bold step for YUMA and Mascots International.

Click the icons below, to follow us Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more!

#TeamYUMA 

Trinidad Carnival 2016: Band Launches

Keep up with remaining band launches HERE (bookmark the link for updates)!

HARTS launch July 4, 2015

TRIBE launch July 18, 2015

RONNIE & CARO launch July 25, 2015

PAPARAZZI launch July 31, 2015

YUMA launch August 8, 2015

FANTASY CARNIVAL

ALPHABETICAL (SAMPLE) LIST OF BANDS
BLISS

D'KREWE CARNIVAL

DREAMTEAM

FANTASY
FLIRT

HARTS

ISLANDPEOPLE

K2K

LEGACY CARNIVAL

MARDI GRAS
PAPARAZZI

PASSION CARNIVAL

PETLEMAS

ROAM MAS

RONNIE & CARO

SHOWTIME

TRIBE

TRINI REVELLERS

WEE INTERNATIONAL

YUMA

Trinidad Carnival: Last Look Back Before 2016 Band Launch Season!

I did most of 2015 carnival updates via the Eventbrite messaging system instead of the blog, which led to some blog fans I didn't even know I had wondering why the blog had gone silent.

Will simplify this collection so it takes less time to re-up annually, but here's a last look back!

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Click each theme name (after the band launches and the theme name has been changed to a large hyperlink you can click on) to see the band's costumes for next year!

(Pictures from Trinidad Carnival Costume Photos and/or the band's facebook/website unless otherwise noted.)  See one you want to be in?  Time to plan that trip to Trinidad Carnival 2014!

Costumes/launch dates on page currently for:

Trinidad Carnival 2014

For last year's costumes click here.

HARTS, "OF LOVE AND WAR", JUNE 21, 2013

PAPARAZZI, "CENTERSTAGE", JULY 21, 2013

SPICE, THEME [no Spice on the road for 2014! click to enlarge]

TRIBE, "TRIBE10", JULY 20, 2013

FANTASY, "SECRETS OF THE DEEP", JULY 27, 2013

Pic courtesy of Trinidad Carnival Diary since Fantasy's page not currently available (???!)

BLISS, "TRIBUTE", JULY 28, 2013

PETLEMAS, "SAFARI", AUGUST 1, 2013

YUMA, "CIRQUE", AUGUST 10, 2013

DREAMTEAM, "I AM", AUGUST 10, 2013

PASSION CARNIVAL, "SINS OF PASSION", AUGUST 11, 2013

RONNIE & CARO, "RIVER COME DOWN", AUGUST 29, 2013

ISLANDPEOPLE, "THE WHOLE: MAGIC, MYSTERY, MARVEL", ?


SHOWTIME, THEME ?



TRINI REVELLERS, THEME ?



D'KREWE CARNIVAL, THEME?




LEGACY CARNIVAL, THEME ?



K2K, THEME ?




ROAM MAS, THEME ?



WEE INTERNATIONAL, THEME ?



7 CARNIVAL/GENERATIONS CARNIVAL, THEME ?


JUST FRIENDS, THEME ?

Cropover 2015: Fete Schedule Hot!

The CropOver Hub has provided a serious list of fetes, check them out!

Ready to be all over this?  Plan your Cropover2015 trip.

Trinidad Carnival 2016!

New and improved for 2016:

• Almost paperless: Not playing mas or know your mas band for 2016 and are getting the default shorts for men or 2 piece bikini for women? Now you can breeze right through your whole order on Evenbrite and not have to worry about filling out another form until November 2015 when it's time to specify fetes! (Unless of course you do need to provide extra detail)
• A La Carte and All-Inclusive in one stop: no going back and forth between two links to sign up, because everything is in one place.
• KISS with FREEDOM: Keep It Simple Stupid even on the all-inclusive options...but you still have the freedom to play with whatever band you want for mas AND j'ouvert and can still choose between hotel or guesthouse for your all-inclusive stay.
• Extra niceness for returning clients and loyal fans... because loyalty should be rewarded! In addition to being among the first to receive the link, you get an extra 20% off the already discounted early bird price! 
• Payments are still quick and easy and secure via Paypal, and you still get your receipts instantly.
• Once the website is set up the way it needs to be, Evenbrite will be available right from the site without missing a beat: behind the scenes changes won't result in a dramatic change in shopping experience for you!

Check it out and get started! If you want hotel I wouldn't sleep too long on it, they were sold out super early for 2015!

http://trinidadcarnival2016.eventbrite.com