Should I pre-register for carnival?
If you are participating in the carnival for the very first time, you might be confused when you…
Is “Carnival En” the next cool-down experience?
I remember stumbling across advertisements for Carnival En Cancun earlier this year but paid it no mind due to my pending move. But shortly before Miami Carnival I was encouraged to look at their Carnival En Punta Cana edition.
Atlanta Carnival? Atlanta-Dekalb Carnival? Confused? Let me help.
There are two Atlanta carnivals happening. I’m here to help you with some information that will help you…
The Carnival Glam Hub Experience
My first experience with Carnival Glam Hub was for Trinidad 2020. I had a fantastic experience so when they popped up for Miami, I knew I had to be there. Here's my review.
Discussing Carnival with Friends and Family
As an African American woman not brought up in the culture, I have found myself having some very… interesting interactions with friends, and even some family members that really don’t understand carnival outside what they see in my photos or on social media otherwise. Some of my interactions were very exciting, and heart-warming. Some? Not so much, and some just downright offensive and awkward. You will find my reflections of these experiences below. Perhaps this will inspire you to consider how you will approach these situations in the future, especially if you decide that playing mas is going to be a regular occurrence for you.
Carnival Returns: How will you do things differently?
A vaccine has come and as the numbers of those vaccinated in the United States increase, the number of active COVID 19 cases continue to fall. And so… in 2021…Carnival returns. How will you do things differently?
More than bikinis, beads, and feathers.
To a lot of people not familiar to the culture we may automatically gravitate to Carnival as being a definition. But the culture is so much more than that.