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Tobago Carnival 2026

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 - Sun, 1 Nov 2026 (times TBC)

Scarborough and venues across Tobago, Scarborough, Tobago

Tickets are not on sale yet. Check Tobago House of Assembly, through the Tobago Festivals Commission’s official pages for the release date, and only buy from the official seller.

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Drone view of a white-sand beach fringed by palms, a long jetty with a thatched hut at the end, and swimmers in bright turquoise water at sunset

Image credit: Renaldo Matamoro, via Unsplash, Unsplash License

What it is

Tobago Carnival is Tobago's own October Carnival, separate from the February Carnival in Port of Spain. The 2026 edition is the fifth, runs from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, and carries the theme "The Awakening".12 Visit Tobago bills it as the final Carnival on the global calendar.2 It was launched on the beach at Pigeon Point Heritage Park in May 2026.3

The main weekend

All the street parades happen in Scarborough, the island's capital.4

  • Saturday 31 October, dawn: Dutty J'ouvert, with mud, paint and powder.
  • Saturday 31 October, afternoon: Steelpan and Powder Parade.
  • Saturday 31 October, from about 6pm: Night Mas, until past midnight.
  • Sunday 1 November: Parade of the Bands, with traditional and pretty mas.

Before the weekend, Pan Omega takes place on Saturday 24 October, and the season also includes the Calypso Monarch, Tobago Soca Titans and Monarchs of Mas.4 Promoters fill the rest of the week with fetes, many of them at Pigeon Point and in Crown Point, and the official events calendar lists them with prices.5

Sources

  1. Tobago Carnival (official site) (opens in a new tab) ↩

  2. Visit Tobago: Festivals and Events (opens in a new tab) ↩ ↩2

  3. TTT: Tobago Carnival 2026 launched at Pigeon Point Heritage Park, 30 May 2026 (opens in a new tab) ↩

  4. Caribbean Beat: All grown up, Issue 196, September/October 2026 (opens in a new tab) ↩ ↩2

  5. Tobago Carnival: Calendar of Events (opens in a new tab) ↩

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Sources

  1. Tobago Carnival (official site)
  2. Visit Tobago: Festivals and Events
  3. TTT: Tobago Carnival 2026 launched at Pigeon Point Heritage Park (30 May 2026)
  4. TTT: Tobago Carnival 2026 promises bigger celebrations and new experiences (28 May 2026)
  5. Caribbean Beat: All grown up (Issue 196, Sep/Oct 2026)

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