Trinidad Carnival 2023
In 2023, Carnival Monday and Tuesday fell on Monday 20 February and Tuesday 21 February 2023. The Lost Tribe won Large Band of the Year, Bunji Garlin took the Road March and Renegades won the large band Panorama.
Mon 20 - Tue 21 Feb 2023
Carnival dates 2023
- Dimanche Gras
- 19 February
- Sunday night shows
- J'ouvert
- 20 February
- Before dawn, Monday
- Carnival Monday
- 20 February
- Monday mas
- Carnival Tuesday
- 21 February
- Full costume
- Ash Wednesday
- 22 February
- Lent begins
Carnival always falls on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, so the dates move with Easter. Dates for the years ahead.
2023 results
| Title | Winner | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Band of the Year, large band | The Lost TribePresentation: "202WE" (1,303 points). The band's first overall Band of the Year. | Trinidad Guardian: Lost Tribe wins one for Carnival family (opens in a new tab) |
| Band of the Year, medium band | K2K Alliance & PartnersPresentation: "World Wars - In The Time of Salome!" | Trinidad Guardian: Lost Tribe wins one for Carnival family (opens in a new tab) |
| Band of the Year, small band | Tribal Connections Cultural PromotionsPresentation: "Native Pride". | Trinidad Guardian: Lost Tribe wins one for Carnival family (opens in a new tab) |
| Road March | Bunji GarlinSong: "Hard Fete".Needs review | Wikipedia: Carnival Road March (list of winners) (opens in a new tab) |
| Panorama, large band | RenegadesTune: "Blackman Feeling to Party" (Black Stalin), arranged by Duvone Stewart. | Pan Trinbago: Panorama results through the years (opens in a new tab) |
| Calypso Monarch | Duane O'ConnorSong: "Sing Hallelujah".Needs review | Wikipedia: Calypso Monarch (list of winners) (opens in a new tab) |
The first full Carnival after the pandemic, held 20-21 February 2023. No International Soca Monarch result is listed: the competition is understood not to have been staged in 2023, which we are still confirming against press reports.
Results marked “Needs review” are still being checked against official sources. Send a correction.
Band themes for 2023
Paparazzi Carnival
Breakaway Beats
A 15-section tribute to past Road March winners.
The Lost Tribe
202WE
A nine-section presentation by a band of about 2,300 masqueraders, designed in 2021 and held back when Carnival was cancelled during the pandemic.
1st, Band of the Year (1,303 points), the band's first overall title
YUMA
Awakened Treasure
A 12-section bikini, feathers and heels presentation marking the band's return after the pandemic, launched at Drew Manor in Santa Cruz.
Events of the 2023 season
We have no events on record for the 2023 season, only the results above.