Trinidad Carnival 2027

Bliss

Horizon

Inspired by the ever-changing beauty of the skies, from first light and golden sunsets to starlit nights. Press coverage of the launch called it Horizons, and designer Chandra Maharaj described sections built around stars, moons and clouds.

Exousia Mas

Legends of Mas

A tribute to pioneering bandleaders and designers including George Bailey, Peter Minshall, Wayne Berkeley, Jason Griffith and Raoul Garib.

Harts Carnival

Cosmic Chaos

"The universe has shifted, the stars have aligned, and Cosmic Chaos has arrived." Outer-space and extraterrestrial designs given a stylish, flirty finish.

J'ouvert Jumbeez

Outlaws

Paparazzi Carnival

Fes: Whispers of the Medina

Inspired by the ancient Moroccan city of Fes, its colour, craftsmanship and hidden corners.

RC Mas

The Mystical Garden

Showtime Carnival

Take Off

SPIRIT Mas

LORE: The Story of a Mythical Forest

Each section draws on a figure from Caribbean folklore.

The Lost Tribe

Stories of the Sand

An Arabian Nights journey centred on the storyteller Scheherazade, honouring the legacy of the Arab-Trinidadian community. It is supported by the Syrian Lebanese Women's Association of Trinidad and Tobago.

TRIBE

Elysia

Gods and divine beings of myth descend onto the road for Carnival. TRIBE frames it as old gods who "never truly sleep", living and breathing again in Elysia.

YUMA

Ferocious

Built around "the inner animal instinct and endurance of our human nature", with the line "there is no beauty, if there is no beast". The band's costume page lists 13 sections.