The overseas antennas of France Télévisions are getting into carnival time!

Every year, for almost two months, the Antilles-Guyana carnival brings together thousands of spectators. An emblematic event, the festivities – from street parades to large masked parades, including orchestra concerts and carnival evenings – are in full swing from Epiphany to Ash Wednesday. A blend of European roots and African and Native American traditions, carnival is marked by the history of each territory over the centuries and celebrates cultural diversity.

The antennas of the Overseas division of France Télévisions are committed, through the antennas of the Réseau des 1^erato promote this unmissable event on TV, radio, on the web and social networks.

The Guadeloupe Carnival

On Guadeloupe La 1^era

A major event that celebrates the multicultural heritage of the butterfly island, the Guadeloupe carnival is among the 10 most beautiful carnivals in the world. Guadeloupe La 1^era will be there for this 2025 edition to bring to life and share the magic of this colorful and joyful event. TV, radio and digital channels will offer live coverage of the parades, kicking off in January. Sidewalk microphones will go out to meet personalities and anonymous people who know the carnival, in order to give them a voice and collect their testimonies, stories and anecdotes. An immersion within the groups will be offered to listeners, shortly before the parades, to discover behind the scenes. Finally, special broadcasts, relocations and relays in information editions will complete this 360° system.

Martinique Carnival

On Martinique La 1^era

From Shrove Sunday to Ash Wednesday, Martinique will live intensely to the rhythm of Carnival 2025. Authentic and unique of its kind, the largest popular and cultural event in the territory will, once again, thrill thousands of carnival-goers, spectators and tourists . For this 121^e edition, the teams of Martinique La 1^era are mobilizing to promote this great open-air festival on its four media. Through live TV, special broadcasts, magazines, documentaries and premiums, viewers will be able to experience “Kannaval an Mouvman”. On the radio, the teams will travel to several towns on the island, for inserts, filmed radio broadcasts, and live and full broadcasts, in order to allow listeners to fully experience the carnival festivities. A special musical program, as well as reviews will complete the schedule. Coverage on the website and social networks, with articles, photos and lives of the different parades will allow Internet users to experience a real immersion in the festive and colorful atmosphere of the carnival.

The Guyana Carnival

On Guyana La 1^era

On the roads of Cayenne, Kourou and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, King Vaval resurrected from his ashes in the form of a toucan will lead the crowd to the music of the carnival orchestras which will liven up the ball until dawn , and this for more than a month. For the occasion, Guyana La 1^era offers “Guyavalesque” four-media coverage with the aim of bringing this emblematic event of the region to life for its audiences. On the program, live TV, radio, web broadcasts to thrill to the sound of the beguine and the mazurka until the end of the night, a documentary event on TV, games and special broadcasts on filmed radio, and concerts to thrill to the sound of drums and trumpets. Whether you are an amateur or experienced carnival goer, (re)discover the magical world of carnival and masked balls on the Guyane La 1 website and social networks^erathrough Facebook lives, stories and Instagram photos.

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From January 3 to March 5, 2025 on the Réseau des 1^era