Carnival 2025: the program

Carnival 2025: the program
Carnival 2025: the program

It's gone for more than two months. Carnival 2025 will end on March 5. The Peyi Guyana Carnival Office has published a provisional program. Here's what awaits you.

If the purists start the carnival after the arrival of His Majesty Vaval, it is clear that some carnival-goers have already started partying : dance classes, private evenings… For others, the program “ official », starts with the traditional flea market, Brok Vaval. An opportunity that Julie*, 26 years old, arrived in Guyana three months ago, will not miss. « I would like to participate in the carnival. This will be the first for me. As I've only been here for a short time, I don't have a lot of money so the idea of ​​going to a flea market seems great to me to get a costume at a lower cost. »

For this 2025 edition, Alexis Domput, president of the Peyi Carnival Office, promises everyone to “ experience unforgettable moments: the opening of the street carnival with our “ Touloulous challenge », in on Sunday January 12, 2025, colorful parades, masked balls, dazzling costume competitions, and many other surprises ».

Ce « Touloulous challenge “, it is, for the Carnival Office, an opportunity to (re)live traditional touloulous, including our famous dirty touloulous. They are the ones who will launch the first street parade in Cayenne, on Sunday January 12. Meet at 3:30 p.m. at the Stade scolaire avenue d'Estrées in Cayenne). « People have the opportunity to dress up on site, indicates the Office. Everyone comes with their own costume : old-fashioned touloulou, dancing touloulou, dirty touloulou. The idea is that this group, which will be preceded by a float, opens the parade and strolls to the Palmistes, having interactions with the public. »

For the organizers, the objective is twofold. First of all, it’s about bringing back to light the characters of yesteryear. Then, interactions with the public will provide great visibility to the emblematic character of the Guyana carnival, particularly on social networks where everyone is invited to post with the hashtag #touloulouschalenge. The Peyi Guyane Carnival Office is counting on the participation of 300 Touloulous per month. Participants who wish to do so can register in advance. But to respect tradition, registration can be anonymous ; it will just serve to give an idea of ​​the number of participants. Of course, and this is what makes the essence of dirty touloulou, carnival-goers can spontaneously join the group on the big day, dressed in their costume.

*The first name has been changed

Red devils parade in Cayenne

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Provisional program of the Peyi Guyana Carnival Office

Friday January 10

  • Brok Vaval, Cayenne cemetery car park, avenue Mandela
  • Patrons – Blue Stars at the Zulémaro farm, Macouria

Saturday January 11

  • Official opening of the carnival

16h : Arrival of King Vaval and election of the carnival queen, Rémire-Montjoly town hall
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. : Armire Carnival in Rémire-Montjoly (town hall)

  • Official opening of Nana with the Patrons

Sunday January 12

  • 6 a.m.: Emptied from the town of Cayenne, all in fluorescent lights at town hall
  • 3:30 p.m.: Official opening of the street carnival with the “Touloulous Challenge”

Friday January 17

  • Official opening of the carnival
  • Akouman Tea Lounge au Belova Complex (Rémire-Montjoly)
  • A coconut tree in the neighborhood (Rémire-Montjoly)

Saturday January 18

  • Polina Overture: Blue Stars

Sunday January 19

  • Opening of the Eastern Carnival Saint-Georges Town Hall
  • Blue Garden – White House in Macouria with Blue Stars / Patrons / Ti Coco

Friday January 24

Saturday January 25

  • Election of the mini-king and the mini-queen, Place des Palmistes Cayenne
  • From 6pm to 9pm: night parade of Montsinéry-Tonnegrande
  • Inauguration of the Garden of Polina Karfour Polina ()

Sunday January 26

  • Traditional parade Dolore Borome Memorial, Place des Palmistes Cayenne

Friday January 31

  • Karna Savanes de Kourou with Blue Stars / Pa Gain Nom / Ti Coco ké les bladas at the Kourou Cultural Center


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Saturday February 1

  • Tour de l'Isle parade, Matoury town hall

Sunday February 2

  • 6 a.m.: Emptied from Mac Donald Blue Stars (Mac Donald in Cayenne)
  • Gold Karnival Patrons/ Chwitters au Moonlight (Cayenne)

Friday February 7

  • Tololos with the Blue Stars at the Oasis (Rémire-Montjoly)
  • Akouman, Ti Lounge at the Belova Complex (Rémire-Montjoly)
  • Ti coco k las bladas au Barrio

Saturday February 8

  • Iracoubo parade (town hall)

Sunday February 9

  • From 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.: Garden of Polina Karfour Polina (Matoury)

Sunday February 9

  • Ti Balcon at the Montjoly 2 Shopping Center

Friday February 14

  • Carnifluo: Patrons / Diamond Blue Stars (Cayenne)

Saturday February 15

  • Macouria Soula parade
  • Tak Pi Tak Infuzion in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

Sunday February 16r

  • Great Parade of Saint-Laurent du Maroni

Tuesday February 18

  • From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Kayenn Kontré, Cayenne town hall

Wednesday February 19

  • Children's parade Matoury town hall

Friday February 21

  • The timoun are having their European carnival with the participation of CACL schools (Rémire-Montjoly town hall)

Sunday February 23

  • Great coastal parade (Kourou)
  • Yanavaval: Patrons / Blue Stars / Karnivor in Grand Blanc (Macouria)

Friday February 28

  • From 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.: Conference of the Peyi Guyane Carnival Office “Carnival in all sauces” at the Ho-Ten-You space (Rémire-Montjoly)
  • Blue Stars, Ti Lounge at Complexe Belova (Rémire-Montjoly)
  • Face to face of tololos: Patrons/Karnivor on the theme “Western” at Grand Blanc (Macouria)

Sunday March 2

  • Vide from the CTG (Territorial Collectivity of Guyana)
  • Grand Parade of the City of Cayenne Place des Palmistes (Cayenne)
  • Face to face Blue Stars / Patrons at Grand Blanc (Macouria)

Monday March 3: Shrove Monday

  • Parade de Sinnamary
  • Parade of Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock
  • Burlesque wedding competition Place des Palmistes (Cayenne)
  • & Noir Karnivor / Patrons / Chwitters in Kindal (Matoury)

Tuesday March 4: Mardi Gras

  • Vide deMatoury
  • Red devils parade in Cayenne and Kourou
  • Blue Stars / Red theme patrons at Polina (Matoury)
  • from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.: Red Carnival By Soyana Red theme at Ferme Zulémaro (Macouria)

Wednesday March 5: Ash Wednesday

  • Cremation of King Vaval, Place des Palmistes (Cayenne)
  • From 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.: Ti Balcon at the Montjoly2 Shopping Center Rémire-Montjoly
  • From 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.: the Garden des Zroyezroyteurs at the Break-Club (Rémire-Montjoly)

Touloulou from Guyana in front of the Polina dance hall

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Monday

Biguine and Mazurka lessons

Cafe de la Gare

Mardi

Biguine and Mazurka lessons

Spicy Dubaï Hookah

Wednesday

Les Chwitters Ti Lounge – Rémire-Montjoly Complexe Belova

THURSDAY

  • Biguine and Mazurka classes, Le Bistrot – Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • La Banda Jankler Nana – Cayenne
  • Blue Stars au Vibes – Cayenne
  • Thursday FBI at Moonlight – Cayenne

Friday

  • Akouman Ti Lounge – Rémire-Montjoly

Biguine/mazurka lessons at the Café de la gare, in Cayenne

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