Provisional dates

Weeks of Sunday parades from Epiphany to Ash Wednesday, with Pointe-à-Pitre's Mardi Gras parade and the burning of Vaval. Full 2027 schedule not yet published.

Carnival celebrations run every Sunday through February in towns across the Dominican Republic, culminating in the national parade. The national parade schedule is still to be finalised.

Ponce's pre-Lenten carnival with its famous vejigantes, parades and the burial of the sardine. Dates provisional.

Fort-de-France's Jours Gras: Shrove Monday Feb. 8, Mardi Gras Feb. 9 and the burning of Vaval on Ash Wednesday Feb. 10. Dates provisional.