Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
J'ouvert Before Sunrise
Usually around 2 Feb 2027 – 9 Mar 2027
Exact dates: National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago
Access: open
Where to see it
- San Fernando — primary_viewing
Trinidad plays mas on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, opening in darkness with J'ouvert. The steelpan came out of this island after colonial bans on African drums and then on bamboo sticks pushed players onto oil drums in 1937.