National Schools Carnival Events 2024

Participation in the events is encouraged as the Ministry of Education seeks to advance education reform and student achievement through cultural transformation which involves student performance in cultural activities. The Ministry of Education is pleased to collaborate and engage with the different stakeholders and wish all success with all events..See below the carnival competitions/events and proposed dates for competition, including details with respect to preliminary or semi-final rounds.

Junior Calypso Monarch

Competition DatesVenuePromoters Contact info
Junior Calypso Monarch RegistrationMonday January 15th, 2024NATrinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO)
Junior Calypso Committee
 
623-9660/625-1629
tucocalypsott@yahoo.com
Junior Calypso Monarch Preliminaries
North, East & South/Central		Saturday 20th January 2024TBATrinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO)
Junior Calypso Committee
 
623-9660/625-1629
tucocalypsott@yahoo.com
Junior Calypso Monarch Preliminaries
Tobago		Monday 22nd January 2024TBATrinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO)
Junior Calypso Committee
 
623-9660/625-1629
tucocalypsott@yahoo.com
Junior Calypso Monarch Semi-FinalsSaturday 27th January 2024TBATrinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO)
Junior Calypso Committee
 
623-9660/625-1629
tucocalypsott@yahoo.com
Junior Calypso Monarch FinalsMonday 5th February 2024Queens Park SavannahTrinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO)
Junior Calypso Committee
 
623-9660/625-1629
tucocalypsott@yahoo.com

National Schools Panorama

Competition DatesVenuePromoters Contact info
National Schools Panorama PreliminariesMonday January 8th to Friday January 12th, 2024Schools/PanyardsMinistry of Education
Primary Schools Music Programme Unit (PSMPU)
 
nspsecretariat@moe.gov.tt
National Schools Panorama FinalsSunday January 14th, 2024Queens Park SavannahMinistry of Education
Primary Schools Music Programme Unit (PSMPU)
 
nspsecretariat@moe.gov.tt

Schools Intellectual National Carnival Chutney Soca Monarch

Competition DatesVenuePromoters Contact info
Schools Intellectual National Carnival Chutney Soca Monarch
Preliminaries		Sunday January 14th, 2024Saith Park, ChaguanasNational Chutney Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago
 
schoolschutneysocamonarch@gmail.com
 
788-4668
Schools Intellectual National Carnival Chutney Soca Monarch
Finals		Wednesday February 7th, 2024Queens Park SavannahNational Chutney Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago
 
schoolschutneysocamonarch@gmail.com
 
788-4668

Schools Carnival Tassarama Competition

Competition DatesVenuePromoters Contact info
Schools Carnival
Tassarama Competition		Wednesday January 31st, 2024NCIC Compound, ChaguanasTassa Association of Trinidad and Tobago
schoolstassarama@gmail.com
788-4668

MoE Junior Soca Competition

Competition DatesVenuePromoters Contact info
RegistrationTuesday January 16th, 2024OnlineThe Ministry of Education
Visual and Performing Arts Unit (VAPA)
636-1057
nspsecretariat@moe.gov.tt
MoE Junior Soca Competition PreliminariesThursday January 25th, 2024Rudranath Capildeo Learning Resource Centre,  RCLRC, CouvaThe Ministry of Education
Visual and Performing Arts Unit (VAPA)
636-1057
nspsecretariat@moe.g
MoE Junior Soca Competition FinalsThursday February 1st, 2024John Cupid Carnival Village, QPSThe Ministry of Education
Visual and Performing Arts Unit (VAPA)
636-1057
nspsecretariat@moe.g

MAS

Competition DatesVenuePromoters Contact info
Red Cross ‘Kiddies’ CarnivalSaturday February 3rd, 2024Queens Park SavannahTrinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society
rcccadmin@ttrcs.org
770-9395.
Traditional Carnival Characters (Workshop)TBAVarious schoolsThe National Carnival Commission
622-1670; 1718; 1884; 2149; 628-5753
Email: info@ncctt.org
Traditional Carnival Characters (Parade)Friday February 9th, 2024Town Hall, PoSRegional Carnival Committee of the National Carnival Commission (NCC)
625-643

Carnival on the Pavers

Competition DatesVenuePromoters Contact info
Carnival on the Pavers Concert SeriesFriday January 12th, 19th, 26th
February 2nd, 2024		Education Towers, PoSCorporate Communications Division, Ministry of Education
622-2181 ext.1440