Caribbean Carnival is the term used in the English speaking world for a series of events, held annually throughout almost the whole year in many Caribbean islands and worldwide. The Caribbean's carnivals have several common themes, all originating from Trinidad and Tobago Carnival also known as the Mother of Carnival , whose popularity and appeal began well before 1846, and gained global recognition in 1881 with the Canboulay Riots in Port Of Spain. #Trinidad Carnival is based on folklore, culture, religion, and tradition (thus relating to the European use of the word, not amusement rides, as the word "carnival" is often used to mean in American English. Carnival tradition is based on a number of disciplines including: Parade of the Bands /Carnival parade /"Playing Mas"/masquerade; calypso music; soca music and crowning a Calypso monarch aka Calypso King; Soca monarch aka Soca King; Panorama (steelpan/steelband competition);Old mas aka Traditional mas competition; J'ouvert celebrations inclusive of jab molassie / jab jab, Moko Jumbie Dame Lorraine Blue Devil; and a number of other Trinidad Carnival / Trinidadian traditions. Local Caribbean Carnivals Approximate dates are given for the concluding festivities. Carnival season may last for over a month prior to the concluding festivities, and the exact dates vary from year to year. Anguilla — Anguilla Summer Festival, early August Antigua and Barbuda Antigua — Antigua Carnival, early August Barbuda — Caribana, early June Aruba — Carnival, February, Ash Wednesday Barbados — Crop Over, early August Bahamas - Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, first week of May Belize — Carnival, September Bermuda — Bermuda Carnival (third weekend in June) https://www.bermudacarnival.com/ Bonaire — Carnival, February Ash Wednesday British Virgin Islands Tortola — BVI Emancipation (August) Festival, early August Virgin Gorda — Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Celebrations, late March/early April Canada Toronto — Caribana Toronto Caribbean Carnival (early August) Cayman Islands — Batabano, late April/early May Cuba Cuba — Carnival of Santiago de Cuba, July Cuba — Havana Carnival, July/August Curaçao — Carnival, February, Ash Wednesday Dominica — Carnival, February, Ash Wednesday Dominican Republic — Dominican Carnival, February, Dominican Independence Day French Guiana — Carnival in French Guiana usually takes place between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday, ending on Mardi Gras. Grenada Carriacou — Carriacou Carnival, February, Ash Wednesday Grenada — Spicemas, early August Guadeloupe — Carnaval - February, Ash Wednesday Guyana — Mashramani (Mash), February 23, Guyanese Republic Day Guyana — Guyana Carnival, Mid-May, Haiti — Kanaval, February, Ash