▁international ▁guest ▁artists . ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁year ▁that ▁the ▁junior ▁car n ival ▁has ▁taken ▁place . ▁The ▁para de ▁officially ▁begins ▁at ▁no on , ▁at ▁the ▁Bill ▁D urn an ▁ar ena , ▁and ▁ends ▁at ▁Van ▁Hor ne ▁Park . ▁ ▁Cost umes ▁ ▁The ▁cost umes ▁worn ▁at ▁Car ifi esta ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁other ▁Car ib bean ▁Car n ival ▁celebr ations . ▁They ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁show ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁skin ▁and ▁feature ▁bright ▁colors , ▁be ading , ▁and ▁ex otic ▁he address es . ▁Women ▁will ▁typically ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁b ik ini - style ▁out f its , ▁covered ▁in ▁g ems , ▁be ads , ▁and ▁sequ ins , ▁and ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁fe ather ed ▁he address es ▁to ▁match . ▁Male ▁cost umes ▁consist ▁of ▁decor ated , ▁and ▁color ful ▁short s , ▁pa ired ▁with ▁be aded ▁neck ▁pieces . ▁Cost umes ▁at ▁Car ifi esta ▁vary ▁from ▁the ▁typically ▁skin - b ear ing ▁cost umes , ▁some ▁people ▁will ▁wear ▁cost umes ▁with ▁a ▁more ▁obvious ▁theme ▁that ▁will ▁offer ▁more ▁coverage . ▁Some ▁dress ▁in ▁app arel ▁that ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁era ▁in ▁which ▁their ▁ancest ors ▁were ▁ens la ved , ▁to ▁call ▁attention ▁to ▁their ▁her itage . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁more ▁car n ival ▁bands ▁doing ▁J ab ▁J ab ▁throwing , ▁oil , ▁mud