Last Updated on June 6, 2025, 8:11 AM AST by Anthony Morris
St Kitts and Nevis National Carnival Committee has launched the official calendar of events for the 54th edition of the Sugar Mas Festival. The end of the year Carnival is one of the most awaited carnival events in the Caribbean.
The officials have shared the official lineup for the events which will be taking up the final weeks of the year. The events which will start from November 2025, will allow attendants to experience music, culture and vibrant energy of St Kitts during the carnival.
In the last half of the century, the Sugar Mas Festivities have gained a lot of popularity from the neighboring island nations. The carnival event which started in 1970s as a measure of promoting the culture and roots of the Caribbean has come very far.
Today, the private event organizers have a much longer list of activities during the Sugar Mas. The officials have shared the calendar for the national as well as private events which are supposed to take place as a part of the Sugar Mas 54 festivities.
National Events:
Sunday, November 23, Sugar Mas Awards
Friday, November 28, Senior Calypso Elim.1
Saturday, November 29, Senior Calypso Elim.2
Friday, December 05, Power Soca Elimination
Saturday, December, 06 Groovy Soca Elimination
Monday, December 08 to Thursday, December 11, In the Spirit of Christmas
Friday, December 12 Midnight Escape
Saturday December 13 Miss Teen SKN Pageant
Sunday December 14 Junior Calypso Final
Wednesday December 17 Senior Calypso Semis
Thursday December 18 Folklore Galore
Friday December 19 Soca Monarch Final
Tuesday December 23 Miss SKN Pageant
Friday December 26 J’ouvert
Saturday, December 27 Junior Carnival Parade Day
Sunday, December 28 Panorama
Tuesday, December 30 Senior Calypso Final
Thursday, January 01, Grand Parade
Friday, January 02, Last Lap
Saturday, January 24, Prize Giving & Ministers Cocktail
The Private events will be hosted as follows:
Saturday, November 29: Events R Us
- Ties & Tiaras Family Gala
Friday, December 06: Wholesome Family Ent.
- Festival of Lights
Sunday, December 07: JaHair Salon
- Braids and Bacchanal
Friday, December 12: Awesome Navigator
- Calypso Review
Saturday, December 13: Deejay Flames
- Rhum and Soca
Tuesday, December 16: Ministry of Health
- Carnival Warm Up
Wednesday, December 17: Ministry of Agriculture
- Agri-Christmas Night Market
Friday, December 19:
Iconic
- Insane
Saturday 20 December Cane Juice Cooler Fete
Sunday 21 December
WD 40 Production
- Gifted For a Purpose
Carambola Beach Club
- Boozy Brunch
DJ Dre
- Soaked
Monday 22 December ASAP Glow
- Parade
Wednesday 24 December Bacchanal Chasers
- Aktivate
Saturday 27 December DJ Tero
- Entertainment Sunset
Sunday 28 December
Tidal SKN
- Anchored
The Godfather Beach Bar
- Beach Picnic
Monday 29 December ABC Promos & Friends Bacchanal Monday
Haynes Smith Miss
- Caribbean Talented Teen Pageant
Tuesday 30 December Freaks Mas x LUXE Carnival Darkers On the Water
Wednesday 31 December Rotary Club of Liamuiga
- New Years Ball
THU 01 January Ready, Fete, Go!
- Glam Lounge
FRI 02 January Ready, Fete, Go!
- Glam Lounge
SAT 03 January
Know U Fren Bar
- Rep U Band
LUXE Carnival
- Allure
SUN 04 JAN
Ultra Carnival
- Wine & Chill
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