BARBADOS’ first premium, all-inclusive midnight costume carnival was “definitely a hit”.
Hundreds of tourists and locals “partied like never before” as they participated in the event that started at the bottom of Holders Hill, St James at midnight last Friday.
Decked in Kalinago-themed moonlight costumes that coincided with the theme of the carnival, Settlers: The West Coast Experience, and designed by the award-winning and regionally acclaimed Toni Thorne, the revellers brought the West Coast alive.
The masqueraders had an enjoyable time as they danced to an electric fusion of local and international sounds. Painted faces and bodies full of mud went through the Glow Zone located in the Sandy Lane area.
And after they were finished chipping and jamming, under the moon and stars, the revellers assembled at the Folkestone Marine Park in Holetown where they greeted the light of the new dawn with Rayz: The Sunrise Arieto breakfast after-party.
Thorne, who also organized the event, told the SUNDAY SUN she was delighted with the proceedings.
“It is a heritage tourism product. The theme will change annually in the order of chronology. This year’s theme was focused on Arawaks, and they were the first settlers on the island. So next year, the theme of the carnival will be centred on the English settlers.”
