Presidente Cerveza will be providing free concerts to all their sponsored Carnivals on Sunday.

“VIVE EL CARNAVAL” se transmite de lunes a viernes de 6:00 a 7:00 de la noche por Telesistema 11, un canal de emociones. This they will be transmitting Monday thru Friday from 6 to 7PM all things Carnival.

The Grand National Carnival Parade/ Gran Desfile Nacional de Carnaval is the big, National Carnaval parade with the winners of all the Carnivals held throughout the Dominican Republic. It is celebrated along the Malecón in the city of Santo Domingo. It will be held March 4th and is sponsored by Presidente. They offer three awards for best costumes. 1st place gets RD$500,000.00, 2nd RD$300,000.00 and 3rd RD$100,000.00.

Brahma is the sponsor of the carnival in La Vega. The Carnaval of La Vega is the most popular and known internationally. This carnival is held every Sunday in February. The concerts this year are –
Daddy Yankee on the 5th
Victor Manuelle on the 12th
Tito el Bambino an the 19th
RKM and Kenny Y + Zion and Lennox on the 26th
Microvision will be broadcasting live in La Vega for Carnival Vengano.

Other Carnivals through Dominican Republic.

Carnival of Santo Domingo East/ Carnaval de Santo Domingo Este will be along Av. España.
Sunday 12: entertainment by Toño Rosario y Mozart La Para
Sunday 19: entertainment by Kinito Méndez
Sunday 26: Sergio Vargas, Juliana, Doble T and Crow (Los Pepes).

Santo Domingo, District National for the second year will be having their district Carnaval celebrations along Av. Winston Churchill each Sunday.

Carnaval Punta Cana celebration will be Saturday/ sábado March/ Marzo 10.

Carnival of Bonao sponsored by Presidente returns to the traditional Ave. Duarte in the center of town every Sunday in February. http://www.carnavalbonao.com. Broadcast on CERTV canal 4, Mayimbe TV canal 8 y Magu Music Televisión canal 8, (a list of the Television stations and Radio stations of Dominican Republic)

Carnaval de Santiago de los Caballeros starts on Wednesday of each week getting ready for the big Sunday event with performances by musical groups in the country. There will be many lechódromos around the Monumento, Avenida Francia, Calle Daniel Espinal y Las Carreras.
Telemedios (Canal 25), Teleuniverso Canal 29, Teleunión, Megavision y Súper TV 55.

San Juan de la Maguana celebrates Carnaval Cimarrón.
La Z-101 FM, Tele cable San Juan y Radio Televisión Dominicana will be transmitting the activities. http://www.maguana.net Sunday March 25 is their celebration of Carnival and Semana Santa.

Carnaval Salcedo is held on the main street passing by the church every Sunday in February with the ultimate parade on March 11.

Carnaval Mao has celebrations every Saturday and Sunday in February.

Carnival in Baní is called Carnaval Banilejo is held in Bani (the last Sunday in March each year) March 25th. New information I read says it will be celebrated March 18 so I am not sure.

Carnival Azua is usually celebrated on February 27, Independence Day in Dominican Republic.

Carnival Bayaguana is on Sunday 11 of March.

San José de Ocoa, “CARNAMANIEL” Saturday March 31, 2012

Carnival Mao is on Sunday March 11th.

Carnaval Cabral in Barahona 7 to 9 of April.

Carnaval de Cotuí is on Monday the 27th of February.

Carnaval Dajabón is on Sunday March 18.

Constanza Carnaval is on Monday the 27th of February.

Carnival Neiba Monday February 27.

Elías Piña Carnival and Semana Santa Celebrations Sunday March 11.

Montecristí Carnaval is every Sunday in February ending February 26.

Fantino Saturday March 10.

Haina Carnival Sunday March 18.

Jiminí celebrates on Saturday March 17.

Nagua celebrates Monday February 27.

Nigua Carnival is Sunday the 11th of March.

Pímentel Sunday February 27th.

Río San Juan carnival celebrations are Sunday Feb. 19.

Sabana Grande de Boyá is Sunday February 26.

San Pedro de Macorís, Carnaval Consuelo, every Sunday. Other information I read says Sunday March 11, so I am not really sure.

Carnival in Puerto Plata is every Sunday in February ending on the 18th of March.

Samaná Carnival is Monday the 27th of Feb.

San Cristobal is Monday the 27th of February.

San Francisco de Macorís is Monday the 27th of February.

La Romana Carnaval is Sunday March 25th.

Carnaval Punta Cana is on Saturday March 10.

Yerba Buena, Hato Mejor is celebrating Monday Feb. 27.

Many of these places have celebrations throughout February but for sure they are celebrating on the posted dates. Information is so difficult to find.

History and traditions Dominican Carnival.

Information about the masks and Carnival Characters.

Our collection of hundreds of pictures of the Carnival.

Marcos Caminero, Xiomara Fortuna ft Diomedes y el Grupo Mío “Pa La Calle En Carnaval”

Presidente Cerveza Carnaval Commercial

La Vega is known for their wild Carnaval celebrations every Sunday in February.

Daddy Yankee will be at the The La Vega Olympic Stadium/ Estado Olímpico de La Vega Sunday February 5, 2012 at 7PM. The show is completely free!

More info about Carnival Dominican style.

Here in Colonial Zone the churches have services ending with a procession of the faithful. They have music and walk the streets of Zona Colonial carrying their statues. I have watched this procession each year(I have a video of this on the page about las Mercedes) and the statue of Las Mercedes always catches my eye. The statue is so beautiful and it looks so real. It is a true work of art. Since I am not Catholic I do not understand this so please forgive me if I do not explain this correctly.

More information about Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes/ Our Lady of Mercy and why she is so special to Dominican Republic. There is also a video I took a few years ago from my balcony of the procession.