Post by gallito on Oct 28, 2015 22:15:14 GMT -5
Colombia’s Caribbean city of Barranquilla announced details for their February carnival, sparking anticipation for one of the world’s biggest carnivals.
The 2016 edition of the carnival will be rammed with kings, queens, extravagant costumes, music and dancing for four days from February 6, following a round of pre-carnival warm ups in January.
Barranquilla, also known as the Golden Gate of Colombia because of its function as the passageway for goods and people in to Colombia in the nineteenth century, is located in the northern coast of Colombia where the Magdalena River meets the Caribbean sea.
Its annual carnival, which has been labelled “the most representative carnival of the Caribbean”, is also recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
From January 15 Barranquilla will be in pre-carnival mode, with a variety of events scheduled to take place around the city up until the last day of the month. On Friday 22 for example, the Magdalena football ground will present “Friday’s Queen and Orchestra” event, which will see around 20 orchestras compete for the 2016 Orchestra Festival cup. Other events include the “Big Coronation Night’ on Saturday 30 where both the child and adult kings and queens of the carnival will be crowned, followed by the children’s carnival parade on the Sunday.
The main event just before the carnival gets in full swing will see the coronation of the overall queen of the carnival, which will take place in the Romelio Martinez Stadium on February 4.
Once the major celebrations start on February 6, Barranquilla’s streets will be flooded with four days of massive, brightly coloured, loud parades centred around traditional themes, music and dancing, accompanied by orchestral and comedy festivals until Tuesday 9 February.
Not only does the almost three-month premature release of the timetable demonstrate how highly regarded and looked forward to this event is in Colombia, but also the fact that on the event’s official web page, the exact dates of the carnival are listed up until 2040.
Friday, January 15, 2016
4:00pm
Izada de Bandera (Raising of the Flag) - Intendencia Fluvial /
Saturday, January 16, 2016
8:00pm
Lectura del Bando (Reading) - Plaza de la Paz, Estadio Metropolitano (Peace Square, Metropolitan Stadium)
Sunday, January 17, 2016
10:00am
Semillero del Carnaval (Pre-Carnival), Coliseo Elias Chewing (Elias Chewing Coliseum)
Friday, January 22, 2016
7:00pm
Viernes de Reina y Orquestas (Friday's Queen and Orchestras), Cancha de Futbol la Magdalena (Magdalena Football Grounds)
Saturday, January 23, 2016
3:00pm
Fiestas de Comparsas (Festival of Carnival Troupes), Estadio Romelio Martinez (Romelio Martinez Stadium)
Sunday, January 24, 2016
10:00am
Fiesta de Danzas y Cumbias (Festival of Dances and Cumbias), Estadio Romelio Martinez (Romelio Martinez Stadium)
Friday, January 29, 2016
7:00pm
Guacherna, Crra 44 cin Calle 70 (Street Address)
Saturday, January 30, 2016
3:00pm
Coronacion de los Reyes de los Niños (Crowning of the Child Kings and Queens), Estadio Romelio Martinez)
8:00pm
Eleccion y Coronacion Reina de Reinas y Coronacion del Rey Momo (Election and Coronation of the Queen of Queens and Coronation of the Momo King), Estadio Romelio Martinez
Sunday, January 31, 2016
11:00am
Desfile Carnaval de los Niños (Children's Carnival Parade), Cra 53 Calle 70, Hasta la Casa del Carnaval (Street Address up until the Carnival House)
Thursday, February 4, 2016
8:00pm
Coronacion Reina del Carnaval (Crowning of the Carnival Queen), Estadio Romelio Martinez
Saturday, February 6, 2016
12:00pm
Batalla de Flores (Flower Fight), Cumbiodromo Via 40 (Street Address)
1:30pm
Gran Desfile del Rey Momo (Great Parade of King Momo), Barrio Simon Bolivar hasta la Ciudadela 20 de Julio (Street Address)
5:00pm
Festival de Comedias (Comedy Festival), Parque Cementarial Calancala (Calancala Cemetery Park)
Sunday, February 7, 2016
1:00pm
Gran Parada de Tradicion (Great Traditional Parade), Cumbiodromo Via 40 (Street Address)
5:00pm
Festival de Comedias (Comedy Festival), Parque Olaya (Olaya Park)
Monday, February 8, 2016
11:00am
Festival de Orquestas (Orchestra Festival) - Estadio Romelio Martinez
1:00pm
Gran Parada de Comparsas (Great Carnival Troupe Parade), Cumbiodromo Via 4 (Street Address)
5:00pm
Festival de Comedias (Comedy Festival) - Parque Metropolitano (Metropolitan Park)
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
11:00am
Festival de Tradiccion (Traditional Festival) - Plaza de la Paz (Peace Square)
4:00pm
Joselito se va con las Cenizas (Joselito Leaves With the Ashes) - Cra 54 con Calle 59 hasta Cuchilla del Barrio Abajo (Street Addresses)
5:00pm
Festival de Comedias (Comedy Festival) - Parque Almendra (Almond Path)
colombiareports.com/booked-yet-barranquillas-carnival-announces-2016-program/