Following the media launch of Mas Domnik 2020 on November 7, 2020, the Dominica Festivals Committee has revealed the official theme for Mas Domnik 2020. Mas Domnik 2020 will be celebrated under the theme Play de Riddim, Play Mas from the official opening parade on January 18, 2020 until the Carnival street parades on February 24 – 25, 2020.
The 2020 Mas Domnik Calendar of events will feature a vast array of events to include calypso tents, calypso monarch competitions, village carnivals, princess shows, traditional “ole” mas festivals, pageants, street jump-ups and private fetes and parties. This year’s Carnival celebrations will see the return of International Artiste Night the weekend before Carnival as well as Kiddies Carnival on the Sunday immediately before the street jump up days.
A much-anticipated part of the Carnival celebrations is the National Queen Pageant which is scheduled for February 20, 2020. Seven young ladies will vie for the title of Miss Dominica 2020. They are Kimra Charles and Kadisha Joseph of Fond Cole, Primrose Angel David of Massacre, Melanie Charles of Goodwill, Elnarrah Emmanuel of Kingshill, Shannon Connor St. Hilaire of Soufriere, and Savahnn James of Roseau.
Mas Domnik 2020 promises to bring an explosion of music, pageantry, lyrical melody and creativity. Join us for Mas Domnik 2020 – January 18, 2020 to February 26, 2020.
For more information on Dominica’s Carnival contact Discover Dominica Authority at 767 448 2045 or Dominica Festival Committee at 767 448 4833. Or visit Dominica’s official website: www.DiscoverDominica.com, or follow Dominica Fests on Twitter and Facebook, and YouTube.
About Mas Domnik: Dominica’s Carnival, dubbed Mas Domnik “The Real Mas” is s a pre-Lenten festival which takes place in February or March each year. It is one of the most festive seasons in Dominica with pageantry, calypso shows, street jump ups, village festivals and revelry. Key elements of Mas Domnik include the sensay costumes, Lapo Kabwit (goat skin) drumming, BwaBwa (stilt walking) and the melodious sounds of Dominica’s indigenous music – cadence and bouyon. Join us for Mas Domnik 2020; January 18 – February 26, 2020.
