Antigua Carnival 2026 Registration Now Open Across All Categories

Registration is now officially open for Antigua Carnival 2026, the Antigua Barbuda Festivals Commission has announced.

In a statement issued this week, the Commission confirmed that applications are being accepted across all major competitive and participation categories ahead of next year’s festival, one of the country’s largest cultural events.

Categories open for registration include Business Floats, Calypso Monarch, Cheerleaders, Individual Mas, J’ouvert Troupes Band, Junior Calypso Monarch, Junior Carnival Private Mas, Junior Carnival School Mas, Junior Party Monarch, Mas Band, Monday Wear, Mr. & Miss Teenage Pageant, Party Monarch, Prince & Princess, Queen of Carnival, Road March, T-Shirt Mas, and Vendors.

Registration forms can be collected at the National Festivals Office, located on the first floor of the Cecil George-John Building at the corner of Corn Alley and Redcliffe Street, as well as at the Ministry of Creative Industries on Old Parham Road, upstairs the KFC/INET building.

The offices will facilitate collections Monday to Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and on Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Persons seeking to request registration forms electronically may do so by emailing [email protected] or via WhatsApp at (268) 727-9201. Further inquiries can be made by calling (268) 462-4707.

Completed registration forms must be returned to the National Festivals Office at the Cecil George-John Building.

Antigua Carnival 2026 is expected to once again bring together calypsonians, mas bands, designers, performers, and vendors as preparations intensify for the annual celebration of music, culture, and national pride.