Carnival
Carnival is thé event of the year. A lot of people are saving money during a large part of the year to be part of this fest. In the period before the main parades the people are warming up through "jump-ups", basically fund raising events. A large group of people accompanied by one or more music bands are jumping through the streets. The culmination of this all are the main parades: the horse parade, the childrens parade and the adults parade.
Carnival 2007 pictures
NEW: for pictures of the carnival parades of 2007 check curacaopictures.com.
Horse parade 2005
The traditional horse parade is the first official parade of the Curaçao carnival season. This one took place on Sunday January 23rd, 2005 in the afternoon. It seems to me that this parade is smaller than in the previous years.
Children's parade 2005
The children have their parade one week before the adults. This year 15 groups were in the parade.
