The Tobago Carnival pre-season kicks off early, before Christmas, with a launch featuring a street parade in Scarborough of traditional mas characters. The first party is the Soca Spree, typically with Machel Montano as the headline act, followed by events like Soca Under the Samaan Tree, the Tobago House of Assembly’s Inter-department Queen and Calypso Show.
We were lucky enough to arrive the final night on the J’ouvert, wich is in Scarborough Monday and Tuesday in the middle of February. Mud mas is the focal point.
