A full year of Carnival, from Saint Croix at New Year’s to Grenada in August. Here’s who took the titles in 2026, island by island, from the mas bands to the music.
Saint Croix
Saint Croix judges its Adults’ Parade troupes by size instead of naming one Troupe of the Year.
Road March: VIO International Band, “Ah Want to Be”
Best Troupe (over 100 marching): Opulence Mas
Best Troupe (under 100 marching): Jones and Company
Best Troupe (under 50 marching): TSK
Saint Kitts (Sugar Mas 54)
Troupe of the Year: Ultra Carnival
Road March: Nu Vybes, “Home Coming”
Power Soca Monarch: Brandon of ASAP Band, “Drop It”
Groovy Soca Monarch: King Tobap, “Let That Man Go”
Dominica
Overall Band of the Year: Ecstacy Mas, “Legends of the Orishas”
Traditional Band of the Year: Afrikulture Stilt Walkers, “Echoes of the Shadow Walkers”
Best Jou Ouvè (J’Ouvert) Group: Triple Kay/Asta Events, “More Powder”
Road March: Daddy Chess, “Roof Leaking”
Calypso Monarch: Daddy Chess
Trinidad
Large Band of the Year: Lost Tribe
Medium Band of the Year: K2K Alliance & Partners
Road March: Machel Montano, “Encore”
Panorama: Republic Bank Exodus
Sint Maarten
Best Troupe: Luv Lux Mas
Best Cultural Section: Secrets Mas, “Roots”
Road March: Skillful Band
Calypso Monarch: Yaadfowl, “Nobody Promised Tomorrow”
Saint Vincent
Band of the Year: Mirage, “His Legacy”
Road March: Problem Child, “Party Time”
Power Soca Monarch: Jasper YMC, “Rum Island”
Saint Lucia
Band of the Year: Xuvo, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
J’Ouvert Band of the Year: Back in Time
Road March: Andrew, “Biscuit”
Antigua
Band of the Year: Sechuns
T-Shirt Mas: Insane
Best J’Ouvert Troupe: ChattaBox
Road March: Ballo, “Bang E Line”
Barbados
Large Band of the Year: Vida by Esquire (Heritage)
Best Band on the Road: Betty West
Tune of the Crop: Mikey Mercer, “Like Ah Bajan”
Power Soca Monarch: Mikey Mercer, “Like Ah Bajan”
Sweet Soca Monarch: Mikey Mercer, “Real Feters”
Grenada
Band of the Year: Peter Bain & Associates
J’Ouvert Jab Jab Band: Belmont Revellers, “Double Black”
Road March: Lil Kerry, “Mayhem”
Power Soca Monarch: Snakey, “Raging Seas”
Groovy Soca Monarch: Sabrina Francis, “Honour You”, the first woman to win this title
Jamaica and The Bahamas
Jamaica and The Bahamas don’t run Road March or Band of the Year competitions. Their Carnivals are all about the road, the fetes and, in The Bahamas, Junkanoo.
Planning for 2027?
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