Grenada Carnival. . . from Kemper Ruth on Vimeo.
In my grousing over missing Trinidad Carnival last year, I offered up Vincy Mas in St. Vincent as a viable alternative. This year, I’m stumping for another quintessential summer celebration of Caribbean culture, Grenada’s fantastic Spicemas.
Like Vincy Mas, Grenada‘s largest annual party was moved from the pre-Lenten period to the summer months so as to avoid competing with the larger festivities in Trinidad. The video above gives a brief taste of the action, which looks to be as hot and colorful as any West Indian fete!
This is obviously a great thing for those lucky enough to squeeze both Carnivals into their travel plans, as well as poor schlubs like me that keep missing all the fun.