Carnival of Colonial Zone 2013

Carnaval de la Ciudad Colonial 2013

This is the first year there will be Carnival festivities in the Colonial Zone including a parade and specials for people in costume.

Colonial City Carnival 2013

Colonial City Carnival 2013

If there is anything exciting going on that my web camera can see I will do a live stream from the corner of Padre Billini and Isabel La Catolica. The Colonial Zone Street Cam. I will put an announcement when we go live on the Colonial Zone Dominican Republic Facebook page when we go live also. Even if the camera is not live the streams are recorded so you can watch anytime.

Check out the picture slide show of the carnival Carnaval in Cuidad Colonial 2013 Picture Album.

This is the Press Release as well as I can interpret. As there is more information I will add it here.

The Cluster Turístico de Santo Domingo announces its Carnival program for the Colonial City:

Saturday February 2:
*5:00 p.m. Palacio Consistorial, c/Arz. Meriño and El Conde – Carnival Parade featuring Flochónpor Lolito.
*7:00 pm: Plaza de España – Coronation of the King and Queen of Carnival 2013 and Fiesta of the Carnestolendas.
*Special Carnival offers in Colonial Zone bars and restaurants for customers dressed in costumes.

Sunday February 3:
*5:00 pm Ruinas de San Francisco Grupo Bonyé en Carnaval . They will be dressed for Carnival
*Special Carnival offers in Colonial Zone bars and restaurants for customers dressed in costumes.

WEDNESDAY February 6:
*6:00 pm DINAFOLK / MINC, calle Vicente Celestino Duarte No.9, La Atarazana. Exhibition and Talk “Elementos étnicos raciales en el Carnaval Dominicano”/ “Racial and ethnic elements in the Dominican Carnival”

Friday February 8:
*5:00 pm Parque Colón – Feria Artesanal de Carnaval/ Carnival Craft Fair
*5:00 pm Teatro Guloya on Callejon Macoris – Animated Theater ¨Negro comparón” y “Los Trinitarios”
* Carnival Exhibitions at:
– DINAFOLK / MINC, calle Vicente Celestino Duarte No.9
– Centro de Inventario de Bienes Culturales. Calle Luperon and Hostos
– Centro Científico Cultural Dominico-Ruso, calle La Atarazana No. 17-B
– Tira Nativa, c/Arz. Meriño No. 113-A (front of Casa de Teatro)

*Special Carnival offers in Colonial Zone bars and restaurants for customers dressed in costumes.

Saturday, February 9:
*10:00 a.m. Calle El Conde – Children’s Carnival Parade, from the Puerta del Conde to Plaza Maria de Toledo, on Calle las Damas.
*5:00 p.m. Calle Mercedes and Las Damas – Salida caravana de calentamiento por la Ciudad Colonial.
*9:00 pm Casa de Teatro, Arz. Meriño No. 110 – Carnaval del Artista Dominicano/ Carnival of Dominican artist (there is an admission price)
*Parque Colón: Feria Artesanal de Carnaval/ Carnival Craft Fair
* Carnival Exhibitions at:
– DINAFOLK / MINC, calle Vicente Celestino Duarte No.9
– Centro de Inventario de Bienes Culturales. Calle Luperon and Hostos
– Centro Científico Cultural Dominico-Ruso, calle La Atarazana No. 17-B
– Tira Nativa, c/Arz. Meriño No. 113-A (front of Casa de Teatro)

*Special Carnival offers in Colonial Zone bars and restaurants for customers dressed in costumes.

Sunday February 10:
*5:00 pm Carnival Parade starting on Calle Las Damas, Mercedes, Sánchez, Padre Billini to Calle Las Damas. (If there is electricity I will have the Colonial Zone Street Camera out on the corner of Padre Billini and Isabel la Catolica for the world to watch)
*8:00 pm Ruinas de San Francisco, Bonyé en Carnaval, Gruop Bonyes and the final party and announcement of awards Cuidad Colonial Carnival 2013.

(More information at the Cluster Turístico de Santo Domingo, calle Arzobispo Meriño No. 157, phone 809-687-8217).