The Dominican Republic Carnival is the most authentic expression of the culture. With its blend of color, music and religion, Carnival is a truly "Dominican" experience.

Pictures | You Are Here - CARNIVAL Pictures

Carnival originally was a religious celebration on the date of Corpus Christi. The celebration became an escape of the pressures and rigidity of religious tradition. The carnival is celebrated for the month of  February with its climax falling on or near the 27th of February, Dominican Independence Day.

Original masks, costumes, floats and masked dance groups come together. Each group represents different regions and towns throughout República Dominicana. The artisans work all year along with the members of the groups making the creative and imaginative costumes so they can join to celebrate, and compete, in this festival.

To learn about the Carnival Tradition and the masked beings we have 2 pages with much more information

Below is the newest Carnival/ Carnaval Slide Show. The pictures were taken on the Malecon in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where the best of the best get to parade,show their costumes and win some money and notoriety while having a great time.

You can browse through the pictures one by one or view them as a slide show. Enjoy and appreciate all the work that goes into this event. Note the amazing artistry and imagination that goes into this yearly cultural event. It is a wonder to behold.

This picture album is framed on this page. If for some reason you cannot see it you can go directly to the slide show.

To see the slide show click on a picture in the album to enlarge. Then click on the arrow to the right of the page. This will start the slide show. Or you can click on your chosen thumbnail link to see the larger picture.

The slide show of Carnival past  and Carnival 2008 slide show.

For more information see http://www.dominicanmasks.com/

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For more information about Carnival and its History and descriptions of the masked beings check out our other pages about Carnaval Dominicano (the pages open in a new window so you can keep looking at the pictures)

See the videos I took of Carnival 2010 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on the Malecon. Bailar en Calle-Slaves and Dancing Girls and More. These are from2008 Los Alibaba Drumming and Los Lechones dancing around. Links open in a new window

Index | Monuments and Sights | More Monuments and Sights | Monuments and Sights 3 | Monuments and Sights 4 | Monuments and Sights 5 | Sights and Monuments Elsewhere | Colonial Zone From Above slide show | Ruinas Monasterio de San Francisco slide show | Church of Altagracia and San Nicolás de Bari slide show | Colonial Zone By Night | Birds Eye View of Santo Domingo | The People | Dominican People Slide Show | Basilica de Higuey | Offering of the Bulls | Beaches/ Playas and Rivers/ Rios | Nature/ Scenery | National Palace | Military Parade 2008 | Carnival 2010 | Carnival 2008 | Carnival | Christmas | Buddys Collection (over 300 pictures from DR) | Baharona | Baoruco | Lago Enriquillo | Los Patos | San Rafael | near the Haitian Border | Salto de Baiguate Waterfalls | Road Trip - Jarabacoa to El Rio | Road Trip to Prisa de Higuey | Map of Colonial Zone |