Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Part 4 - Fetes!

Filed Under thoughts, articles, series, Trinidad and Tobago Carnival | Posted on February 1, 2007

This is part of the series:

Image from the Trinidad Guardian

If you are getting the sense that Carnival is one big long party you are right! So it only makes sense that one big long party would be made of many many big long parties as well. These parties in Trinidad are called fetes and are attended by hundreds sometimes thousands. Fetes feature the biggest soca artists of the season and can go on until daybreak. As the Carnival season draws near the number of fetes grows exponentially, and are not restricted to weekends either. It is not uncommon for people to attend a fete until well after midnight and then to go to their day job as usual.

Fetes are often held by schools and non-profits as fundraisers, by corporate sponsors and of course, by party promoters.

The invitations to these fetes are often works of art themselves. IZATRINI.COM has complete 2007 fete listings (over 30 listed for this weekend alone!) and also is the source for the bouncy animation of fete tickets that you see below :D


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SIGHTS:

At a fete you will usually see people waving huge flags and other such colorful ‘accessories’. And of course no Trini worth their red, white and black would think of showing up at a fete without their own rag or ‘kerchief to wave and jump with :lol:


SOUNDS:

Fetes sometimes have ‘rhythm sections’ that add to the frenzied sound and atmosphere. One of the most popular and well-known rhythm sections is the Laventille Rhythm section. They were part of the cultural contigency sent to Germany last year as part of our World Cup delegation. You can see and hear them in the below clip.

Laventille Rhythm Section

TASTES:

Doubles

Doubles is the ultimate Trinidad street food - cheap, hearty, filling



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