Utila Carnival 2012! July 16-22
Utila Carnival (Carnaval de Utila) 2012 will take place July 16-22, 2012.
The Carnival is a multiday event, starting with the election of the Carnival Queen and then continuing with beach and street parties throughout the island of Utila, including areas of Chepes Beach, Sandy Bay, The Point, and Cola Mico. Final grand celebration is Saturday, with the parade through town in the morning and big party on the beach in the evening.
Make your plans now for a fun filled celebration week in Utila!
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2012 Carnaval Schedule:
Monday July 17: Coronation of Carnaval queen
Tuesday, July 18: Full Moon Party -Chepes Beach
Wednesday, July 19: Sandy Bay Carnavalito
Thursday, July 20: The Point Carnavalito
Friday, July 21: The Cola Mico carnavalito
Saturday, July 22: Carnival Parade, town center!
Sunday, July 25: Party on the Beach
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More information:
You can keep up with Carnival 2012 at:
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Carnaval 2012 FACEBOOK group page (thanks Shannette and Helga for organizing!),
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or on the Utila Guide Facebook page!
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Photos of past year’s Carnivals:
School bands do an amazing job in the Utila carnival parade~Street scenes from Carnival (photo by Destination Utila)Carnival Festivities (Photo by DestinationUtila.com)
Carnival Beauties (photo by Destination Utila)Carnival Cuties
Do you have more photos of past Carnivals to Share? Let us know and we’ll put them up!
For more on the island of Utila, see www.UtilaGuide.com