SILVER SANDS: Batabano

Friday, May 13, 2016

Cayman Carnival: Batabano 2016!

Another successful year of the Cayman Carnival Batabano! On this wonderful day in May islanders of all shapes and sizes deck out in feathers and sequins and dance to Soca music down West Bay Rd. The costumes are definitely stepping it up this year, with Swanky looking awesome!

This super fun parade can be participated in not only by locals, but by visitors too! If you are staying at Silver Sands you can sign up and join a band and jump in the parade fully decked out in a costume, or enjoy it from the sidelines along West Bay Road a bit further south from Silver Sands.

Love the photos and costumes? Check out Batabano 2015 here.

There is even a Jr Batabano the week before for kids! The costumes are beautiful and these kids are cute!

And a big thanks to the ever so talented Batabano photographers Cortez Vernon and Barbara Virano Cevela Photography for the great photos as usual!

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Cayman Carnival: Batanabo 2015!

Batabano! The first weekend in May, Grand Cayman hosts the annual Batabano festival, or carnival. This is where "bands" sign up and deck out their following in feathers, sequins, glitter and rum, and everyone dances down 7-Mile Beach into Georgetown with Soca music playing from all directions. It is a fantastic event to participate in, or to watch on the sidelines. So much energy, dancing and amazing costumes!

There were some pretty amazing and fun moves people pulled as the masses grooved down 7-Mile. From "wining down", a popular way to dance to Soca, to a Side Crow and other yoga moves, it is a great parade to go and watch on Saturday morning if you are staying at Silver Sands.