Santo Domingo, DR. – month of the Homeland, Dominican carnival and Holy Week are good dates for your tourism getaways. There is nothing better than breaking the routine and taking a break to go to the beach, to the mountains or the adventure that we fall in love with the most.
Those to come will be favorable days to stop and take advantage of the natural and cultural charms that allow us to do internal tourism in the Dominican Republic.
And we are entering the month of the Homeland and the month of carnival, which this year will be robbed of Sunday the 18th, the day of the ordinary municipal elections in the country, but note that February brings a possible super long weekend for those who plan and later, in the following March, comes Holy Week that will officially begin on Sunday the 24th and end on Sunday the 31st.
Carnival festivities in the Dominican Republic
According to the latest experiences, some of 40 Dominican cities are already entering Carnival this February and March, a festival that will allow Creoles and tourists to enjoy the creativity of the Dominicans in these meat festivals just to prepare for this Lent. 2024.
There are carnivals in cities in the Southeast, Southwest, North and Northeast regions, Central Cibao and in the province of Santo Domingo that start with their festivities this weekend.
The references of the best carnival festivals in Cibao are La Vega, Santiago and Bonao. The carnivals of Cotuí, Jarabacoa, Puerto Plata and Montecristi continue to gain strength every year.
You can also find weekends to enjoy increasingly outstanding festivals such as the carnivals of Salcedo, Samaná, Sánchez, Nagua, El Seibo, Yamasá, Constanza, San Cristóbal and Sabana Grande de Boyá.
The Vegan Carnival and its no-bladders zone
With the purpose that all attendees of the Vegan Carnival, the most beautiful in America, can enjoy the concerts early, this year the Vegan Carnival takes its rates outside the central and residential areas of the municipality to the new José Horacio Rodríguez Carnival avenue .
Every Sunday in February from 3 to 6:30 in the afternoon, 6 artists of different genres take to the stage on the main stage of Parque Las Flores and simultaneously to the entire street in the different caves of devils cojuelos on days 4, 11 and 25, and on Tuesday the 27th to close the festivities.
The Santiago Carnival
Although there is still no concrete information about the programming of the Santiago Carnival, it is expected that this year the organizers will change the route of the parades due to road works that prevent the free flow of people along those roads.
This carnival is known for its diversity of troupes, each one reflecting the cultural and folkloric richness of the region. From the Piglets who dance gracefully to mythical characters who embody tradition, each participant contributes to the collective magic that envelops the city during this festivity.
Punta Cana will have its parade this Saturday
The Muses of Punta Cana return accompanied by the best national and international troupes. It is a show organized by the Puntacana Group that reaches its fifteenth edition and will take place this Saturday the 3rd.
It will be as usual on Boulevard 1ro. November of Puntacana Village from 2:30 pm, but the great parade starts at 3:30 pm, with the participation of more than 20 troupes, more than 1,500 national and international carnival members, who will celebrate Dominican folklore and culture. It is estimated to receive more than 15 thousand people, including nationals and tourists.
The possible holiday on February 27
If you keep track and plan your getaways on February 27, this year it falls on a Tuesday and by law it is non-working, so those who manage to get off on Monday the 26th will have a super long weekend starting on Saturday the 24th.}
An Easter in March
Holy Week is the most important liturgical time of the entire year for Christians.
It is a purely Christian celebration that precedes just that liturgical time that begins on Wednesday, February 14, Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Thursday, remembering the forty days of Jesus Christ in the desert.
After Lent, Palm Sunday arrives this year, March 24, but it is Holy Thursday, the 28th, when there is officially a break from work that allows many to take tourist getaways inside and outside the country.