With King Momo set ablaze at the Jocelyn Arndell Festival Village, Carnival, the country’s largest cultural celebration, came to a close Tuesday night. The 55th anniversary edition was deemed a spectacular success by the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF), which highlighted a record number of locally driven events, strong public participation, increased digital visibility and renewed attention for both the destination and the festival.
This year’s schedule featured 21 locally-themed events compared to five international ones, representing what the foundation described as the largest positive local-to-international balance the season has ever recorded.
