Carnaval de San Pedro de Macoris

Carnaval de San Pedro de Macoris carries a cultural dimension distinct from most other Dominican town carnivals because the city is home to the Guloya, a UNESCO-recognized masquerade dance-drama tradition rooted in the Cocolo community, descendants of English-speaking migrant sugar workers from the British West Indies. Programming often incorporates Guloya performers alongside typical Dominican carnival costumed parading.

Carnaval de San Pedro de Macoris carries a cultural dimension distinct from most other Dominican town carnivals because San Pedro de Macoris is home to the Guloya, a masquerade dance-drama tradition rooted in the Cocolo community, descendants of English-speaking migrant workers who arrived from the British West Indies during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to work in the region's sugar industry.