The Carnaval de Maturin is Monagas state's carnival, centred on a comparsa and float parade built by communities, schools and businesses along Avenida Raul Leoni, with a carnival queen election, musical shows, decorated-street competitions and, since 2024, a calypso-and-soca Jouvert, declared cultural heritage of Monagas state that same year.
Maturin's carnival has always been, at its core, a parade built by the city itself.
The 2024 introduction of a Jouvert, a water, foam and colour-based street celebration played to calypso and soca, marked a deliberate expansion of Maturin's carnival beyond its traditional float-parade format, borrowing an eastern Caribbean carnival practice not historically associated with this Monagas plains city, while the same year's official declaration of the carnival as state cultural heritage formally recognised a tradition already featuring, since at least 1976, a continuous line of crowned carnival queens
Comparsa and float-parade carnival traditions built around community
school and business participation
a carnival queen coronation dating back through decades of local editions
and a recently added Jouvert tradition drawing on wider Caribbean calypso and soca carnival culture
Dates TBA · Usually February
Expect street closures, dense pedestrian flow, and slow exits. Comfortable shoes are essential.
Light, breathable clothing suited to Monagas state's hot plains climate; clothing that can get wet or foam-covered is advisable for anyone joining the Jouvert celebration.
Keep valuables light, set a meeting point, and give processions room to move.
Choose lodging by the part of Maturin you will actually use, not only by the cheapest room.
Many carnival moments are public, but confirm paid areas or stands before travel.
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Carnaval de Maturin is listed for Past edition: 14–17 February 2026. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
The festival is listed in Maturin, Venezuela. The map coordinate is a planning reference, not a guarantee of a ticket gate or exact venue.
4 days is the listed festival span. Add time for arrival, local transport, queues, and any route changes during the event.
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Maturin, Monagas, Venezuela
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