Sascha Wil­son

The streets of San Fer­nan­do came alive in a vi­brant dis­play of colour and joy as young mas­quer­aders took to the south­land for this year’s Ju­nior Pa­rade of the Bands. Even with­out for­mal judg­ing or com­pe­ti­tion, the chil­dren brought the spir­it of Car­ni­val to life with en­er­gy, en­thu­si­asm, and cre­ativ­i­ty.

San Fer­nan­do May­or Robert Par­ris ex­pressed de­light at the en­thu­si­asm of the bands. While there was no for­mal com­pe­ti­tion this year due to fund­ing con­straints, he ex­plained that the bands were still re­quired to fol­low the event’s rules, main­tain­ing a friend­ly sense of ri­val­ry.