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Two new Carnival fetes are emerging at a time when several established events have been cancelled, underlining the financial strain now reshaping the business of Carnival.
Promoters are contending with venue shortages, a 100 per cent increase in alcohol prices, higher food costs and rising infrastructure expenses, forcing a shift away from large-scale formats toward smaller, premium and tightly managed offerings.
According to data compiled by the Ticket Federation (TF) Carnival Calendar 2026, fewer than 150 fetes are expected to be staged for Carnival 2026. That represents a significant contraction from Carnival 2025, when 254 fetes were held across the season. Notably, February 2025 alone accounted for 152 events, a figure that exceeds the projected total number of fetes for the entire 2026 season.
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