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Pearly Is Ready for Crop Over: Latest Update Lets Barbadians Track Grand Kadooment Bands Live and Send Their Vibe to the Broadcast
First-of-its-kind integrated carnival experience brings together live band tracking, proximity information, band profiles and real-time audience reactions Tomorrow, Grand Kadooment spectators will be able to follow the bands along the [...]
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NCF celebrates Barbados’ 60th Anniversary with a magazine of Festivals.
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has launched its 2026 edition of its BANJA magazine in celebration of Barbados’ 60th Anniversary of Independence, offering readers a vibrant journey through the festivals [...]
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Battle For The Crown – The Ultimate Battle For Barbados Calypso Crown
When the first note rings out at the National Botanical Gardens on Friday night, the Pic-O-De-Crop stage will already be crowded with history. Five former monarchs, including the defending champion, [...]
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NCF Mourns the Passing of Veteran Photographer David Crichlow
It is with profound sadness that the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) mourns the passing of veteran photographer David Crichlow, whose lens preserved the people, culture and defining moments of Barbados [...]
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Relocation of the Courtesy Garage Pic-O-De-Crop Finals
Dear Valued Stakeholder, The National Cultural Foundation wishes to advise that the 2026 Courtesy Garage Pic-O-De-Crop Finals, powered by Q100.7 FM, will now be staged at CARIFESTA House, Waterford, St. [...]
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Junior Monarch Finalists Set for Saturday Showdown
Calypso and soca’s next generation takes centre stage at CARIFESTA House this Saturday The spotlight will fall on some of Barbados’ most promising young performers when the Scotiabank Junior Monarch [...]
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A Celebration of Children, Culture and Creativity
Twenty-four bands, colourful costumes and a full programme of family entertainment await patrons at the National Botanical Gardens. Barbados’ youngest masqueraders are preparing to fill the road with colour, creativity [...]
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A Tribute to The Right Excellent Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers, National Hero of Barbados
28 July 1936 – 17 July 2026 Sir Garfield Sobers It is with profound sadness that the National Cultural Foundation joins the people of Barbados, at home and across the [...]
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Planning Your Crop Over Just Got Easier with the Launch of the New Crop Over Website
The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is making it easier than ever for patrons to experience Barbados’ sweetest summer festival with the launch of the official Crop Over website, www.lovecropover.org. Designed [...]
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