CROP OVER UPDATE- Protocols & Routes

The annual celebration of the sweetest summer festival will return this year with new innovations. The festival, which falls within the Season of Emancipation will be consolidated into a six week period climaxing with Grand Kadooment on August 1 (Emancipation Day).

This year amidst the changes in the festival are the following:

All public events should be staged in pre-approved open-air venues and specific well ventilated indoor spaces;

All patrons, staff and service providers, with the exception of catering and hospitality staff, must be fully vaccinated OR the present a negative rapid antigen test prior to the event and valid for 48 hours;

That the maximum capacity at approved venues will be based solely on the size of the venue and the application of the social distancing protocol;

All Catering and hospitality staff must be fully vaccinated AND present a negative rapid antigen test valid for 48 hours;

Indoor events such as calypso tents and exhibition openings will be subject to mandatory wearing of masks as well as appropriately spaced seating

The COVID-19 Monitoring Unit must give prior approval and maintain a presence at all mass events.

MASQUERADE ROUTES

Grand Kadooment route:

Warrens along the ABC Highway to the Emancipation Statue culminating at the National Stadium;

Foreday Morning routes:

King George V Memorial Park to Lucas Street and into Bushy Park, St. Philip via the north gate and Searles, Christ Church to the Lowlands Roundabout and back to Searles, Christ Church

*All revellers participating in jumps or jump like events must be fully vaccinated OR present a negative rapid antigen test taken no more than 24 hours prior to the event and valid for 48 hours.