Goa is gearing up for its most colourful season as the State Tourism Department is all set to organise the most unique festival of Goans, namely Carnival 2026 from February 13 to February 17 with a strong focus on showcasing authentic Goan culture through its famous float parades at different venues across the state. Well, Goans, as well as foreign/domestic tourists used to wait anxiously to witness the Carnival parades every year with a lot of excitement as those displaying their respective floats in cities/villages used to concentrate more on art and less on noise. Unfortunately, that is not the case anymore as today one can see less of art and more of noise, with not manylive bands performing but with DJs blasting their loud blaring techno music. I think that the individuals who are putting up their floats these days should display some real good quality floats on the lines of the Quepem float which goes to display the lifestyles from the interior villages and the real culture of Goans every year to really bring back the good old days of Carnival parades.
