Every Sunday in February and Sunday 6 and 13 in March there are carnival celebrations in cities nationwide. New and up and coming, the Bonao Carnival is competing with the Carnival of La Vega for the title of the best carnival parades in the country. Check out the Friday, 4 March, 8 pm presentation of the best carnival groups in Bonao at Parque Duarte. Saturday, 5 March is when the Gran Gala of the Bonao Carnival will be held to introduce those in Santo Domingo to the Bonao carnival color with the event scheduled for the National Theater at 8 pm. On Sunday, 6 March, the Bonao groups will participate in the Santo Domingo carnival parade. On Sunday, 13 March, Bonao streets will host representatives from several city carnivals from all around the country as of 2 pm. The La Vega carnival, the best known in the DR, takes place every Sunday in February, leading up to the 6 March participation in Santo Domingo at 2 pm.