Every Sunday in February is time for carnival. The most famous Dominican carnival celebrations take place in La Vega (with the traditional diablo cojuelo characters), Bonao (macaraos), and Santiago (lechones). In Puerto Plata there is also a carnival at the Central Park where the traditional carnival character is the “taimascaro”.
The National Carnival Parade then takes place in Santo Domingo on Sunday,
1 March 2015 and on 7 March 2015 in Punta Cana. In both locations a selection of the best carnival troupes from all over the country will be taking part.