
The central city of La Vega and its Union Carnavalesca announce preparations for the Carnaval Vegano 2019. The La Vega carnival is the most traditional in the country.
For Carnival, the city fills the Jose Horacio Rodríguez Ave (Flamboyanes) and the Profesor Juan Bosch Avenue with carnival activities. This year, there will also be activities on the Avenida Pedro A. Rivera.
Roberto Rodriguez, of the carnival organizers, said that on Sundays 3, 10, 17 and 24 February 2019, the famous Diablo Cojuelos will lead the carnival parades in the city. The city has also programmed major entertainment with leading urban and tropical music performers for the Sundays in La Vega. Performers that are booked for this year are:
Omega, Ala Jazá, Toño Rosario, Miriam Cruz, Fernando Villalona, Los Hermanos Rosario, Héctor Acosta, Eddy Herrera, Sergio Vargas and Rubby Pérez. Also bachata singers Raulín Rodríguez, Elvis Martínez, Banda Real, Yovanny Polanco, El Prodigio and Krisspy. Urban music performers El Alfa, Mozart La Para, Don Miguelo, La Insuperable, Secreto, Mark B, Shelow Shaq, Vakeró, Shadow Blow and El Nene La Amenazy have also been booked.
22 January 2019