Overview:
Images from Le Carnaval des Tout-Petits in Cap-Haïtien on Feb. 12, 2026.
CAP-HAÏTIEN — For three days of carnival in Cap-Haïtien, performers repeated the same costumes and skits — many of them identical to last year’s. Zombies ran through the streets, vampires screamed and royal couples marched hand in hand.
By the third day, many revelers said they were tired of watching the same parade. Around town, residents described this year’s festivities as lacking novelty and charm.
One event, however, stood out.
On Feb. 12, Le Carnaval des Tout-Petits — the Children’s Carnival — brought color and renewed excitement to the streets.
Little girls wearing brightly colored folkloric dresses and glittery makeup danced along the parade route. Others, dressed as princesses, stood in the backs of pickup trucks, waving and blowing kisses as vehicles slowly rolled through the narrow streets of Cap-Haïtien.
Spectators watched in awe, pulling out their phones to capture photos and videos.
Institution Saint-François Xavier, an all-girls Catholic school, organized one of the children’s parades. Students marched from Place d’Armes to their campus, about two-tenths of a mile away.
Here are images from the festivities.
Two girls dressed in blue and red at Le Carnaval des Tout-Petits in Cap-Haïtien on Feb. 12, 2026. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times
A princess from the back of a pickup truck. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times
Students from Institution Saint-François Xavier, an all-girls Catholic school, stand along a road before the start of Le Carnaval des Tout-Petits in Cap-Haïtien on Feb. 12, 2026. Photo by Onz Chéry/The Haitian Times
A young girl in awe during Le Carnaval des Tout-Petits parade in Cap-Haïtien on Feb. 12, 2026. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times
Zombies carrying a coffin for the third straight day during carnival in Cap-Haïtien on Feb. 17, 2026. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times
Princesses waving and blowing kisses at carnival revelers in Cap-Haïtien on Feb. 12, 2026. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times
A little girl with glittery makeup is being carried. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times
Two students from Institution Saint-François Xavier participate in Le Carnaval des Tout-Petits parade in Cap-Haïtien on Feb. 12, 2026. Photo by Onz Chéry/ The Haitian Times
A performer in black and red walks along the boulevard during the third day of carnival in Cap-Haïtien on Feb. 17, 2026. Photo by Onz Chéry/The Haitian Times
Students return to Institution Saint-François Xavier after Le Carnaval des Tout-Petits in Cap-Haïtien on Feb. 12, 2026. Photo by Onz Chéry/The Haitian Times
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