Trinidad and Tobago The Trinidad Carnival is world-well known for its sheer scale and richness. It's not only a religious celebration, and it's not only a festival; it's an unadulterated scene flaunting the island's music, culture and tumultuous history. It is the greatest occasion in the island's date-book and it's said that when the islanders aren't celebrating at the jubilee, they're caught up with get ready for it. Encounter the ocean, the sun and the "soca" music (an interesting mix of customary Caribbean music with Indian impacts), before the island chills off and begins get ready for one year from now.