ON SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2026, the night of the Bid Bad Ragga Soca Monarch, don’t think you are seeing doubles if you see some artistes appearing on stage twice; it’s simply that they made the selection list in both categories, Ragga and Soca.
On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) released the finalists for the Ragga Soca competition scheduled for Saturday, July 4, at Carnival City Independence Park, Kingstown. The show, part of a two-in-one event, is scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m.
The finalists were drafted after the Sunday, July 14 Soca and Ragga Monarch Semi-finals Cooler Beach Party, at Bacchanal Bay- the decommission E.T Joshua Tarmac.
Reigning Soca Monarch Delroy ‘Fireman’ Hooper will appear first on stage in the Ragga Soca competition with his “Vincymas” before he returns later to defend his title in the Soca category.
Others who will take to the stage twice that night will be Claydon ‘Dymez’ Roache & Elrico ‘Da Pixel’ Hunte; Giovanni ‘GEO’ Anthony Collins; LeeJace ‘King Jace’ Bullock ;and Shorn Andrew Nimblet.
