WITH only one day remaining, the Ministry of Education’s Children’s Mashramani road parade and costume competition, one of the most electrifying, and highly anticipated events of the Mashramani calendar, is upon us.
Mashramani in its entirety celebrates Guyana’s culture and heritage through various dances, songs and a number of other events which encompass the Guyanese culture.
The Children’s Mashramani competitions commenced in January, with the final leg of the competition being held today.

Come tomorrow, the shining stars of the competition and all other participants will be among the young revellers parading the city streets, showcasing their varying costumes and ‘mash floats’.
It is anticipated that scores of students, teachers and parents would be lining the streets for this year’s Children’s Mashramani road parade and costume competition. This is expected to start at Parade Ground, Middle Street Georgetown, and will end at the National Park.
The Ministry, throughout the various aspects of the competitions highlighted the bravery, hard work and dedication of students as they took to the stage across the Regions, to display their talents through engaging, and powerful performances.
Each student’s passion for their task on the stage set the tone for the other competitor as one by one they delivered remarkable presentations.

Today’s competition for the category of Dance, Hip Hop and Masquerade, will be held at the National Cultural Centre in Georgetown, with the Primary School aspect starting from 09:30 to 12:30hrs, and Secondary School from 13:30 to 17:00hrs.
Mashramani 2025 is being held under the theme: “Expressing our culture and creativity as one Guyana”. This year, Guyana will be celebrating its 55th Republic Anniversary, which will be ushered in with ebullient performances by Guyanese artistes at the annual Flag Raising Ceremony at the Public Buildings on February 22, 2025.