Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - For many steelband music lovers, it is the most anticipated night in the preliminaries for large steel orchestras - the North region participants, which, this year are the final set in this phase of competition in the 2026 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama season. The anticipated start time on Wednesday January 28 is 7:00 p.m. AST (Atlantic Standard Time) per event organizer Pan Trinbago.
Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra sets the pace for a long night of performances, with six more bands following in its wake at respective panyards.
Addresses for the North Region steel orchestras are listed below.
Data is subject to change. Source: Pan Trinbago
| North Region - LARGE | |
| Wednesday January 28 at 7:00 p.m. | |
| 1 - Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra | #46-48 Duke Street, Neville Jules Junction, Port of Spain |
| 2 - Renegades Steel Orchestra | #138 Charlotte Street (Renegades’ Way), Port-of-Spain |
| 3 - Silver Stars Steel Orchestra | Corner Stanmore Avenue and Queen’s Park West, Port-of-Spain |
| 4 - Invaders Steel Orchestra | Queen’s Park Oval (Car Park), Tragarete Road, Port-of-Spain |
| 5 - Phase II Pan Groove | #13 Hamilton Street, Woodbrook, Port of Spain |
| 6 - Starlift Steel Orchestra | #1 Christopher Samuel Drive, Mucurapo Road, Port-of-Spain |
| 7 - Desperadoes Steel Orchestra | #6-8 George Street, Port-of-Spain |
With these seven large steel orchestras rounding out the category’s preliminaries from the four regions—East, South/Central, Tobago and North—attention moves to the Savannah Party—the Semi-finals—on Sunday February 1. Current title holders and ‘the band to beat,’ Exodus Steel Orchestra, hails from the East.
Sixteen bands in the medium category also take the stage in competition, scheduled to start 1:00 p.m. AST. Venue is the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain.
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