Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. - The second set of steel orchestras in the small conventional category, of the 2026 season of the Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama, features three nights of competitive performances in the preliminary phase. In total there are fifteen participants hailing from South/Central, scheduled to appear from Sunday December 7—Tuesday December 9.
Cadenza Steel Orchestra is first of three in the lineup on Sunday at the Public Car Park, Guayaguayare Road in Mayaro. Start time is 4:00 p.m. AST according to event organizer Pan Trinbago.
It is the turn of eight small steel orchestras the next night, Monday December 8, while the final four compete Tuesday December 9. All perform in respective panyards and/or communities.
Golden Hands and New East Side Dimension steel orchestras are joint defending champions in this category. They are each determined to remain on top for the 2026 Panorama season, and challengers representing the four regions—East, South/Central, Tobago and North—look to take the title too. First the steel orchestras have to make the cut for the Saturday December 20 semi-finals in Port-of-Spain. Then it is on to the finals on January 10, 2026.
Venue addresses as provided are listed below. All data—especially venues—subject to
change.
Source:
Pan Trinbago.
Times are AST (Atlantic Standard Time).
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SOUTH/CENTRAL REGION - SMALL |
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| Sunday December 7 at 4:00 p.m. | |
| 1 - Cadenza Steel Orchestra | Public Car Park, Guayaguayare Road, Mayaro |
| 2 - Panhandle Steel Orchestra | Netball Court, Mayaro Recreational Ground, Plaisance Road, Mayaro |
| 3 - Longdenville Claytones | Claytones Pan Theatre, Depot Road, Longdenville, Chaguanas |
| Monday December 8 at 7:00 p.m. | |
| 1 - Kalomo Kings | Kalomo Kings Pan Theatre, Pleasantville Avenue, Pleasantville, San Fernando |
| 2 - Old Tech Steel Orchestra | Pleasantville Community Centre, Prince Albert Street, Pleasantville |
| 3 - Panosonic Connection | Panosonic Pan Theatre, #10 Macoon Street, Victoria Village, San Fernando |
| 4 - Swavic Steel Orchestra | Hazel Rogers Dick Playpark, #31 Hilda Lazzari Terrace, San Fernando |
| 5 - Motown Steel Orchestra | Motown Pan Theatre, #15-17 Navet Extension, San Fernando |
| 6 - Fusion Steel | Dottin Street, San Fernando (Fonclaire panyard) |
| 7 - Golden Hands | Golden Hands Conservatory, #134 Independence Avenue, San Fernando |
| 8 - Hatters Steel Orchestra | Embacadere Community Center, Embacadere, San Fernando |
| Tuesday December 9 at 7:00 p.m. | |
| 1 - Southern Marines Steelband Foundation | #234 Southern Main Road, Marabella |
| 2 - Southern Stars Steel Orchestra | Southern Stars Pan Theatre, #122 Erin Road, Siparia |
| 3 - Silver Harps Steel Orchestra | Salazar Trace Government Primary School, Salazar Trace, Point Fortin |
| 4 - Tornadoes Steel Orchestra | Tornadoes Pan Theatre, Richardson Street, Point Fortin |
Steel orchestras from four regions—East, South/Central, Tobago and North—are competing in these preliminaries.
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