National Carnival and Entertainment Centre, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain

The National Carnival and Entertainment Centre (NCEC), is a state-of-the-art, locally designed cultural centre, which will be the setting for the vast array of celebrations that are the highlights of our diverse national cultural calendar.

As the nation's cultural showpiece, the NCEC will make its home against the majestic backdrop of the Northern Range and be located a mere stone's throw from the planned Port of Spain National Academy for the Performing Arts.

The NCEC will seamlessly melt into the Queen's Park Savannah, since it will preserve the current recreational use of the area whilst simultaneously catering to the needs of the modern and future users of the facility.  In order to ensure that the requirements of stakeholders are accommodated in the design, discussions were held with various groups involved in the performing arts and other cultural activities, resulting in an environmentally and culturally sensitive design approach.

Some of the other significant benefits of the new state of the art NCEC will include:

• Seating for 15,000 - 18,000;  

• Artistes' suites and workshops;

• Dressing rooms for performers;

• VIP and media accommodation;

• Spacious concession area for food and beverage outlets with modern conveniences;

• Art and exhibition space;

• Modern and enhanced restroom facilities (including accommodations for the physically challenged); and

• State-of-the-art acoustic accommodations designed for the enhancement of musical and theatrical performance.

UDeCOTT is developing the structures that form part of Vision 2020,
the development plan of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago.