Trinidad & Tobago's Steel Pan Prize Structure for 2013

The following information is provided for those whom are interested in the prize structure that will be used for Carnival 2013. Prizes would be awarded for the large, medium and small steel bands and single pan bands. The information was sourced from the Trinidad Express Newspapwer.

The National Finals for the Small and Single Pan categories are scheduled to take place at Skinner's Park in San Fernando on Thursday February 7, 2013. The event will start at 6:00 pm. This should be a grand event and one that the people from the Southern part of the country would appreciate since they would not have to travel into Port-of-Spain to experience "Pan Fever".

The National Finals for the Medium and Large bands will take place at the traditional venue at the Grand Stand located in the Queens Park Savanna, Port-of-Spain. This is the gem of the Steel Pan competitions and one that is celebrated as the Carnival event that one should attend. The event takes place on Saturday February 9, 2013 with a scheduled start time of 7:00 pm.

The Final Pan Competition for the Carnival Festival takes place on Carnival Monday  and Tuesday in all Regions. This competition will decide the champion 'Pan On The Road' champs for the East, North and South/Central Regions. 

The following is the prize structure for the steel bands participating in the large bands category.
  • $1M for first place
  • $700,000 for second place
  • $650,000 for third place
The following is the prize structure for the steel bands participating in the medium bands category.
  • $600,000 for first place
  • $550,000 for second place
  • $500,000 for third place
The following is the prize structure for the steel bands participating in the small bands category.
  • $400,000 for first place 
  • $350,000 for second place  
  • $300,000 third place 
The following is the prize structure for the steel bands participating in the single steel pan band category.
  • $200,000 for first place
  • $120,000 for second place 
  • $95,000 for second place

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