Terms & Conditions
HERITAGE CARNIVAL GROUP
Article 1 |
Registered member of Asosashon Gruponan Karnaval Kòrsou (AGKK) under the name HERITAGE CARNIVAL GROUP
Article 2 | Membership & Registration
A registrant is considered a Heritage member once:
- Registrant is 18 years of age or older on the date of participation.
- Registrant completes sign up form and receives their invoice for participation.
- Registrant pays the down payment fee of XCG 250,- through the Heritage bank account.
- Registrant pays full fee by September 20th, 2026 based on agreed upon payment schedule.
The Heritage finance team will review all applications and make a final decision on each membership. As a registrant, you are applying to participate in the upcoming carnival parade. Your participation can not be transferred to the following year. An existing member who relinquishes his/her membership during a carnival period (or preparation thereof) will be placed on the waiting list and can reapply as a member based on availability in the group at the time of registration. Placement is not guaranteed.
Membership will expire or can be terminated under the following circumstances:
- Serious illness of a member (Letter from your general practitioner will be required).
- Death of a member
- Death of a direct family member (first or second degree relative, proof will be required).
- Member does not comply with payment rules/schedule
- Member displays unwanted behavior and persists even after an initial warning
- Member does not abide to the rules of Heritage and has received a warning
- Member displays or makes offensive or insulting remarks or gestures before or during the carnival parade(s)
- Member uses illegal substances during preparation and/or during parade(s)
- Member makes adjustments and or alterations to the costume without prior approval of the Heritage Board
The board maintains the right to revoke membership if a member’s conduct or behavior can cause harm to the group, based on moral conduct or verbal expressions. A member who is suspended can no longer apply and is not eligible for reimbursement. In the case of disputes between board and participants, the board retains the right to have a final say. If a member willingly chooses to revoke their participation without a valid reason as stated above, they are not eligible for reimbursement. A member who revokes their membership with a valid reason is only eligible for 50% reimbursement of the total participation fee if revoked prior to September 20th, 2026. If revoked after September 20th, 2026, the member is only eligible for 25% reimbursement of the total participation fee.
Article 3 | Participation Contribution
The contribution options for participation in the 2027 carnival parades are:
- ICONICA | XCG 1650,-
- LAS FRIDAS | XCG 3500,-
- AMOR ETERNO | XCG 5500,-
- LA CAROSA| XCG 7500,-
The payment terms for Heritage 2027 consist of a registration fee of XCG 50,- plus down payment of XCG 250,- to secure your spot after registration.. Once the down payment is completed, the 5 payment terms will follow as shown below in the table.
Bank Name: Maduro & Curiels Bank
Swiftcode: MCBKCWCU
Bank account Number: 331939200
Description: Nomber Partisipante /Participants name
Failure to complete the payments according to the table shown above can result in expulsion from the group with no reimbursement. If during payment terms, the participant fails to pay on time, the participant will receive a first warning. If the participant does not comply with the payment schedule, all work on the costume will be placed on hold until the participant is back on track with payment. If after a second warning the participant still doesn’t comply with payment, they will be automatically removed from the group with no reimbursement of paid fees.
Article 4 | Force Majeure
Calamities and/or national crises are often unforeseen and can have devastating consequences for our country and people involved in the organization.
Calamities and/or national crises can present themselves in various forms, including but not limited to: COVID-19 (coronavirus), any other pandemic, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis, twisters, structural collapses, world war, water/electra crises and more.
Should a calamity or crisis present itself during preparation of or during the carnival parades, the Curaçao Government has a Department of Crisis Control and Calamity Management who is in charge of advising the Government on the steps to be taken. One of these steps may contain the cancellation or postponement of the Carnival celebration.
In case this happens, the following points are to be noted:
- In the event Carnival is postponed due to any of the above-mentioned points or other unforeseen situation outside of Heritage’s reach, Heritage’s will not reimburse the amounts paid to its members. The main reason for this is due to the fact that many expenses have already been made in preparation for all parades.
- Contribution paid will be held and attributed to each member once carnival continues, given that the parades continue within one (1) year after said crisis or calamity.
- In the event a member tests positive for COVID-19 or any other contagious virus and is in isolation during the parade(s), the member is not eligible to receive a refund or credit, as this is considered force majeure.
Article 5 | International Members
Heritage will accept a maximum of 100 international members based on a first come, first serve basis. Anyone who is not a resident of Curaçao is considered as an international member.
International members need to be in Curaçao a minimum of 14 days prior to the parade in order to be able to make the necessary final adjustments to the costume. If the member does not arrive according to the requirement, Heritage will not be responsible for timely adjustments to the costume and any adjustments will be the responsibility of the member. All other rules stipulated in articles 1 through 5 also apply to international members.
By registering to participate as a member within Heritage the member automatically understands and agrees to the terms and conditions as depicted in articles 1 through 5 of this document and will be legally bound to these terms and conditions.
