More than 1,000 young people are preparing in Nueva Esparta for the Guinness Marching Band Record
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Published at: 09/11/2026 06:29 PM
A total of 1,100 young people from Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta state, are preparing to break the Guinness Record for the biggest marching band in the world.
The initiative, which plans to bring together more than 15,000 musicians from the country, has the support of the Government of the island entity, the National Federation of Bands, mayors, the Ministry for Youth and the Great Venezuelan Youth Mission.
The Deputy Minister for Youth Organization and Participation, Darío Alejandro Vivas, was present at the second rehearsal in Nueva Esparta, accompanied by the regional musical coordinator, Julián Gómez, who indicated that the rehearsals began in March with 18 groups and that the national goal is to exceed 12,260 participants from Japan to reach 16,000 performers, with schedules adapted to students and workers.
The main event will be held on November 29 in the spaces of Los Próceres, in Caracas, with an official repertoire that will begin with a medley of Venezuelan party through the pieces Bella Venezuela and La Burra, to close with a calypso assemblage composed of the songs Bandido, Guayana and Caballo Viejo.
Mazo News Team/MIPPCI