Caribbean carnivals & festivals
Every festival is sorted by what's coming up next. Where an event follows a yearly pattern, we work out the dates for you. Where it doesn't, we show its usual timing until organisers confirm.
November 2026
Pirates Week
George Town, Cayman Islands · Usually early to mid-November
Cayman's biggest festival: a mock pirate landing, street dances, fireworks and heritage days.
December 2026
Reggae Marathon
Kingston, Jamaica · Sun, Dec 6, 2026
Half marathon, 10K and 5K along the Kingston waterfront, with reggae the whole way.
Maskanoo
Providenciales, Turks & Caicos · Sat, Dec 26, 2026
A free Boxing Day street festival with Junkanoo bands, live music, food stalls and fireworks on Providenciales.
Junkanoo
Nassau, Bahamas · Sat, Dec 26, 2026
Overnight parades of costumes, cowbells and goatskin drums on Bay Street, from Christmas night into Boxing Day and again on New Year's morning.
January 2027
Rebel Salute
Priory, St Ann, Jamaica · Usually mid-January
Roots reggae and conscious dancehall on Jamaica's north coast, famously meat- and alcohol-free.
Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico · Thu–Sun, Jan 21–24, 2027
SanSe: four nights of music, parades and street parties that pack the streets of Old San Juan.
February 2027
Aruba Carnival
Oranjestad, Aruba · Sat–Sun, Feb 6–7, 2027
A season of parades, lighting parades and tumba music that peaks with the Grand Parade in Oranjestad.
Curaçao Carnival
Willemstad, Curaçao · Sun–Tue, Feb 7–9, 2027
Tumba, road marches and the Gran Marcha, ending with the farewell parade of lights on Tuesday night.
Martinique Carnival
Fort-de-France, Martinique · Sun–Wed, Feb 7–10, 2027
Four days of parades in Fort-de-France, ending with the burning of Vaval on Ash Wednesday.
Trinidad Carnival
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · Mon–Tue, Feb 8–9, 2027
The big one: Panorama, J'Ouvert and two days of mas around the Queen's Park Savannah.
March 2027
Santo Domingo Carnival
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · Late February to March, with two big Sunday parades on the Malecón
Devil masks and colourful comparsas, with the city parade and the national parade both held on the Malecón.
April 2027
Jamaica Carnival
Kingston, Jamaica · Sun, Apr 4, 2027
Soca season in Kingston, ending with Carnival Sunday road marches through New Kingston the week after Easter.
Antigua Sailing Week
English Harbour, Antigua & Barbuda · Wed–Sun, Apr 21–25, 2027
Four days of racing and rallying around Antigua, with a party at a different bay or marina each night.
St Thomas Carnival
Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands · Usually late April to early May
Food fair, J'Ouvert and parades through Charlotte Amalie. No passport needed for US travellers.
May 2027
Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts
Pigeon Island, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia · Fri–Sun, May 7–9, 2027
Jazz, R&B, soul and Caribbean music across the island, ending with big-name shows at Pigeon Island.
Batabano
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands · Usually May
Cayman's carnival, now one road march with CayMAS: soca and costumes between George Town and Seven Mile Beach.
June 2027
St Kitts Music Festival
Basseterre, St Kitts & Nevis · Thu–Sat, Jun 24–26, 2027
Three nights of reggae, soca, R&B and calypso in Basseterre.
July 2027
Vincy Mas
Kingstown, St Vincent & the Grenadines · Mon–Tue, Jul 5–6, 2027
St Vincent's carnival: J'Ouvert, Mardi Gras and soca through the streets of Kingstown.
Reggae Sumfest
Montego Bay, Jamaica · Fri–Sat, Jul 16–17, 2027
Jamaica's biggest reggae and dancehall festival: a week of parties ending in two all-night shows, usually in Montego Bay.
Saint Lucia Carnival
Castries, Saint Lucia · Mon–Tue, Jul 19–20, 2027
J'Ouvert, then two days of costumed bands parading through Castries, plus a packed fête calendar.
Toronto Caribbean Carnival
Toronto · Sat, Jul 31, 2027
One of North America's biggest Caribbean carnivals, with the Grand Parade along Lake Shore Boulevard West.
August 2027
Dream Weekend
Montego Bay, Jamaica · Usually Emancipation weekend, around August 1
Jamaica's biggest party weekend: back-to-back parties across Montego Bay over the Emancipation holiday.
Crop Over
Bridgetown, Barbados · Mon, Aug 2, 2027
Barbados' summer festival, ending with Foreday Morning and the Grand Kadooment road march.
Antigua Carnival
St John's, Antigua & Barbuda · Mon–Tue, Aug 2–3, 2027
Nearly two weeks of shows at Carnival City in St John's, ending with J'Ouvert, Monday Mas, the Tuesday Parade of Bands and Last Lap.
Spicemas
St George's, Grenada · Mon–Tue, Aug 9–10, 2027
Grenada's August carnival in St George's, known for Jab Jab at pre-dawn J'Ouvert, Monday Night Mas and the Tuesday Parade of the Bands.
Notting Hill Carnival
London · Sun–Mon, Aug 29–30, 2027
Europe's biggest street party: steel pan, sound systems and mas through west London.
September 2027
West Indian Day Parade
Brooklyn, New York · Mon, Sep 6, 2027
Brooklyn's Labor Day carnival, also called the Labor Day Parade: J'Ouvert at dawn, then costumed mas bands along Eastern Parkway.
October 2027
Miami Carnival
Lauderhill, Miami · Sun, Oct 10, 2027
Miami Broward Carnival: J'Ouvert, mas bands and a Sunday parade and concert at Central Broward Park in Lauderhill over Columbus Day weekend.
World Creole Music Festival
Roseau, Dominica · Fri–Sun, Oct 22–24, 2027
Three nights of bouyon, kompa, zouk and soca in Dominica's capital.
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