Festivals in the Caribbean

Some of the most popular events and festivals in the Caribbean by month are :

January• Tumba Festival in Curaçao• Windsurfing throughout the Caribbean• Jazz Festival in Barbados• St Croix’s Blues Festival

FebruaryThe month of Caribbean Festivals• Carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Santiago Dominican republic

• President’s Day in the US Virgin islands and Puerto Rico• Preparation for Carnivals all over the Caribbean

March• Aruba’s National Anthem and Flag’s Day• St Patrick's Day in Montserrat

• Yachting event in St Thomas

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April• Opera season starts in Barbados• The Classic Yacht Regatta in Antigua

• All over the Caribbean there all kind of Kite flying competitions • St Lucia Jazz Festival in St. Lucia• The best of Aruban Cuisine is shown in the culinary competitions.• The Triathlon in St Croix USVI June• Bahamas celebrates its Goombay Festival

July• Aruba Hi Winds Festival• Festival of Santiago de Apóstol in Loiza Aldea, Puerto Rico • The 10th is the Independence Day in Bahamas• The Dominican Republic celebrates the famous “Festival del Merengue”• Crop Over Festival in Barbados• The biggest day of carnival in Barbados called Kadooment Day

August• Guadeloupe celebrates the Patron Saint for cooks, St Laurent• Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica

September• The Jolly Harbour Regatta in Antigua

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October• Harvest Moon Race in St Croix USVI• Antigua celebrates de National Warri Festival

November• All Saints day throughout the Caribbean Islands

• Armistice and Veteran’s day almost all over the Caribbean• Thanksgiving Day in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin islands• Independence Day in Barbados on the 30th

December• Christmas is celebrated all over.• Junkanoo in Bahamas• In Hatillo, Puerto Rico Festival del Día de los Inocentes, on the 28th.

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