Looking for a 2024/2025 Caribbean Carnivals Calendar? Well look no further. Here’s a comprehensive list of Caribbean carnivals, dates and tips on how to participate.
**Please note these dates reflect adult parade dates and not season durations that can start almost weeks or months prior to the parades. For travel recommendations, please inquire via this link. These dates are also subject to change at anytime; this article is for informational purposes ONLY.
The 2024/2025 Caribbean Carnivals Calendar
December/January
While Junkanoo In The Bahamas takes place on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day in The Bahamas; it is one of the first traditional Caribbean festivals to partake in the early morning hours of the New Year. Other Caribbean celebrations ring in the new year via Sugar Mas in St. Kitts & Nevis, Monserrat and St. Croix aka the Christmas Carnival; you can also check out Caribbean Carnival dates in the USA HERE.
- Junkanoo (December 26th, 2024 & January 1st, 2025)
- Nassau, Bahamas (NAS)
- St Kitts & Nevis Carnival (December 13th, 2024 to Jan 2nd, 2025)
- Basseterre, Saint Kitts & Nevis (SKB) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Montserrat Carnival (TBA)
- Gerald’s, Montserrat (MNI)
- St. Croix Carnival (TBA)
- Christiansted, St. Croix (STX)
February
- Rio de Janeiro Carnival (TBA)
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (GIG)
- Ponce Carnival/Carnaval Ponceño (TBA)
- San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU)
- Barranquilla Carnival (TBA)
- Barranquilla, Colombia (BAQ)
- Curacao (TBA)
- Willemstad, Curaçao (CUR)
- Martinique (TBA)
- Fort de France, Martinique (FDF)
- Bonaire (TBA)
- Kralendijk, Bonaire (BON)
- Guadeloupe (TBA)
- Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (PTP)
- Dominican Republic Carnival (TBA)
- Santo Domingo (SDQ), La Vega, Santiago (STI), Punta Cana (PUJ), Puerto Plata (POP)
- Carriacou & Petite Martinique/Kayak Mas (TBA)
- Grenada (GND)
- Carnival/Kanaval in Haiti/Shrove Tuesday (TBA)
- Aruba (TBA)
- Oranjestad (AUA)
- Guyana Mashramani (TBA)
- Georgetown Guyana (GEO)
- San Pedro Carnaval (TBA)
- San Pedro, Belize (SPR)
March
- Trinidad Carnival (March 3rd & 4th, 2025)
- Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (POS) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Dominica Carnival/Mas Domnik (March 3rd & 4th, 2025)
- Roseau, Dominica (DOM)
April
- St Maarten (TBA)
- Philipsburg, St. Maarten (SXM)
- Carnival In Jamaica (April 27th, 2025)
- New Kingston/Kingston, Jamaica (KIN/MBJ)
- Tampa Bay Caribbean Carnival (TBA)
- Tampa, Florida (TPA)
May
- Batabano/Cayman Carnival (TBA)
- George Town, Cayman Islands
- Braccanal Carnival (TBA)
- Little Cayman/Cayman Brac (CYB)
- Atlanta Carnival (TBA)
- Atlanta, GA (ATL)
- Orlando Carnival (TBA)
- Orlando, FL (MCO)
- St. Thomas Carnival (TBA)
- Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands – VIEW GUIDE HERE
June
- Bahamas Carnival-not to be confused with Junkanoo (June 7th, 2025)
- Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) –VIEW 2025 GUIDE HERE
- South Carolina Caribbean Carnival (TBA)
- Columbia, SC (CAE)
- Hookie Weekend DC (June 19th-23rd, 2025)
- Washington DC (DCA)
- Philadelphia Carnival (TBA)
- Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
- Hollywood Carnival (TBA)
- Hollywood, California (LAX)
- Bermuda Carnival/Bermuda Heroes Weekend (TBA)
- Hamilton, Bermuda (BDA)
- Charlotte Caribbean Carnival (TBA)
- Charlotte, NC (CLT)
- CayMas (TBA)
- George Town, Cayman Islands
July
- St. John’s Carnival (TBA)
- Cruz Bay, St. Johns, USVI (SJF)
- Vincy Mas (June 27th – July 8th, 2025)
- Kingstown, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines (SVG)
- Houston Caribbean Carnival (TBA)
- Houston TX (IAH, HOU)
- Baltimore Washington/DC One Caribbean Carnival (TBA)
- Baltimore, MD (DCA/BWI)
- Saint Lucia Carnival (July 21st & 22nd, 2025)
- Castries, Saint Lucia (SLU/UVF) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Atlantic City Carnival (TBA)
- Atlantic City, NJ (ACY/EWR)
- Carnival of Santiago De Cuba (July 21-27th)
- Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (SCU)
- Saba Carnival (July 29th)
- The Bottom, Saba (SAB)
- Sint Eustatius/Statia Carnival (July 25th -August 5th)
- Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius (EUX)
August
- Nevis Culturama Festival (TBA)
- Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis (NEV)
- Caribana (August 3rd)
- Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
- Cropover/Grand Kadooment (August 5th)
- Bridgetown, Barbados (BIM) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Antigua Carnival (July 25th – August 5th, 2025)
- St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda
- Jacksonville Caribbean Carnival (TBA)
- Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
- Grenada Carnival/Spice Mas (August 1st to 12th, 2025)
- Grenada (GND) –VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Anguilla Summer Festival
- The Valley, Anguilla (AXA)
- NottingHill Carnival (August 28th,2024)
- London, United Kingdom (LHR)
- Chicago Caribbean Carnival (TBA)
September
- NY West Indian Labor Day Parade (Sep 2nd)
- Brooklyn, NY (JFK, LGA)
- Belize
- Belize City, Belize
October
- Miami Carnival (October 13th)
- Miami, FL (MIA/FLL) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Tobago Carnival (October 25th-27th)
- Scarborough, Tobago (TAB)
December
- Saint Kitts and Nevis Carnival (December 13th, 2024 to Jan 2nd, 2025)
- Basseterre, Saint Kitts & Nevis (SKB) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
Til next time,
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