Looking for a 2024 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 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 & January 1st)
  • Nassau, Bahamas (NAS)
• St Kitts & Nevis Carnival (January 1st & 2nd) 
  • Basseterre, Saint Kitts & Nevis (SKB) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
• Montserrat Carnival (January 2nd)
  • Gerald’s, Montserrat (MNI)
• St. Croix Carnival (January 6th)
  • Christiansted, St. Croix (STX)

February

• Rio de Janeiro Carnival (Feb 9th – 17th)
  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (GIG)
• Ponce Carnival/Carnaval Ponceño (Feb 8-13th)
  • San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU)
• Barranquilla Carnival (February 10th – 13th)
  • Barranquilla, Colombia (BAQ)
• Trinidad Carnival (February 12th & 13th)
  • Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (POS) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
• Dominica Carnival/Mas Domnik (February 12th & 13th)
  • Roseau, Dominica (DOM)
• Curacao (February 11th)
  • Willemstad, Curaçao (CUR)
• Martinique (February 12th)
  • Fort de France, Martinique (FDF)
• Bonaire (February 10th & 11th)
  • Kralendijk, Bonaire (BON)
• Guadeloupe (February 12th)
  • Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (PTP)
• Dominican Republic Carnival (February 12th & 13th) 
  • Santo Domingo (SDQ),  La Vega, Santiago (STI), Punta Cana (PUJ), Puerto Plata (POP)
• Carriacou & Petite Martinique/Kayak Mas (February 12th & 13th)
  • Grenada (GND)
• Carnival/Kanaval in Haiti/Shrove Tuesday (February 13th)
• Aruba (February 20th)
  • Oranjestad (AUA)
• Guyana Mashramani (February 23rd)
  • Georgetown Guyana (GEO)
• San Pedro Carnaval (February 23rd)
  • San Pedro, Belize (SPR)

April

• St Maarten (April 30th & May 1st)
  • Philipsburg, St. Maarten (SXM)
• Carnival In Jamaica (April 7th)
  • New Kingston/Kingston, Jamaica (KIN/MBJ)
• Tampa Bay Caribbean Carnival (April 20th & 21st)
  • Tampa, Florida (TPA)

May

• Batabano/Cayman Carnival (May 4th)
  • George Town, Cayman Islands
• Braccanal Carnival (May 16th-20th)
  • Little Cayman/Cayman Brac (CYB)
• Bahamas Carnival-not to be confused with Junkanoo (May 18th)
  • Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
• Atlanta Carnival (May 25th)
  • Atlanta, GA (ATL)
• Orlando Carnival (May 24-27th)
  • Orlando, FL (MCO)
• St. Thomas Carnival (April 26th – May 4)
  • Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands – VIEW GUIDE HERE

June

• South Carolina Caribbean Carnival (June 6th-9th)
  • Columbia, SC (CAE)
• Hookie Weekend DC (June 13th-17th)
  • Washington DC (DCA)
• Philadelphia Carnival ( June 15th)
  • Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
• Hollywood Carnival (June 22nd)
  • Hollywood, California (LAX)
• Bermuda Carnival/Bermuda Heroes Weekend (June 17th)
  • Hamilton, Bermuda (BDA)
• Charlotte Caribbean Carnival (June 27th- 30th)
  • Charlotte, NC (CLT)
• CayMas (June 29th, 2024)
  • George Town, Cayman Islands

July

• St. John’s Carnival (June 10th-July 4th)
  • Cruz Bay, St. Johns, USVI (SJF)
• Vincy Mas (June 28th – July 9th)
  • Kingstown, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines (SVG)
• Houston Caribbean Carnival (June 25th -July 7)
  • Houston TX (IAH, HOU)
• Baltimore Washington/DC One Caribbean Carnival (July 12-14th)
  • Baltimore, MD (DCA/BWI)
• Saint Lucia Carnival (July 15th & 16th, 2024)
  • Castries, Saint Lucia (SLU/UVF) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
• Atlantic City Carnival (July 19th-21st, 2024)
  • 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 (July 25th-August 6th)
  • Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis (NEV)
• Caribana (August 3rd) 
  • Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
• Cropover/Grand Kadooment (August 5th)
  • Bridgetown, Barbados (BIM)
• Antigua Carnival (August 5th & 6th)
  • St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda
• Jacksonville Caribbean Carnival (August 10th)
  • Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
• Grenada Carnival/Spice Mas (August 12th & 13th)
  • Grenada (GND) –VIEW GUIDE HERE
• Anguilla Summer Festival 
  • The Valley, Anguilla (AXA)
• NottingHill Carnival (August 28th)
  • 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

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Til next time,