Looking for a 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 email [email protected] or check out pre-made carnival itineraries.These dates are also subject to change at anytime; this article is for informational purposes ONLY.
The 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 (December 14th, 2024 to Jan 1st, 2025)
- Gerald’s, Montserrat (MNI)
- St. Croix Carnival (December 26th, 2024 to Jan 4th, 2025)
- Christiansted, St. Croix (STX)
February-March
- Rio de Janeiro Carnival (February 28th- March 8th, 2025)
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (GIG)
- Ponce Carnival/Carnaval Ponceño (February 21st to March 4th, 2025)
- San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU)
- Curacao (February 28th – March 5th, 2025)
- Willemstad, Curaçao (CUR)
- Martinique (February 26th – March 4th, 2025)
- Fort de France, Martinique (FDF)
- Bonaire (mid February – March 4th, 2025)
- Kralendijk, Bonaire (BON)
- 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
- Barranquilla Carnival (March 1st – March 4th, 2025)
- Barranquilla, Colombia (BAQ)
- 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)
- Guadeloupe (March 2nd-5th, 2025)
- Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (PTP)
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,
