Looking for a 2025/2026 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 hello@bahamianista.com or check out pre-made carnival itineraries.These dates are also subject to change at anytime; this article is for informational purposes ONLY.
The 2025-2026 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, 2025 & January 1st, 2026)
- Nassau, Bahamas (NAS)
- St Kitts & Nevis Carnival (December 12th, 2025 to Jan 2nd, 2026)
- Basseterre, Saint Kitts & Nevis (SKB) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Montserrat Carnival (December 6th, 2025 to Jan 1st, 2026)
- Gerald’s, Montserrat (MNI)
- St. Croix Carnival (December 26th, 2025 to Jan 3rd, 2026)
- Christiansted, St. Croix (STX)
February
- Trinidad Carnival (February 16th & 17th, 2026)
- Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (POS) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Dominica Carnival/Mas Domnik (February 16th & 17th, 2026)
- Roseau, Dominica (DOM)
- Rio de Janeiro Carnival (February 13th – 21st, 2026)
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (GIG)
- Ponce Carnival/Carnaval Ponceño (February 12th -17th, 2026)
- San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU)
- Curacao (TBD)
- Willemstad, Curaçao (CUR)
- Martinique (TBD)
- Fort de France, Martinique (FDF)
- Bonaire (TBD)
- 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 (TBD)
- Barranquilla, Colombia (BAQ)
- Guadeloupe (TBD)
- Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (PTP)
April
- St Maarten (April 16th – May 4th, 2026)
- Philipsburg, St. Maarten (SXM)
- Carnival In Jamaica (April 12th, 2026)
- 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 (May 22-24th, 2026)
- 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 6th, 2026)
- Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) –VIEW 2025 GUIDE HERE
- South Carolina Caribbean Carnival (TBA)
- Columbia, SC (CAE)
- Hookie Weekend DC (June 18th-June 22nd, 2026)
- 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 (June 20th, 2026)
- George Town, Cayman Islands
July
- St. John’s Carnival (TBA)
- Cruz Bay, St. Johns, USVI (SJF)
- Vincy Mas (June 26th – July 7th, 2026)
- 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 20th & 21st, 2026)
- Castries, Saint Lucia (SLU/UVF) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Atlantic City Carnival (TBA)
- Atlantic City, NJ (ACY/EWR)
- Carnival of Santiago De Cuba (TBD)
- Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (SCU)
- Saba Carnival (TBD)
- The Bottom, Saba (SAB)
- Sint Eustatius/Statia Carnival (TBD)
- Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius (EUX)
August
- Nevis Culturama Festival (TBA)
- Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis (NEV)
- Caribana (August 1st, 2026)
- Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
- Cropover/Grand Kadooment (TBD)
- Bridgetown, Barbados (BIM) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Antigua Carnival (July 25th- August 5th, 2026)
- St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Jacksonville Caribbean Carnival (TBA)
- Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
- Grenada Carnival/Spice Mas (August 1st – 11th, 2026)
- Grenada (GND) –VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Anguilla Summer Festival
- The Valley, Anguilla (AXA)
- NottingHill Carnival (August 29th to August 31st, 2026)
- London, United Kingdom (LHR)
- Chicago Caribbean Carnival (TBA)
September
- NY West Indian Labor Day Parade (September 7th, 2026)
- Brooklyn, NY (JFK, LGA)
- Belize
- Belize City, Belize
October
- Miami Carnival (October 4th – October 13th)
- Miami, FL (MIA/FLL) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Tobago Carnival (October 25th-27th)
- Scarborough, Tobago (TAB)
Til next time,
