Looking for a 2026/2027 Caribbean Carnivals Calendar? Â Well look no further. Here’s a comprehensive list of Caribbean carnivals, dates and locations.
**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 2026-2027 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, 2026 & January 1st, 2027)
- Nassau, Bahamas (NAS)
- St Kitts & Nevis Carnival (December 11th, 2026 to Jan 2nd, 2027)Â
- Basseterre, Saint Kitts & Nevis (SKB) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Montserrat Carnival (TBA)Â
- Gerald’s, Montserrat (MNI)
- St. Croix Carnival (TBA)
- Christiansted, St. Croix (STX)
February
- Trinidad Carnival (February 8th & 9th, 2027)
- Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (POS) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Dominica Carnival/Mas Domnik (February 8th & 9th, 2027)
- Roseau, Dominica (DOM)
- Rio de Janeiro Carnival (TBA)
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (GIG)
- Ponce Carnival/Carnaval Ponceño (TBA)
- 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)Â
- Santo Domingo (SDQ), Â 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/Cay Mas Carnival (May 23rd, 2026)
- George Town, Cayman Islands
- Braccanal Carnival (May 14th-18th, 2026)
- Little Cayman/Cayman Brac (CYB)
- Atlanta Carnival (May 22-24th, 2026)
- Atlanta, GA (ATL)
- Orlando Carnival (May 22nd – 24th, 2026)
- Orlando, FL (MCO)
- St. Thomas Carnival (April 26th – May 2nd, 2026)
- Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands – VIEW GUIDE HERE
June
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Goombay Festival- Coconut Grove (June 5th – 7th, 2026)
- Miami, Florida (MIA)
- Bahamas Carnival-not to be confused with Junkanoo (June 6th, 2026)
- Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) –VIEW 2025 GUIDE HERE
- South Carolina Caribbean Carnival (June 11th-14th, 2026)
- Columbia, SC (CAE)
- Hookie Weekend DC (June 18th-June 22nd, 2026)
- Washington DC (DCA)
- Philadelphia Carnival (June 20th, 2026)
- Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
- Hollywood Carnival (June 20th, 2026)
- Hollywood, California (LAX)
- Bermuda Carnival/Bermuda Heroes Weekend (June 10th-15th, 2026)
- Hamilton, Bermuda (BDA)
July
- St. John’s Carnival (June 27th – July 4th, 2026)
- Cruz Bay, St. Johns, USVI (SJF)
- Vincy Mas (June 26th – July 7th, 2026)
- Kingstown, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines (SVG)
- Houston Caribbean Carnival (July 1st – July 5th, 2026)
- Houston TX (IAH, HOU)
- Baltimore Washington/DC One Caribbean Carnival (July 10th-12th, 2026)
- Baltimore, MD (DCA/BWI)
- Saint Lucia Carnival (July 20th & 21st, 2026)
- Castries, Saint Lucia (SLU/UVF) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Atlantic City Carnival (July 18th-19th, 2026)
- Atlantic City, NJ (ACY/EWR)
- Carnival of Santiago De Cuba (July 21st-27th, 2026)
- Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (SCU)
- Saba Carnival (July 27th – August 2nd, 2026)
- The Bottom, Saba (SAB)
- Sint Eustatius/Statia Carnival (July 15th to July 27th, 2026)
- Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius (EUX)
August
- Nevis Culturama Festival (July 23rd to August 4th, 2026)
- Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis (NEV)
- Caribana (August 1st, 2026)Â
- Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
- Cropover/Grand Kadooment (July 3rd to August 4th, 2026)
- Bridgetown, Barbados (BIM) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Antigua Carnival (July 25th- August 5th, 2026)
- St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Jacksonville Caribbean Carnival (August 21st – 23rd, 2026)
- Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
- Grenada Carnival/Spice Mas (August 1st – 11th, 2026)
- Grenada (GND) –VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Anguilla Summer Festival (July 24th – August 9th, 2026)
- The Valley, Anguilla (AXA)
- NottingHill Carnival (August 29th to August 31st, 2026)
- London, United Kingdom (LHR)
- Chicago Caribbean Carnival (August 15th, 2026)
September
- NY West Indian Labor Day Parade (September 7th, 2026)
- Brooklyn, NY (JFK, LGA)
- Belize (September 5th, 2026)
- Belize City, Belize
- Charlotte Caribbean Carnival (September 20th, 2026)
- Charlotte, NC (CLT)
October
- Miami Carnival (October 3rd – 11th, 2026)
- Miami, FL (MIA/FLL) – VIEW GUIDE HERE
- Tobago Carnival (October 30th – November 1st, 2026)
- Scarborough, Tobago (TAB)
Check out this Miami Carnival Itinerary for 2026 for First Timers below!
Til next time,
