Mas Domnik – Dominica Carnival
The Real Mas: a month of calypso, pageants and shows, ending with J'ouvert and the street parades on Carnival Monday and Tuesday.
The Real Mas: a month of calypso, pageants and shows, ending with J'ouvert and the street parades on Carnival Monday and Tuesday.
Weeks of Sunday parades from Epiphany to Ash Wednesday, with Pointe-à-Pitre's Mardi Gras parade and the burning of Vaval. Full 2027 schedule not yet published.
Old San Juan's SanSe: four days of street parties, cabezudos, music and food that close the holiday season.
Carnival celebrations run every Sunday through February in towns across the Dominican Republic, culminating in the national parade. The national parade schedule is still to be finalised.
Ponce's pre-Lenten carnival with its famous vejigantes, parades and the burial of the sardine. Dates provisional.
Fort-de-France's Jours Gras: Shrove Monday Feb. 8, Mardi Gras Feb. 9 and the burning of Vaval on Ash Wednesday Feb. 10. Dates provisional.
French-side carnival parades in Marigot on Shrove Monday and Mardi Gras. Dates provisional.
Carnival parade in Gustavia on Mardi Gras and the burning of Vaval on Ash Wednesday.
A week commemorating the first English settlement at Holetown in 1627, with street fairs, tattoo, folk concerts and the Holetown parade.
Roughly two weeks of celebrations culminating on March 17, commemorating both Irish heritage and the 1768 slave uprising. Dates provisional.
Virgin Gorda's Easter Festival in Spanish Town: parade, festival village, boat races and family events. Dates provisional.
Dutch-side carnival: the Carnival Village in Philipsburg, J'ouvert, the Grand Parade and the burning of King Momo.