08/01/2025
Save The Date: 2025 Caribbean Carnival Dates To Know
Trinidad And Tobago Carnival
Location: Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Date: March 3-4, 2025
Known as the birthplace of Caribbean Carnival, Trinidad and Tobago is the largest and most famous carnival in the Caribbean. People travel from all over the world to experience the soca beats, the ornamented costumes, and street parades.
Carnival begins with “J’ouvert,” the early morning celebration where people first cover themselves in mud, paint, and oil. Then, the streets are filled with colors as people dressed in their costumes with feathers, beads, and sequins take over the streets.
Nos Karnaval – Curaçao Carnival
Location: Willemstad
Date: February 28-March 5, 2025
Curaçao’s Carnival, known as Nos Karnaval, is one of the longest in the Caribbean. In a country that boasts some of the Caribbean’s most vibrant art, culture, and architecture, there’s no better place to participate in a Caribbean Carnival than in Curaçao. The celebration includes dancing to Salsa, Soca, and Calypso, parading in costumes, steel pan music, Caribbean food, and cultural immersion.
The entire season lasts six weeks, but the most decorated celebrations are the Gran Marcha and Marcha di Despedida. The first parade of the season is the Carnival Horse Parade, which takes place on horseback through downtown Willemstad. Gran Marcha is the procession of costumed dancers and performers that takes place on Sunday, March 2, commencing at 11 a.m. The farewell Carnival, Marcha di Despedida, happens on March 4, the eve of Ash Wednesday.
Bahamas Carnival
Location: Nassau
Date: June 5 – June 9, 2025
Not to be confused with the Bahamian Junkanoos, Carnival in the Bahamas is fairly new in the Caribbean and was created in 2015. It’s a celebration in Nassau that has become an increasingly popular spectacular. Inspired by other Carnivals in the region, Carnival in the Bahamas incorporates Bahamian flair, culture, music, art, dance, and Junkanoo traditions. Held in June, the event draws in thousands of people each year.
Aruba Carnival
Location: Oranjestad, Aruba
Date: March 1-2, 2025
Aruba has one of the longest-running carnival seasons, starting in January and ending in March. According to Visit Aruba, 2025’s celebration officially kicks off on Nov. 11 and ends on March 2.
The long celebration commences with the Torch parade and ends with the burning of Momo. With so many festivities to choose from, some of the most important events are the Children’s Parade in Noord, Jouvert Morning in San Nicolas, Aruba’s Grand Carnival, Parade San Nicholas, Aruba’s Gran Carnival, and Burning Momo.
Carnaval de Ponce, Puerto Rico
Location: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Date: February 21 – March 4, 2025
Puerto Rico’s Carnaval de Ponce is an annual week-long celebration. Similar to New Orleans’ Mardi Gras celebration, it’s filled with parades, decorated floats, costumes, music, and more. What’s great about Puerto Rico’s celebration is you don’t need a passport to experience the excitement.
Jamaica Carnival
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Date: April 23-29, 2025
Official Website: here
Saint Maarten – St. Martin Carnival
Location: St. Maarten (St. Martin)
Date: April 16, 2025
Carriacou Carnival, Grenada
Location: Carriacou
Date: February 3-4, 2025
The Dominican Republic Carnival
Location: La Vega and Santiago, Dominican Republic
Date: February 12, 2025
Carnaval de San Pedro, Belize
Location: San Pedro, Belize
Date: February 23, 2025
Guyana Mashramani
Location: Georgetown, Guyana
Date: February 23, 2025
Martinique Carnival
Location: Saint-Pierre, Martinique
Date: February 26 – March 4
Guadeloupe Carnival
Location: Islandwide on Guadeloupe
Date: March 2-5, 2025
Mas Domnik, Dominica Carnival
Location: Islandwide on Dominica
Date: March 3-4, 2025
St. Thomas Carnival, U.S. Virgin Islands
Location: St. Thomas
Date: April 27, 2025
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Carnival
Location: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Date: July 2- 9, 2025
Saint Lucia Carnival
Location: Castries, St. Lucia
Date: July 17-23, 2025
Nevis Culturama
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Date: July 24 – August 5, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda Carnival
Location: St. John, Antigua and Barbuda
Date: July 25 – August 5, 2025
Bonaire Carnival (Karnaval)
Location: Saba
Date: Mid-February 2025 – March 4, 2025
Barbados Crop Over
Location: Bridgetown, Barbados
Date: July 30 – August 5, 2025
Emancipation Festival – British Virgin Islands
Location: Tortola
Date: August 4 – 6, 2025
Spicemas – Grenada
Location: Grenada
Date: August 1 – August 12, 2025
