Jamaica · St. Lucia · Barbados · St. Vincent & the Grenadines · Grenada · Trinidad & Tobago
2026 Caribbean Events Calendar
Tap an island to open its 2026 events — carnivals, music, and 🍽️ food festivals with dates, location and contact.
Jamaica
18.1096°N 77.2975°W8 EVENTS
Jamaica
Plantation Cove, St. Ann
Jamaica's premier reggae/dancehall festival; 2026's special one-night edition headlined by Vybz Kartel & Mavado.
Downsound Records — reggaesumfest.com
Kingston
Soca road march and fete season blending Trinidad-style carnival with dancehall energy.
Jamaica Carnival Committee
Accompong Town, St. Elizabeth
Commemorates the 1739 Maroon peace treaty with drumming, abeng horns and dance.
Accompong Maroon Council
Denbigh Showground, Clarendon
Jamaica's largest agricultural show, with livestock, produce and food vendors.
Jamaica Agricultural Society
Boston Bay, Portland
Jerk cooking at its birthplace, with pit competitions and live reggae.
Portland Parish Council
Kingston / Montego Bay
Multi-day showcase of Jamaican culinary talent, mixology and farm-to-table dining.
jafoodanddrink.com
Negril
Beachside marathon/half/10K weekend paired with reggae concerts.
reggaemarathon.com
Towns island-wide
Traditional Christmas Eve street festival with music, food and shopping.
Jamaica Tourist Board
Saint Lucia
13.9094°N 60.9789°W7 EVENTS
Saint Lucia
Pigeon Island & Castries
Caribbean's premier jazz festival, expanded with theatre, art and a Creole-cuisine gala.
saintluciajazzandartsfestival.com
Castries / Gros Islet
Summer carnival with mas bands, soca competitions and J'ouvert morning.
stlucia.org
Island-wide
Traditional flower festival honoring the Rose Society, with folk costumes and song.
cdfstlucia.org
Island-wide
Counterpart to La Rose — celebrants dress in white for song and ceremony.
cdfstlucia.org
Villages island-wide
Culmination of Creole Heritage Month — food, music, dress and Kwéyòl language.
CDF St. Lucia
Castries
Festive lantern parade marking the start of Christmas season.
Saint Lucia Tourism Authority
Rodney Bay Marina
A major sport-fishing tournament.
slgfa.profishingtournaments.com
Barbados
13.1939°N 59.5432°W8 EVENTS
Barbados
Bridgetown / south coast
Caribbean's "Best Culinary Festival" — Oistins Under the Stars, Rum Route and the black-tie Liquid Gold Feast.
Food & Rum Ltd. — foodandrum.com
Island-wide, Grand Kadooment finale
Signature carnival rooted in the sugar-cane harvest; Cohobblopot and Grand Kadooment parade.
National Cultural Foundation — ncf.bb
Holetown, St. James
Commemorates the 1627 landing of the first English settlers, with parades and craft fair.
Holetown Festival Committee
Oistins
Fish-boning competitions, cook-offs and boat races celebrating the fishing community.
Barbados Ministry of Tourism
Coastal venues
Intimate jazz performances paired with a charity golf event.
visitbarbados.org
Bridgetown area
Culinary celebration of Bajan pork dishes from local vendors and chefs.
airadelphi.com/event/barbados-pork-festival
Bridgetown
Two-day weekend of 5K, 10K, half- and full-marathon races.
visitbarbados.org/runbarbados-marathon-weekend
Queen's Park, Bridgetown
Barbados's largest agricultural showcase, with produce and food vendors.
Barbados Agricultural Society
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
13.2528°N 61.1971°W6 EVENTS
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Kingstown
National carnival prized for raw street-level authenticity and electrifying soca.
Carnival Development Corporation — discoversvg.com
North Leeward
Celebration of breadfruit — one of ~25 heritage varieties — with cuisine demos and exhibits.
discoversvg.com/events/north-leeward-breadfruit-festival
Bequia
Seafood-focused festival on the popular Grenadines island of Bequia.
insandoutsofsvg.com/events/seafood-fest
Kingstown & villages
Pre-dawn Christmas tradition of nine mornings of music, food and festivities.
gov.vc/index.php/nine-mornings
Kingstown
National Independence Day public holiday and celebrations.
Government of SVG
Admiralty Bay, Bequia
Well-known Grenadines sailing regatta with beach parties.
bequiaregatta.com
Grenada
12.1165°N 61.6790°W8 EVENTS
Grenada
St. George's
Flagship carnival celebrated for one of the purest J'ouvert/Jab Jab traditions in the Caribbean.
Spicemas Corporation — spicemasgrenada.com
St. George's
Calypso Monarch finals and King & Queen of the Bands, opening Carnival Monday.
Spicemas Corporation
St. George's
The island's famed pre-dawn Jab Jab street celebration and costumed parade.
Spicemas Corporation
Hillsborough, Carriacou
Traditional wooden sailing-boat regatta paired with cultural festivities.
ourcarriacou.com/carriacou-regatta
Carriacou
Harvest festival celebrating corn-based Grenadian dishes.
puregrenada.com/product/carriacou-corn-festival
St. George's & cocoa estates
Celebration of Grenada's "tree-to-bar" chocolate industry, with tastings and estate tours.
Grenada Chocolate Festival Committee
Grand Anse
Multi-genre regional/international music festival on Grenada's flagship beach.
puregrenada.com
Carriacou
Christmas parang (folk-music) competition and festival.
puregrenada.com/product/carriacou-parang-festival
Trinidad & Tobago
10.6918°N 61.2225°W10 EVENTS
Trinidad & Tobago
Port of Spain & Scarborough
The "Greatest Show on Earth" — mas bands, J'ouvert and the Parade of the Bands.
National Carnival Commission — ncctt.org
Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain
World championship of steelpan orchestras competing for the National Panorama title.
Pan Trinbago — pantrinbago.co.tt
Buccoo, Tobago
Thoroughbred goats race tethered to jockeys, followed by comical crab races.
THA Division of Tourism — visittobago.gov.tt
Emancipation Village, Port of Spain
National holiday marking 1834 abolition, with drumming, craft markets and performances.
Emancipation Support Committee — esctt.com
Communities island-wide, Tobago
Two-week celebration of African, East Indian, Chinese and First Peoples heritage.
THA Division of Tourism
Gulf of Paria → Store Bay, Tobago
85-mile offshore powerboat race between the islands with beach parties.
T&T Power Boat Association
Bloody Bay, Tobago
Cooking competitions and tastings built around dasheen ("blue food").
THA Division of Tourism — tobagoguide.org
Scarborough
The Caribbean's final carnival of the season — 5th anniversary edition in 2026.
THA Division of Tourism
Divali Nagar, Chaguanas & island-wide
Major Hindu festival with a cultural village, fireworks and traditional sweets.
National Council of Indian Culture
Curepe, St. James, Port of Spain
Trinidad's iconic street food — doubles, corn soup, bake and shark — peaks during Carnival.
visittrinidad.tt
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