territory event name date/time of year
Anguilla [UK] Anguilla Summer Festival early August
Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Antigua Carnival early August
Antigua and Barbuda (Barbuda) Caribana early June
Aruba [Kingdom of The Netherlands] Carnival February Ash Wednesday
Barbados Crop Over early August
The Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival first week of May
Belize Carnival September
Bermuda [UK] Bermuda Carnival third weekend in June) https://carnivalinbermuda.com/
Bonaire [Kingdom of The Netherlands] Carnival February Ash Wednesday
British Virgin Islands (Tortola) [UK] BVI Emancipation (August) Festival early August
British Virgin Islands (Virgin Gorda) [UK] Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Celebrations late March/early April
Cayman Islands [UK] Batabano late April/early May
Cuba Carnival of Santiago de Cuba July
Cuba Havana Carnival July/August
Curaçao [Kingdom of the Netherlands] Carnival February, Ash Wednesday
Dominica Carnival February, Ash Wednesday
Dominican Republic Dominican Carnival, , Dominican Independence Day February
French Guiana [Republic of France] Carnival in French Guiana usually takes plariacou Carnival February, Ash Wednesday
Grenada Spicemas early August
Guadeloupe [Republic of France] Carnaval February, Ash Wednesday
Guyana Mashramani (Mash) (Guyanese Republic Day) February 23
Guyana Guyana Carnival, Mid-May, mid-May
Haiti Kanaval, February, Ash Wednesday ```````
Jamaica Bacchanal late March/early April
Jamaica Xodus April
Jamaica Gen XS late March/April
Martinique [Republic of France] Carnival, February, Ash Wednesday
Montserrat [UK] Montserrat Festival, , New Year's Day mid-December to early January
Puerto Rico [USA] Carnaval de Ponce, February, Ash Wednesday
Saba [Kingdom of The Netherlands] Saba Summer Festival, late July/early August
Saint-Barthélemy [Republic of France] CarnivalFebruary, FebruaryAsh Wednesday
Saint Lucia Carnival July
Saint Kitts and Nevis (Saint Kitts) Carnival December / January
Saint Kitts and Nevis (Nevis) Culturama, late July / early August
Saint-Martin [Republic of France] Carnival February, Ash Wednesday
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Vincy Mas late June /early July
Sint Eustatius [Kingdom of the Netherlands] Statia Carnival July} }/early August
Sint Maarten [Kingdom of The Netherlands] Carnival late May
Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) Carnival, February, Ash Wednesday
Trinidad and Tobago (Tobago) Tobago Carnival, February, Ash Wednesday
Turks and Caicos Islands Junkanoo Jump Up, in January
US Virgin Islands (Saint Croix) [USA] Crucian Carnival, Three King's Day late December/early January
US Virgin Islands (Saint John) [USA] St. John Festival, V.I. Emancipation Day and U.S. Independence Day June through July 3 & 4
US Virgin Islands (Saint Thomas) [USA] V.I. Carnival April through early May


  • Austria Vienna Carnival, first weekend in July
  • Canada