CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN – DECEMBER 2022

National Nine Mornings Festival, St Vincent and The Grenadines - Photo: Nine Mornings Festival Facebook page

DECEMBER 2022

Exposition Basse-Terre et la mer - 15AFrom June 29 to January 28, 2023 : Exhibition “Basse-Terre et la Mer” (Basse-Terre and the Sea) – Maison du Patrimoine, Basse-Terre (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

TURISMO3_D98F4D99-5056-A36A-08F13D7ACB9B0DDD_d9b1a1d4-5056-a36a-087b153e1c94826bFrom July 8 to June 28, 2024 : Viernes de Salsa en Isabela (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

315118912_3245347132386825_1106575143059970756_nFrom November 21 to December 3 : 19th Quatre Chemins Festival – Theatre (HAITI)*Photo

Mque-jazz-1From November 23 to December 4 : Martinique Jazz Festival (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

photoshop-2845779_960_720From November 25 to December 3 : Gimistory – international festival of storytellers from Cayman, the Caribbean and North America (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

Kasika 4From November 26 to December 23 : Opening of “Chanté Nwèl” – Christmas songs (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE)*Photo

Sugar Mas 0FromNovember 26, 2022 to January 2, 2023 : 51th edition of Sugar Mas – Carnival (ST. KITTS & NEVIS)*Photo

From November 30 to December 4 : 5th Festival de Bailes populares y de Salón (CUBA)

Aruba - Carrubian 1December 1 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

3-Credit-Pedro-SuarezFrom December 1 to 11 : 43th Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano (CUBA)*Photo

11058008_1667291863516387_3716159133917167820_oFrom December 1 to 24 : Nwèl Kakadò – show, Christmas songs, music, local food & drinks etc. in Vieux-Habitants (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

Flag_of_Saba.svgDecember 2 : Saba Flag Day – 1st Friday in December (SABA)*Photo

December 2 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)

Cayman_Islands_National_Museum_-_George_Town,_Grand_CaymanDecember 3 : Residents Free Entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

December 3&4 : Authentically Bahamian Market (BAHAMAS)

261356918_4940323359334750_2217817102562320538_nFrom December 3, 2022 to January 2, 2023 : 60th edition Montserrat Carnival (MONTSERRAT)*Photo

December 4 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruinas de San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

Aruba 104December 5 : Saint Nicolas Day (ARUBA)*Photo

December 6 : Nassau Creative Market – every Tuesday (BAHAMAS)

Îles Caïmans PedroDecember 6 : Movies on the lawn at Pedro St James (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

December 6 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)

art-1478831_960_720December 7 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

December 8 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)

basket-2652620_960_720December 9 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

December 10 : Residents Free Entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

baskets-116760_960_720December 10&11 : Authentically Bahamian Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo

FIART Cuba 7From December 10 to 20 : 24th Feria Internacional de Artesanía – FIART (CUBA)*Photo

December 11 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruinas de San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

opti-i4owdcypsS-e1558564888491December 13 : Festival of Light or Renewal (ST LUCIA)*Photo

hat-3431418_960_720December 13 : Nassau Creative Market – every Tuesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

December 13 : Movies on the lawn at Pedro St James (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

17426160_342425042819643_5571137836802049796_nDecember 13 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

December 14 : Art Flix – Free art documentary screenings every 2nd Wednesday of each month at The National Gallery (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

paint-2940513_960_720December 14 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

December 15 : Kingdom Day (BONAIRE, SINT MAARTEN, SINT EUSTATIUS)

Danse locale - ArubaDecember 15 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

trombone-2548982_960_720December 16 : Sunset Jazz in Frederiksted – 3rd Friday of the month (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

December 16 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)

287990148_513050657231183_4314664954656643169_nFrom December 16 to 18 : 3rd Festival Internacional Camagua Folk Dance – Camagüey (CUBA)*Photo

15250781_1815474175342145_223297916592141820_oFrom December 16 to 24 : 109th edition National Nine Mornings Festival – songs, music, food etc. (ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)*Photo

Musée national Îles CaïmansDecember 17 : Residents Free Entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

Grenade 5aFrom December 17 to 18 : Carriacou Parang Festival – Traditional culture with big drum, quadrille, dancing, theatre etc. – every year, weekend preceding December 25, Christmas (GRENADA)*Photo

December 17&18 : Authentically Bahamian Market (BAHAMAS)

Jou a Tradisyon 2019-11December 18 : 18th edition Jou a Tradisyon – Craft, Food, agricultural Fair (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

Bonyé 4December 18 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruinas de San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

December 20 : Nassau Creative Market – every Tuesday (BAHAMAS)

popcorn-1433332_960_720December 20 : Movies on the lawn at Pedro St James (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

December 20 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)

brushes-2927793_960_720December 21 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

December 22 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)

claypots-1323747_960_720December 23 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

image1December 24 : Christmas Eve *Photo

December 24 : Residents Free Entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

December 24&25 : Authentically Bahamian Market (BAHAMAS)

Rép-Dom-10December 25 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruinas de San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

nativity-scene-4705989_960_720December 25 : Christmas Day*Photo

MaskanooDecember 26 : Maskanoo – Carnival (TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS)*Photo

open-sign-1309682_960_720December 26 : Boxing Day – Public Holiday (DOMINICA, ANTIGUA, GRENADA, ANGUILLA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, ST KITTS & NEVIS, ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, THE BAHAMAS, SABA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ST LUCIA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, JAMAICA, CURAÇAO, BONAIRE, ARUBA, SINT MAARTEN, ST EUSTATIUS…)*Photo

December 27 : Movies on the lawn at Pedro St James (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

December 27 : Nassau Creative Market – every Tuesday (BAHAMAS)

Aruba - DeraiDecember 27 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

December 28 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Aruba 43December 29 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

St-Eustache-11December 29 : Statia Taste of the Cultures – traditions, arts and crafts, food, drinks, music, entertainment etc. – every last Thursday (ST EUSTATIUS)*Photo

tea-4966572_960_720December 30 : People-To-People Tea Party – local ‘bush’ teas, live music, fashion show by Bahamian designers & locally-made sandwiches and pastries – Last Friday of the month (BAHAMAS)*Photo

December 30 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)

December 31 : Residents Free Entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Montserrat Carnival - Galon 0December 31 : Montserrat Day (MONTSERRAT)*Photo

Noël-en-Guadeloupe-Photo-à-la-Une-1-768x512December 31 : New Year’s Eve *Photo

December 31 : Authentically Bahamian Market (BAHAMAS)

19577_262943878746_1195161_nFrom December 31, 2022 to January 7, 2023 : St. Croix’s Crucian Christmas Festival / Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo