2026 Aruba Carnival Programme
NOVEMBER 2025 November 11 Carnival Opening (Kana Kibra) – Centro di Bario Noord – 10:00 am-12:00 pm November 15 Prins & Pancho Elections – Aruba Entertainment Center Dakota – 7:00 pm November 21 Caya Paden […]
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2026 Curaçao Carnival Program
NOVEMBER 2025 November 30 Karnaval den Bario – Bandabou DECEMBER 2025 December 13–17 Workshops December 21 Karnaval den Bario – Bandabou JANUARY 2026 January 3 Opening of the 2025 Curaçao Carnival Season January 9 […]
2026 St Martin Carnival Program
JANUARY PRE-EVENTS January 17 Barventure (Karaoke Edition) – Grand Case – 7:00 p.m. January 18 Drum Parade – Grand Case – 4:00 p.m. January 24 Barventure (DJ Edition) – Marigot – 7:00 p.m. January 25 […]
“Aux origines de la Caraïbe: Taïnos & Kalinagos”: A must-see exhibition to learn everything about the first peoples of our region
This exhibition can be seen at the Fondation Clément in Martinique from December 14, 2025, to March 15, 2026. Since December 14, 2025, the Clément Foundation in the town of Le François in Martinique has […]
2026 Martinique Carnival Program
JANUARY January 4 Festy Roi Parade – Le Lamentin – 4:00 p.m. January 10 “Alé mété souliyé’w”: 9th Nighttime Sports Walk to the Rhythms of the Drum (13 km) with the group “Nou Pa Sav” […]
2026 Guadeloupe Carnival Program
JANUARY January 1 Parade in Pointe-à-Pitre and Les Abymes & “Bain démaré” or “Ben démaré” ritual in the sea with skin groups – Bas-du-Fort, Le Gosier – 8:00 a.m. January 3 “Mas An Foli” (7th […]
Guadeloupe’s Creole quadrille is now part of the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage
December 17, 2025 was a great day for all lovers of Guadeloupean quadrille. Indeed, French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati welcomed a delegation to the Ministry of Culture in Paris that included Chantal Loïal (dancer), […]
Antigua and Barbuda celebrates National Day at Expo 2025 Osaka
The twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda proudly celebrated its National Day at World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan on September 28 with a ceremonial flag-raising event, followed by a vibrant cultural performance under the […]
42nd European Heritage Days to take place this weekend
Launched on September 23, 1984, by the French Ministry of Culture, the first Heritage Day, which took place on a single day (the third Sunday in September), has since 1991 become an initiative led by […]
Guadeloupe Carnival: a rhythmic and colorful Mardi Gras in Basse-Terre (2)
As usual, the “Giga Parade” of Basse-Terre has kept all its promises. Thousands of spectators (locals and tourists) and many groups on foot from the every corner of the archipelago gathered in the chief town […]