JANUARY 2020
IMPORTANT: All Carnival programs in January and February 2020 will be published in “TRADITION & HERITAGE” section
From November 22 to January 4 : St Kitts & Nevis National Carnival – Sugar Mas (ST KITTS & NEVIS)*Photo
From November 23, 2019 to January 1, 2020 : Montserrat Festival (MONTSERRAT)*Photo
January 1 : New Year’s Day *Photo
January 1 : Independence Day (HAITI)*Photo
January 1 : Giraumon Soup Festival (HAITI)*Photo
January 1 : Liberation Day / Revolution Triumph Birthday (CUBA)*Photo
January 1 : Ben démaré or Sea-Bathing of the Carnival groups (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
January 1 : Unox New Year Splash 2020 – Sea-Bathing (CURAÇAO)
January 1 : New Year’s Day Junkanoo Parade / Carnival 2020 (BAHAMAS)*Photo
January 1 : Maskarada 2020 (BONAIRE)
January 1 : J’Ouvert – St Croix Carnival (US VIRGIN ESLANDS)*Photo
January 1 : Mondi Magiko (CURAÇAO)
January 2 : Heroes’ Day / Ancestors’ Day (HAITI)*Photo
January 2 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)
January 2 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo
January 3 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)
January 3 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
January 3 : Tabula Rasa 2020 – Dance music festival (CURAÇAO)
January 3 : Children’s Parade – St Croix Carnival (US VIRGIN ESLANDS)*Photo
From January 3 to 19 : St Barth’s Music Festival (ST BARTHÉLEMY)
January 4 : Wishes of the Bèlè Masters in Sainte-Marie / Swaré Bèlè de Présentation des Voeux des Maîtres du Bèlè (MARTINIQUE)*Photo
January 4 : 3e edition Mas en Folie – Carnival (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
January 4 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace – Artisanat (BAHAMAS)*Photo
January 4 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)
January 4 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 4 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
January 4 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
January 4 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 4 : Adult Parade – St Croix Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 5 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace – Craft (BAHAMAS)
January 5 : Epiphany*Photo
January 5 : Grupo Bonyé – merengue, son, jazz, chaque dimanche dans les Ruines de San Francisco (RÉPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE)
From January 5 to 6 : 24th Three Wise Men Festival / Fiesta de Reyes Cantores Isabelinos 2020 (PUERTO RICO)*Photo
From January 5 to February 25 : Carnival Season (ARUBA)*Photo
From January 5 to February 26 : Carnival Season (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, ST. MARTIN, ST. BARTHÉLEMY)*Photo
January 6 : Accompong Maroon Festival (JAMAICA)
January 7 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 7 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo
From January 7 to 9 : Afropalabra – African Culture (CUBA)
January 8 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)
January 8 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)*Photo
January 8 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 9 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)
January 9 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo
January 9 : Art Thursday in the city of Christiansted, St Croix island (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo
From January 09 to 11 : 61th Casa de las Américas Literary Prize (CUBA)
From January 09 to 11 : Eleuthera Junkanoo Festival (BAHAMAS)*Photo
January 10 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)
January 10 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
January 11 : One Nation Concert (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)
January 11 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace – Craft (BAHAMAS)
January 11 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)
January 11 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 11 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
January 11 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
January 11 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
From January 11 to May 16 : Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra Season (PUERTO RICO)*Photo
January 12 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace – Craft (BAHAMAS)
January 12 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
January 14 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
January 14 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo
From January 14 to 19 : 35th International Jazz Plaza Festival (CUBA)*Photo
From January 14 to 19 : 4th Barbados Independant Film Festival – BIFF (BARBADOS)*Photo
January 15 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
January 15 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo
January 15 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)*Photo
January 15 to 19 : Festival of San Sebastián Street in San Juan (PUERTO RICO)
January 16 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)
January 16 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)
From January 16 to 19 : 12th annual Cayman Cookout (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 17 : Sunset Jazz in Frederiksted – 3rd Friday of the month (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 17 : Creative Nassau Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)
January 17 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
January 17 : Changing of the Guard Ceremony in Nassau in front of the Governor’s House (BAHAMAS)*Photo
From January 17 to 18 : 25th edition Rebel Salute Reggae Festival (JAMAICA)*Photo
From January 17 to 18 : Water Island Music Festival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 18 : Carnival Official Opening (DOMINICA)*Photo
January 18 : La Nuit de la Lecture / The Night of Reading (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, SAINT-MARTIN, SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY)*Photo
January 18 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace – Craft (BAHAMAS)
January 18 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 18 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)*Photo
January 18 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
January 18 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
January18 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 18 : Novilla Festival (PUERTO RICO)
January 19 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
January 20 : Martin Luther King 2020 (PUERTO RICO, US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 21 : Our Lady of Altagracia Feast (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
January 21 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo
January 21 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 22 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
January 22 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)*Photo
January 22 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for children (MARTINIQUE)*Photo
From January 22 to February 05 : 25th Mustique Blues Festival (ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)
January 23 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo
January 23 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo
January 24 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)
January 24 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
January 24 : Changing of the Guard Ceremony in Nassau in front of the Governor’s House (BAHAMAS)*Photo
From January 24 to 25 : 10th anniversary Puerto Rico Jazz Jam (PUERTO RICO)*Photo
From January 24 to 26 : Heritage Days in Pointe-à-Pitre / Journées du Patrimoine Pointois “Mès é Labitid” à Pointe-à-Pitre (GUADELOUPE)
January 25 : Betico Croes Day (ARUBA)
January 25 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace – Craft (BAHAMAS)
January 25 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 25 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)
January 25 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 25 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
January 25 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
January 26 : Duarte Day (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
January 26 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
January 27 (4th Monday) : National Heroes Day (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
January 27 : Tumba Festival 2020 Preliminaries (CURAÇAO)
January 28 : José Martí’s Birthday (CUBA)*Photo
January 28 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo
January 28 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
January 29 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
January 29 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)
January 29 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)*Photo
From January 29 to February 02 : Bequia Music Festival (ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)*Photo
From January 29 to February 2 : Bayamón International Film Festival (PUERTO RICO)*Photo
January 30 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)
January 30 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo
January 30 : Statia Taste of the Cultures – traditions, arts and crafts, food, drinks, music, entertainment etc. – every last Thursday (ST EUSTATIUS)*Photo
January 31 : Shoco Artfest Aruba 2020 (ARUBA)
January 31 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
January 31 : People-to-People Tea Party in Nassau et Paradise Island (BAHAMAS
January 31 : Creative Nassau Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)
January : Nobel Laureate Festival in tribute to Sir Arthur Lewis & Derek Walcott (SAINT LUCIA)*Photo
January : Festival des Petites Formes – Theatre (MARTINIQUE)*Photo
January : International Organ Festival of Puerto Rico (PUERTO RICO)*Photo
