Upcoming events
Festivals, concerts, carnivals, markets, meetups. Buy tickets or RSVP — and leave a review when you've been.
Crop Over Festival 2026
Barbados' grandest cultural celebration — six weeks of calypso competitions, fêtes, and the iconic Kadooment Day parade.
Saint Lucia Carnival 2026
Two days of mas, soca, and spectacular costumes parading through the streets of Castries.
Tomorrowland — Weekend One
Electronic music festival staple in Belgium.
Santiago de Cuba Carnival 2026
Cuba's most vibrant carnival — conga drums, comparsas, and a week of street celebrations in Santiago.
Guelaguetza Festival 2026
Oaxaca's extraordinary indigenous festival — eight ethnic groups share traditional dances, music, and costumes on the hillside amphitheatre.
Reggae Sumfest 2026
The Caribbean's biggest reggae and dancehall festival — seven nights of Jamaica's finest music at Catherine Hall.
Reggae Sumfest
Jamaica's biggest reggae festival — five days of beach parties and two main stage nights.
Antigua Carnival 2026
Ten days of calypso, steelpan, and spectacular mas costumes — Antigua's biggest celebration.
Festival de Merengue 2026
Santo Domingo's beloved waterfront merengue festival — free concerts, dancing, and the best Dominican street food.
Tobago Heritage Festival 2026
Two weeks celebrating Tobago's African, European, and indigenous heritage through folk performances, food, and village festivals.
Nevis Culturama 2026
Nevis' celebration of African heritage and Caribbean culture — ten days of music, drama, and traditional mas.
Crop Over — Foreday Morning
Barbados' pre-dawn J'Ouvert — paint, mud, and soca trucks through the capital.
Rabin Ajau 2026
The Maya Queen contest — a celebration of Maya culture, language, and traditional dress from communities across Guatemala.
Feria de las Flores 2026
Medellín's Festival of Flowers — the Desfile de Silleteros flower parade, orchid exhibits, and tango serenatas.
Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana)
North America's largest Caribbean festival — masquerade down Lakeshore.
Crop Over Grand Kadooment
Barbados' national carnival finale — soca, costumes, and a parade from Warrens to the Kensington Oval.
Spicemas Carnival 2026
Grenada's vibrant national carnival — soca music, colourful mas bands, and traditional jab jab on the streets.
Buenos Aires Tango Festival 2026
The world's premier tango event — two weeks of milongas, shows, workshops, and open-air dancing along the Río de la Plata.
Spicemas (Grenada Carnival)
Grenada's carnival — oil-soaked J'Ouvert and week-long pan yards.
Suriname Tourism & Food Festival 2026
Celebrating Suriname's extraordinary multicultural cuisine — the most diverse food culture in the Caribbean.
Notting Hill Carnival
Europe's biggest street carnival — 50+ sound systems, costume bands in West London.
Belize September Celebrations 2026
Belize's month-long national holiday — parades, carnival floats, and celebrations marking St. George's Caye Day and Independence Day.
Tokyo Jazz Festival
A weekend of jazz across Shibuya venues.
Fiestas Patrias Chile 2026
Chile's independence celebrations — cuecas, empanadas, chicha, and fondas fill the country for the 18th and 19th of September.
Oktoberfest Opening Weekend
Opening weekend of the world's biggest beer festival.
Festival de la Mejorana 2026
Panama's national folk festival — traditional pollera costumes, mejorana guitar music, and the living heritage of Guararé.
Limón Carnival 2026
Costa Rica's only Caribbean-style carnival — Afro-Caribbean culture, calypso, and reggae on the Atlantic coast.
Festival Internacional Cervantino 2026
Latin America's premier arts festival — theatre, dance, music, and visual art from 30 countries in the silver-mining city of Guanajuato.
Círio de Nazaré 2026
The world's largest Catholic procession — 2 million devotees carry a tiny 18th-century Virgin through Belém, Brazil.
Miami Carnival
Masquerade and steel pan through South Florida, afterparty at Bayfront.
Señor de los Milagros 2026
The world's largest Catholic procession — millions of purple-clad Limeños carry a colonial-era image through Lima for three days.
Divali Nagar 2026
The National Council of Indian Culture's spectacular Divali celebration — lights, food, and Indian cultural performances at Chaguanas.
Barbados Food & Rum Festival 2026
Four days of world-class Caribbean cuisine and rum tasting on the shores of Barbados.
Barbados Food & Rum Festival
Beachfront chef showcases and rum masterclasses across four days.
Jounen Kweyol 2026
International Creole Day — St. Lucia celebrates its patois language and Creole heritage with island-wide village festivals.
Antigua Food & Rum Festival 2026
Celebrity chefs, Caribbean rum masters, and the finest local ingredients converge in Nelson's Dockyard.
World Creole Music Festival 2026
Three nights of Creole music from across the Caribbean and the world — held in the Nature Isle of the Caribbean.
Día de los Muertos Oaxaca 2026
Mexico's most poetic celebration — glowing marigold altars, cemetery vigils, and skull-painted revelry in colonial Oaxaca.
Festival de Barriletes Gigantes 2026
All Saints' Day giant kite festival — enormous handmade kites flown over Maya cemeteries in Sumpango and Santiago Sacatepéquez.
Feria de la Chinita 2026
Venezuela's biggest religious festival — a million devotees, gaitas, and fireworks in Maracaibo for the Virgen de la Chiquinquirá.
Dominican Republic Jazz Festival 2026
World-class jazz and Latin fusion in the colonial heart of Santo Domingo and on the beaches of Puerto Plata.
Antigua & Barbuda Restaurant Week 2026
Ten days of dining deals and culinary events showcasing Antigua's finest restaurants and local flavours.
Fiesta de la Mama Negra 2026
Ecuador's most extraordinary syncretic festival — the Mama Negra procession blends Spanish colonial, indigenous, and African traditions in Latacunga.
Garifuna Settlement Day 2026
Honouring the Garifuna people's arrival in Belize — drumming, dugu ceremonies, and traditional dance in Dangriga.
Jacmel Film Festival 2026
Haiti's premier film festival celebrating Caribbean and Haitian cinema in a UNESCO-protected colonial town.
La Purísima 2026
Nicaragua's most cherished religious festival — neighbourhood shrines, raucous processions, and gritería chants fill the streets.
Havana Jazz Festival 2026
Jazz Plaza — Cuba's premier jazz festival, bringing together Caribbean, Latin, and global jazz stars in Havana.
Sugar Mas Carnival 2026
St. Kitts' vibrant Christmas Carnival — two weeks of soca, calypso, costumes, and J'Ouvert on the streets of Basseterre.