CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN – JULY 2022

Saint Lucia Carnival - Photo: St. Lucia Tourist Board

JULY 2022

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: MANY CULTURAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED OR POSTPONED IN ALL ISLANDS, ASK THE ORGANIZERS

Jipé Fronton - Exposition Ouidah 1-1BFrom May 21 to July 31 : Exhibition “Ouidah, return of a great-grandson of a slave” – Saint-Claude (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

childrens-books-1246675_960_720From June 22 to July 24 : Partir en Livre (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE)*Photo

From June 24 to July 3 : Black Market (GUADELOUPE)

St Vincent 28From June 24 to July 5 : Vincy Mas – Carnival (ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)*Photo

Puerto-Ricos-International-Folk-Fest-300x200From June 25 to July 3 : 5th Puerto Rico’s International Folk Festival (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

USVI 28From June 26 to July 4 : St John 2022 Celebrations (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

Saba-13From June 27 to July 15 : Saba Restaurant Week (SABA)*Photo

From June 28 to July 2 : CorHabana, Festival internacional de Coros (CUBA)

From June 29 to January 28, 2023 : Exhibition “Basse-Terre et la Mer” (Basse-Terre and the Sea) – Maison du Patrimoine, Basse-Terre (GUADELOUPE)

Cuba 6From June 30 to July 3 : 55th Jornada Cucalambeana – Cuban Country Music Festival (CUBA)*Photo

From June 30 to July 4 : Mango Festival at University of West Indies (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

portsoy-1244572_960_720July 1 : Emancipation Day (SINT EUSTATIUS ; SINT MAARTEN ; SABA)*Photo

July 1 : Territory Day (BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS)

reggae-1840416_960_720July 1 : International Reggae Day (JAMAICA)*Photo

July 1 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)

From July 1 to 3 : Lights on: Freedom Fighters – Story of local characters in theatre – Kiosk, Marigot (ST MARTIN)

fruits-5971537_960_720From July 1 to 3 : Nevis Mango Food Festival (ST KITTS & NEVIS)*Photo

international-2691003_960_720July 2 : Curaçao Flag Day (CURAÇAO)*Photo

July 2 : Junkanoo Summer Festival – Arawak Kay, Nassau (BAHAMAS)

Musée national Îles CaïmansJuly 2 : Residents Free Entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

July 2 : Kids Club at the Cinema – Camana Bay Cinema (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

baskets-3339638_960_720July 2&3 : Authentically Bahamian Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo

From July 2, 3, 10 : Mango Melee (Mango in Food Artisan Fair Trade Festival) in St. Augustine (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

Curaçao 5July 3 : Harvest Festival Parade – Seu 2022 (CURAÇAO)*Photo

July 3 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City, Ruins de San Francisco – Music (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

Festival del Caribe - CopyrightFrom July 3 to 9 : 41th Festival del Caribe in Santiago de Cuba (CUBA)*Photo

Martinique 37From July 3 to 30 : 51th Festival culturel de Fort-de-France / Fort-de-France cultural festival (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

Îles-Vierges-USA-13July 4 : USA Independence Day (PUERTO RICO, US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

July 4 : Caricom Day

hawaii-644088_960_720July 4 : Flower Festival / Festival de las Flores – Aibonito (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

July 5 : Nassau Creative Market – every Tuesday (BAHAMAS)

popcorn-898154_960_720July 5 : Movies on the lawn at Pedro St James (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

brushes-3129361_960_720.jpgJuly 6 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

July 7 : Gran Bahama Goombay Summer Festival – Taino Beach (BAHAMAS)

Gwoka 5 - coupé JpegFrom July 7 to 14 : Sainte-Anne Gwoka Festival / Festival de Gwoka de Sainte-Anne (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

July 8 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)

dance-378277_960_720From July 8 to June 28, 2024 : Viernes de Salsa en Isabela (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

From July 8 to 30 : Noches de Artes en el Viejo San Germán (PUERTO RICO)

Bahamas 99July 9 : Junkanoo Summer Festival – Arawak Kay, Nassau (BAHAMAS)*Photo

Cayman_Islands_National_Museum_-_George_Town,_Grand_CaymanJuly 9 : Residents Free Entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

July 9 : South Andros Goombay Summer Festival (BAHAMAS)

popcorn-1433326_960_720July 9 : Kids Club at the Cinema – Camana Bay Cinema (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

July 9&10 : Authentically Bahamian Market (BAHAMAS)

international-2690853_960_720July 10 : Bahamas Independence Celebrations (BAHAMAS)*Photo

July 10 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City, Ruins de San Francisco – Music (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

coconut-1771527_960_720July 11 : Coconut Fest (BAHAMAS)*Photo

July 12 : Nassau Creative Market – every Tuesday (BAHAMAS)

7f0deaedfc7ba7598989ecf3142dbcacJuly 12 : Movies on the lawn at Pedro St James (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

canvas-430973_960_720July 13 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

July 13 : Artflix – art documentary screenings – 2nd Wednesday of each month – National Galery (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

flag-1343574_960_720July 14 : Bastille Day – French National Holiday (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, ST MARTIN, ST BARTHÉLEMY, GUIANA)*Photo

July 14 : Gran Bahama Goombay Summer Festival – Taino Beach (BAHAMAS)

Ste Lucie 54From July 14 to 21 : Carnival 2022 (ST LUCIA)*Photo

From July 14 to 24 : 7th St Kitts & Nevis Annual Restaurant Week (ST KITTS & NEVIS)

trombone-2548982_960_720July 15 : Sunset Jazz in Frederiksted – 3rd Friday of the month (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

ceramic-mug-4797733_960_720July 15 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

bowl-3694082_960_720From July 15 to 17 : National Crafts Fair in Barranquitas / Feria Nacional de Artesanía (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

July 16 : Chutney Rhythms Festival 2022 in San Fernando (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

Bahamas BJuly 16 : Junkanoo Summer Festival – Arawak Kay, Nassau (BAHAMAS)*Photo

July 16 : Residents Free Entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

July 16: Kids Club at the Cinema – Camana Bay Cinema (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

wicker-3229896_960_720July 16&17 : Authentically Bahamian Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo

July 17 : Roxborough Seafood Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

Bonyé 4July 17 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City, Ruins de San Francisco – Music (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

calabash-4763639_960_720From July 17 to 24 : Calabash Festival (MONTSERRAT)*Photo

116357401_10157042461221607_6971906595733338819_nFrom July 18 to 23 : 30th Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay (JAMAICA)*Photo

July 19 : Nassau Creative Market – every Tuesday (BAHAMAS)

cinema-3700446_960_720July 19 : Movies on the lawn at Pedro St James (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

palette-1482678_960_720July 20 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

From July 20 to 25 : Summer Sizzle BVI – Fashion, celebrities, entertainers, leisure (BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS)

From July 20 to 31 : Festival of St James, the Apostle / Festival de Santiago Apóstol (PUERTO RICO)

Victor_Schœlcher_-_Galerie_contemporaine_-_Étienne_CarjatJuly 21 : Victor Schoelcher Birthday (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, ST MARTIN, ST BARTHÉLEMY)*Photo

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Photo: The Islands of the Bahamas

July 21 : Gran Bahama Goombay Summer Festival – Taino Beach (BAHAMAS)*Photo

From July 21 to August 2 : Nevis Culturama Festival (ST KITTS & NEVIS)

pots-11500_960_720July 22 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

Trinidad-Tobago-19From July 22 to August 1 : Tobago Heritage Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

DRPhMVxW4AA0cr6July 23 : Junkanoo Summer Festival – Arawak Kay, Nassau (BAHAMAS)*Photo

July 23 : Residents Free Entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

coupon-1828620_960_720July 23 : Kids Club at the Cinema – Camana Bay Cinema (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

IV Britanniques 17July 23 : Xmas in July 2022 – sea, beach, music by local bands from BVI and Puerto Rico (BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

clay-74792_960_720July 23&24 : Authentically Bahamian Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo

July 24 : Festival of Northern Districts / Fête des Quartiers du Nord (ST BARTHÉLEMY)

Rép-Dom-10bJuly 24 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City, Ruins de San Francisco – Music (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

chains-4822373_960_720From July 24 to August 5 : 68th Anniversary of the Emancipation Festival (BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

building-726737_960_720July 25 : Commonwealth Constitution Day – Conmemoración del Estado Libre Asociado (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

havana-1046968_960_720 (2)July 26 : Revolution Day / Día de la Revolución (CUBA)*Photo

July 26 : Nassau Creative Market – every Tuesday (BAHAMAS)

film-2233660_960_720July 26 : Movies on the lawn at Pedro St James (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

July 27 : José Celso Barbosa’s birthday / Conmemoración del Natalicio de José Celso Barbosa (PUERTO RICO)

art-1478831_960_720July 27 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

July 28 : Gran Bahama Goombay Summer Festival – Taino Beach (BAHAMAS)

St-Eustache-13July 28 : Statia Taste of the Cultures – traditions, arts and crafts, food, drinks, music, entertainment etc. – every last Thursday (ST EUSTATIUS)*Photo

From July 28 to 31 : Oualichi Festival “SXM Best Week-end” (ST MARTIN)

Anguille BateauFrom July 28 to August 7 : Anguilla Summer Festival (ANGUILLA)*Photo

July 29 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)

tea-1892019_960_720July 29 : 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

St Martin 9From July 29 to 31 : Lights on: Freedom Fighters/Lumière sur: Les Combattants de la Liberté – Histoire de personnages locaux en théâtre – Kiosque, Marigot (ST. MARTIN)*Photo

July 30 : Bario Festival in Tera Kora – cultural activities (BONAIRE)

Junkanoo Bahamas 3July 30 : Junkanoo Summer Festival – Arawak Kay, Nassau (BAHAMAS)*Photo

Bonaire 5July 30 : Nos Zjilealocal arts & crafts, plants & vegetables and educational presentations – in Rincon (BONAIRE)*Photo

July 30 : Residents Free Entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

cinema-2502213_960_720July 30 : Kids Club at the Cinema – Camana Bay Cinema (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

July 30&31 : Authentically Bahamian Market (BAHAMAS)

colonial-1961674_960_720July 31 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City, Ruinas de San Francisco – Music (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo