CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN – JUNE 2019

Vincy Mas- Carnival - Photo: Kay Wilson / St Vincent & the Grenadines Tourism Authority

JUNE 2019

Jamaica 111From December 27, 2018 to December 26, 2019 : LTM National Pantomine – folk music, dances & songs (JAMAICA)*Photo

Îles Vierges USA 28_1From May 12 to July 7 : 65th edition St John Festival – Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

From May 31 to June 1st : Salsa Fiesta TnT – Queen’s Hall, St. Ann’s (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

Piano dans la Ville 30From May 31 to June 7 : 1ère Rencontre Autour du Piano Festival (GUADELOUPE)*Foto

From May 31 to June 7 : Grenada Chocolate Festival (GRENADA)

Exposition Planète en Tête 10-1From May 31 to June 12 : Annual Exhibition “Les Contes des Mille et Une Nuits” – Centre des Métiers d’Art in Pointe-à-Pitre (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

singer-2910657_960_720June 1 : 37th Caribbean Gospel Songs – with artists from Curaçao, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Trinidad & Tobago, Dominican Rep., Surinam, Barbados, Haiti, and more (CURAÇAO)*Photo

June 1 : Festival Pan-O-Rama – St John Festival – Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

June 1 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

Curaçao 5June 1 : Jazz Meets Culture 2019 – Mix of Jazz with our Caribbean Rhythms like Tumba, Tambú, Seú, Simadam, Ritmo Kombina and Reggae (CURAÇAO)*Photo

book-1012275_960_720June 1 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 1 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Musée national Îles CaïmansJune 1 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 1 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza deEspaña (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

From June 1 to 10 : Puerto Rico Restaurant Week (PUERTO RICO)

Ste Lucie 54From June 1 to July 8 : Vieux Fort Carnival 2019 “Mas in the South” (SAINT LUCIA)*Photo

fruit-3298948_960_720June 2 : Mango Mélée / Mango Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

Rép Dom 24_1June 2 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruinas de San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

rusty-1457728_960_720June 3 : Abolition of slavery June 3, 1848 (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

Bahamas Fort Charlotte 1June 3 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Monday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 4 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Bonbini 1June 4 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

June 5 : Open Canvas at KARoo – every Wednesday local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

baskets-116760_960_720June 5 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 5 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)

June 5 : Eid-ul-Fitr (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

sony-2993046_960_720From June 5 to 8 : Enfoque International Film Festival (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

Aruba - DanceJune 6 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

June 6 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)

book-3346785_960_720From June 6 to 8 : 17th edition Book Fair (SAINT MARTIN)*Photo

From June 6 to 9 : Pineapple Festival in Eleuthera island (BAHAMAS)

Rake n scrape 9From June 6 to 10 : Cat Island Rake & Scrape Festival (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 7 (1st Friday) : Labour Day (THE BAHAMAS)

June 7 : Creative Nassau Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)

Santo Domingo 1June 7 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

June 7 : Yoruba Village Drum Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

summer-783344_960_720From June 7 to 9 : Rendez-vous aux Jardins (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE)*Photo

From June 7 to 9 : Pineapple Festival / Festival de la Piña – La Parguera (PUERTO RICO)

Terre blues 3From June 7 to 10 : Terre de Blues Festival in Marie-Galante (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

From June 7 to 27 : Pride Art Exhibit in St Croix (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

queen-1203465_960_720June 8 : Queen’s Birthday (ANGUILLA, ANTIGUA, MONTSERRAT, SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, SAINT LUCIA, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS, CAYMAN ISLANDS etc.)*Photo

June 8 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

book-2160539_960_720June 8 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

Rép-Dom-13June 8 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

June 8 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

fantasy-3237644_960_720June 8 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 8 : 2nd Gay Pride Parade in St Croix (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

June 8, 9, 14, 15 : WeBeat 2019 (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

Guadeloupe 15June 9 : Pentecost *Photo

June 9 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

June 10 : Whit Monday

Bahamas Fort Charlotte 2June 10 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Monday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

Bonbini 2 - Aruba 51June 11 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

June 11 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

brush-2724403_960_720June 12 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 12 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)

cuba-1211909_960_720June 12 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 12 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)

mangoes-1320111_960_720From June 12 to 16 : Mango Madness Festival (SAINT LUCIA)*Photo

Aruba 22 dJune 13 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

Curaçao-7June 13 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo

June 14 : Creative Nassau Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)

government-963373_960_720June 14 : Changing of the Guard Ceremony in Nassau in front of the Governor’s House (BAHAMAS)*Photo

PAF 2017 - 14From June 14 to 16 : Pool Art Fair 2019 (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

archaeology-59150_960_720From June 14 to 16 : 10th edition National Archaeology Days (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, ST MARTIN, ST BARTHELEMY)*Photo

From June 14 to 21 : Gombay Summer Festival – The Abacos (BAHAMAS)

June 15 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

moon-705943_960_720June 15 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 15 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Santo Domingo 3June 15 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

June 15 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Martinique 13June 16 : Father’s Day (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, SAINT-MARTIN, SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, CURAÇAO, ARUBA, PUERTO RICO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

Îles Vierges USA 22June 16 : Festival Princess & JR. Miss 2019 Pageant – St John Festival – Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 16 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

Trinidad & Tobago 35June 16 : The Tobago Culinary Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

Bahamas Fort Charlotte 3June 17 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Monday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

From June 17 to 23 : Boleros de Oro International Festival / Festival Internacional Boleros de Oro, Havana (CUBA)

June 18 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Bonbini 3 - Aruba - DeraiJune 18 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

June 19 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)

brush-2847613_960_720June 19 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 19 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)

Bahamas Fort Charlotte 4June 19 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 19 : Labour Day (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

books-1655783_960_720From June 31 to July 1 : 25th edition Book Fair “Livres en Folie” (HAITI)*Photo

June 20 : Corpus Christi (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

curacao-407320_960_720June 20 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo

Aruba 43June 20 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

painting-2814868_960_720June 20 : Art Thursday in the city of Christiansted, St Croix island (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

Bahamas Crabman 1From June 22 to 23 : All Andros Crab Festival (BAHAMAS)*Photo

From June 20 to 30 : 3rd Puerto Rico’s International Folk Festival (PUERTO RICO)

Dynasti's 1June 21 : Fête de la Musique / Music Festival (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, SAINT MARTIN, SAINT BARTHELEMY)*Photo

June 21 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)

Santo Domingo xJune 21 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

horn-player-176568_960_720June 21 : Sunsezt Jazz in Frederiksted – every 3rd Friday (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

From June 21 to July 1 : 8th edition International Public Art Festival / IPAF – Street art (MARTINIQUE)

June 22 : Carnival Queen Pageant “Miss Mas in the South” – Vieux-Fort Carnival “Mas in the South” (ST LUCIA)

Îles Vierges USA 29June 22 : Festival Queen Pageant 2019 – St John Festival – Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

brush-2915732_960_720June 22 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

June 22 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

sheep-1596376_960_720June 22 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 22 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

République Dominicaine 6June 22 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

From June 22 to 23 : Shiva’s School of Danse Annual Production (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)

restaurant-934727_960_720From June 22 to 29 : Pietermaai Proeft – Cuisine Festival (CURAÇAO)*Photo

June 23 : Kiddies Carnival 2019 – Vieux-Fort Carnival “Mas in the South” (ST LUCIA)

Johnny Ventura CJune 23 : Father’s Day (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

June 23 : Festival Food Fair & Coronation 2019 – St John Festival – Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

June 23 : Grupo Bonyé – merengue, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

Bahamas Fort Charlotte 5June 24 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Monday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

Aruba 103 - DeraiJune 24 : Dera Gai / Aruba’s Harvest Festival – Saint John’s Day – celebrated for about 100 years with traditional music & dance (ARUBA)*Photo

June 24 : Feast of St John the Baptist (PUERTO RICO)

cuba-653805_960_720From June 24 to 27 : Trinidad Carnival (Fiestas San Juaneras), Trinidad (CUBA)*Photo

From June 24 to 30 : Camaguey Carnival (San Juan Camagüeyano) in Camaguey (CUBA)

Aruba 41June 25 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

teddy-bear-2855982_960_720June 25 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

brush-2927793_960_720June 26 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

June 26 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

pots-11500_960_720June 26 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 26 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)

Festival de St Kitts 7From June 26 to 30 : 23rd Annual St Kitts Music Festival (ST KITTS & NEVIS)*Photo

Aruba 119June 27 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

curacao-552042_960_720June 27 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo

St-Eustache-15June 27 : Statia Taste of the Cultures – traditions, arts and crafts, food, drinks, music, entertainment etc. – every last Thursday (ST EUSTATIUS)*Photo

June 28 : Festival Village 2019 – St John Festival – Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

tableware-1571068_960_720June 28 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 28 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

Palais-Gouverneur-Bahamas-1024x700June 28 : Changing of the Guard Ceremony in Nassau in front of the Governor’s House (BAHAMAS)*Photo

Aruba 18_1From June 28 to 29 : Aruba Summer Music Festival (ARUBA)*Photo

flowersFrom June 28 to July 7 : 51st edition Aibonito Flower Festival (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

St-Vincent AFrom June 28 to July 9 : Vincy Mas – Carnival (SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)*Photo

June 29 : Burning Flames Concert – Vieux-Fort Carnival “Mas in the South” (ST LUCIA)

carnival-3075911_960_720June 29 : Festival Children’s Village – St John Festival – Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 29 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

the-witch-2829797_960_720June 29 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 29 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Rép-Dom-4June 29 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

June 29 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Bonaire-2June 29 : Cultural event “Nos Zjilea” in Rincon – local arts & crafts, plants & vegetables, educative presentations, food, live music (BONAIRE)*Photo

June 29 : KidFest – Pedro St James (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Grenade 4 jpegJune 29 : 32thAnnual Fisherman’s Birthday Celebration 2019 (GRENADA)*Photo

June 29 : Fisherman’s Day (SAINT LUCIA, TOBAGO)

Grupo Bonyé 3June 30 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruinas de San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

June 30 : Middle Caicos Crab Fest (TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS)

June 30 : Gospel Meeting – Le Vauclin (MARTINIQUE)

booksJune : 5th Fishermen’s Literary Prize (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

piano-2171349_960_720June : Piano Kon Sa Ka Ékri 2019 (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

Artocarpus_altilis Auteur KowlooneseJune : 4th Breadfruit Festival (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

République Dominicaine 14June : 11th edition Varadero Gourmet Festival (CUBA)*Photo

CrabeJune : 31th Annual Guánica Crab Festival (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

hibiscus-2984164_960_720June : Jarabacoa Flowers Festival (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

Festival Graffiti & Street Art Gpe 2017 - 20June-July : 9th International Graffiti and Street Art Festival of Guadeloupe (GUADELOUPE)*Photo