CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN – JUNE 2020

Première Rencontre autour du Piano Festival in 2018 in Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) with Martinican pianist Mario Canonge - Photo: Évelyne Chaville

JUNE 2020

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

Martinique 37From September 19, 2019 to June 24, 2020 : Danses et sorties traditionnelles – for young people 12-17 (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

basket-weavers-1314017_960_720From October 1st, 2019 to June 27, 2020 : Ateliers créatifs vannerie – Mornes des Esses, Sainte-Marie (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

From February 1 to December 1 : Kingston Creative in Downtown – the 1st day of every month (JAMAICA)

61PjkHAWrAL._SX425_From February 3 to June 26 : Exhibition “Jamaica Jamaica: How Jamaican Music Conquered the World” (JAMAICA)*Photo

dance-378277_960_720From March 8 to November 29 : Parguera Baila Salsa / Parguera Dance Salsa – every Sunday free Salsa classes & performances from local salsa orchestras – La Parguera’s Plaza San Pedro (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

From March 19, 2020 to February 17, 2022 : Arte & Cultura Viva – Monthly on the 3rd Thursday – Hormigueros (PUERTO RICO)

From March 28 to September 19 : Latilié Kréyol Dinamik Jenn Matnik / DJM Creole Workshop (MARTINIQUE)

Terre blues 6 - OKFrom May 29 to June 1 : Festival Terre de Blues de Marie-Galante (GUADELOUPE)*Photo CANCELLED

L'Anse à l'Eau (Guadeloupe)June 1 : Whit Monday *Photo

June 1 : Mojito Mondays – Music (JAMAICA)

Îles Vierges USA 29From June 1 to July 5 : 66th edition St John Festival – Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo CANCELLED

hand-749676_960_720June 3 : Emancipation Day / Abolition of slavery June 3, 1848 (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 4 : Labour Day Celebrations – Calypso finals (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

arranged-1842261_960_720From June 4 to 6 : 8th edition Book Fair – virtual edition on Facebook (SAINT MARTIN)*Photo

Bahamas 66From June 4 to 6 : Cat Island Rake & Scrape Festival (BAHAMAS)*Photo CANCELLED

pineapple-3664499_960_720From June 4 to 6 : Pinapple Festival – Eleuthera (BAHAMAS)*Photo CANCELLED

Hommage à Vélo 45June 5 : Commemoration of the death of percussionist (tanbouyé) Marcel Lollia “Vélo” (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

June 5 : Sir Randl Fawles Day or Labor Day (BAHAMAS)

June 5 : Labour Day Celebrations – Drum Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

singer-2910657_960_720June 5 : 38th Caribbean Gospel Songs at Bida Nobo Church – with artists from Curaçao, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Trinidad & Tobago, Dominican Rep., Surinam, Barbados, Haiti, and more (CURAÇAO)*Photo

June 5 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)

Valombreuse OKFrom June 5 to 7 : Rendez-vous aux Jardins (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE)*Photo CANCELLED / POSTPONED TO June, 4, 5, 6, 2021

From June 5 to 7 : Grenada Music Festival (GRENADA) CANCELLED

mangoes-265173_960_720June 6 : Mango Mania – Queen Elizabeth 11 Botanical Park (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 6 : Taste of Bonaire – talent edition (BONAIRE) CANCELLED

louis-armstrong-398146_960_720June 6 : Jazz Meets Culture 2020 – Mix of Jazz with our Caribbean Rhythms like Tumba, Tambú, Seú, Simadam, Ritmo Kombina and Reggae (CURAÇAO)*Photo CANCELLED

June 6, 12, 13 : WeBeat 2020 (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

sate-1670437_960_720From June 6 to 15: Puerto Rico Restaurant Week (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

Gpe 14June 7 : Mother’s Day (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, ST MARTIN, ST BARTHÉLEMY)*Photo

Jamaica 160June 7 : Liguanea Art Festival (JAMAICA)*Photo

June 7 : Dub Club – local and authentic rhythms, every Sunday (JAMAICA)

June 7 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace (BAHAMAS)

Piano dans la Ville 30From June 7 to 12 : 12th edition Première Rencontre Autour du Piano Festival (GUADELOUPE)*Photo CANCELLED

bass-guitar-1841186_960_720From June 7 to 14 : Ocho Rios Jazz Festival (JAMAICA)*Photo

wax-figure-4281412_960_720June 8 : Queen’s Official Birthday (ANGUILLA, ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, MONTSERRAT, SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, SAINT LUCIA, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS, CAYMAN ISLANDS etc.)*Photo

June 8 : Mojito Mondays – Music (JAMAICA)

basket-184865_960_720June 9 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)*Photo

yellow-4992183_960_720From June 9 to 15 : Mango Madness Festival (SAINT LUCIA)*Photo

PAF 2017 - 24From June 10 to 14 : Pool Art Fair Guadeloupe (GUADELOUPE)*Photo POSTPONED TO September 25 to 27, 2020

corpus-christi-feast-3443945_960_720June 11 : Corpus Christi (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GRENADA, HAITI, ST LUCIA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

June 12 : Sovereign Day / Queen’s Birthday (BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS)

pots-11500_960_720June 12 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)*Photo

pineapple-2220704_960_720From June 12 to 14 : Pineapple Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO) *Photo

June 13&14 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace (BAHAMAS)

blur-1851426_960_720June 14 : Dub Clublocal and authentic rhythms, every Sunday (JAMAICA)*Photo

queen-1203465_960_720June 15 : Queen’s Birthday (CAYMAN ISLANDS, MONTSERRAT, ANGUILLA, )*Photo

June 15 : Mojito Mondays – Music (JAMAICA)

baskets-116760_960_720June 16 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)*Photo

Crabe BahamasFrom June 18 to 20 : 24th All Andros Crab Fest (BAHAMAS)*Photo CANCELLED

June 19 : Labor Day (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

June 19 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)

archaeology-59167_960_720From June 19 to 21: 11th edition National Archaeology Days (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, ST MARTIN, ST BARTHELEMY)*Photo

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Photo: visitjamaica.com

From June 19 to 22 : Charles Town Maroon Festival & Conference – gathering of indigenous and Maroons peoples (JAMAICA)*Photo

drum-982904_960_720June 20 : Yoruba Village Drum Festival – Port of Spain (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

From June 20 to 21 : Sun Island Festival – Beauport (GUADELOUPE) CANCELLED

From June 20 to 21 : Shiva’s School of Danse Annual Production (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)

embroidery-4375597_960_720June 20&21 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace (BAHAMAS)*Photo

Puerto Rico's International Folk Fest
Photo: Puerto Rico’s International Folk Fest

From June 20 to 28: 3rd Puerto Rico’s International Folk Festival (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

Martinique 13June 21 : Father’s Day (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, ST MARTIN, ST BARTHÉLEMY, PUERTO RICO, ANGUILLA, ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, BONAIRE, BARBADOS, DOMINICA, GRENADA, ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS, JAMAICA, CUBA, CURAÇAO, SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, SAINT LUCIA, SINT MAARTEN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

Route du Rhum - Les Vikings 45June 21 : Fête de la Musique / Music Festival (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, SAINT MARTIN, SAINT BARTHELEMY)*Photo

June 21 : Dub Club – local and authentic rhythms, every Sunday (JAMAICA)

Trinidad-Tobago-24June 21 : Tobago Culinary Festival – Pigeon Point (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

June 22 : Mojito Mondays – Music (JAMAICA)

June 23 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)

stained-glass-4499205_960_720June 24 : Feast of St John the Baptist (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

From June 24 to 29 : Fiestas Sanjuaneras, Carnaval de Trinidad (CUBA)

mask-1264678_960_720From June 24 to 29 : Camaguey Carnival (San Juan Camagüeyano) in Camaguey (CUBA)*Photo

81ncubBZ+2L._SL1102_From June 25 to 28 : XXXI Festival Internacional Boleros de Oro – guest country : Mexico (CUBA)*Photo CANCELLED 

June 26 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)

Bonaire 4June 27 : Cultural event “Nos Zjilea” in Rincon – local arts & crafts, plants & vegetables, educative presentations, food, live music (BONAIRE)*Photo

June 27&28 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace (BAHAMAS)

Jamaica 41June 28 : Last Sundays at the National Gallery (JAMAICA)*Photo

June 28 : Dub Club – local and authentic rhythms, every Sunday (JAMAICA)

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Photo: Granma

From June 28 to July 1 : 53th Jornada Cucalambeana – Fiesta de la musica del campo cubano (CUBA)*Photo

June 29 : Territory Day Holiday- in lieu of July 1st (BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS)

June 29 : Mojito Mondays – Music (JAMAICA)

st-lucia-4898251_960_720June 29 : Fishermen’s Feast (Fête des Pêcheurs) – mass and activities (SAINT LUCIA)*Photo

June 30 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)