MAY 2018
From April 15 to May 12 : Feria Arte para Mamá / Art Fair for Mummy – in tribute to Mother’s Day (CUBA)*Photo
From April 17 to June 26 : Aimé Césaire, Poésie et Politique – travelling exhibition (MARTINIQUE)
From April 27 to May 6 : 8th edition Guadeloupe Poésie Festival – Poetry (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
From April 29 to May 27 : Mai de Saint-Pierre – Exhibitions, concerts, lectures etc. (MARTINIQUE)
May 1 : Labour Day (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA ; GUADELOUPE ; ANGUILLA ; MARTINIQUE ; SAINT MARTIN ; SAINT BARTHÉLEMY ; SABA ; SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES ; BONAIRE ; CUBA ; CURAÇAO ; SINT EUSTATIUS…)*Photo
May 1 : Indian Arrival Day – First Indians arrived from Calcutta on May 1, 1857 (GRENADA)
May 1 : Bonbini Festival, every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)
From May 1 to 6 : St Barth Film Festival (SAINT BARTHELEMY)*Photo
From May 1 to 30 : Tourism Awareness Month (DOMINICA)
From May 1 to 31 : Crop Over Mega Cavalcade – Soca music (BARBADOS)*Photo
May 2 : Open Canvas at KARoo – every Wednesday local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
May 2 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)
May 2 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)*Photo
From May 2 to 6 : Batabano Carnival (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
From May 2 to 8 : 25th International Romerías de Mayo Festival en Holguín (CUBA)
May 3 : Chinese Food Festival at the University of the West Indies (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo
May 3 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)
May 3 : Carubbian Festival, every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)
From May 3 to 6 : Taste Santo Domingo – gastronomic event (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
May 4 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
May 4 : Full Moon Party at Kokomo Beach (CURAÇAO)*Photo
May 4 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)
From May 4 to 6 : Bahamas Carnival Experience – Music, Nassau (THE BAHAMAS)*Photo
From May 4 to 6 : Island Roots Heritage Festival (BAHAMAS)
From May 4 to 6 : Flavours of Grenada – food, music etc (GRENADA)*Photo
May 5 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
May 5 : Hike Fest (DOMINICA)
May 5 : Dockyard Day (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)*Photo
May 6 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruinas de San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
May 6 : 10th edition La Rue de l’Artisanat – Vieux-Habitants (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
May 6 : 16th Fish Day (SAINT MARTIN)*Photo
May 7 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)
May 7 : Labour Day (MONTSERRAT)
From May 7 to 11 : Ahata – Recycled Art Competition (ARUBA)
From May 7 to 13 : Saint Lucia Jazz (SAINT LUCIA)*Photo
May 8 : Victory 1945 – End of the Second World War (GUADELOUPE ; MARTINIQUE ; ST BARTHÉLEMY ; ST MARTIN)*Photo
May 8 : Bonbini Festival, every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)
May 8 : Special Day of Colombo – Food (GUADELOUPE)
From May 8 to 9 : Saint-Pierre Art Fair – Painting (MARTINIQUE)
May 9 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)*Photo
May 9 : Europe Day (GUADELOUPE ; MARTINIQUE ; SAINT MARTIN ; SAINT BARTHÉLEMY)
May 9 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo
May 9 : Open Canvas at KARoo – every Wednesday local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
From May 9 to 12 : Fest K’Dans – Gwoka & traditional dances festival in Bouillante (GUADELOUPE)
May 10 : Ascension Day *Photo
May 10 : Carubbian Festival, every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)
From May 10 to 23 : 22nd European Film Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo
May 11 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
May 11 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)
May 11 : Changing of Guard – Ceremony since 1958 to honor Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (BAHAMAS)*Photo
From May 11 to 19 : 24th FEMI – Festival Régional & International du Cinéma de Guadeloupe (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
From May 11 to 19 : Grenada Chocolate Festival (GRENADA)*Photo
From May 11 to 20 : Mayo Teatral 2018 – Temporada de teatro latinoamérica y caribeño de la Casa de las Américas (CUBA)
May 12 : Hike Fest (DOMINICA)*Photo
May 12 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
May 12 : La Marche Gourmande – Island of Marie-Galante (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
From May 12 to 31 : 10th Galerie des Indépendants in the Media Library, Le Gosier – Painting (GUADELOUPE)
May 13 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruinas de San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
May 13 : Mother’s Day (ANGUILLA ; ANTIGUA & BARBUDA ; ARUBA ; THE BAHAMAS ; BONAIRE ; BARBADOS ; DOMINICA ; GRENADA ; ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES ; TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS ; JAMAICA ; CUBA ; CURAÇAO ; PUERTO RICO ; SAINT KITTS & NEVIS ; SAINT LUCIA ; SINT MAARTEN ; TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo
May 13 : Les Clés d’Or, International Music Contest (GUADELOUPE)
From May 13 to 20 : 21th edition Cubadisco 2018 International Fair (CUBA)*Photo
May 14 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)
From May 14 to 19 : Haitian Cultural Week in Pointe-à-Pitre (GUADELOUPE)
May 15 : Bonbini Festival, every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo
May 16 : Open Canvas at KARoo – every Wednesday local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
May 16 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)
May 16 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo
From May 16 to 20 : Style Week Jamaica – Fashion (JAMAICA)
From May 16 to 30 : 10th Annual European Film Festival 2018 (BARBADOS)*Photo
May 17 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)
May 17 : Carubbian Festival, every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo
From May 17 to 21 : Barbuda’s Caribana – Carnival (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)
May 18 : Flag Day (HAITI)*Photo
May 18 : ICOM International Museum Day Bus Tour 2018 (BARBADOS)
May 18 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
May 18 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)
May 18 : Grand Déboulé with all musiciens of skin groups– by Kilti Ka – Marie-Galante (GUADELOUPE)
From May 18 to 20 : 16th Puerto Comic Con 2017 (PUERTO RICO)*Photo
From May 18 to 21 : Kaskroutaj Garden Blues – Local Food – Marie-Galante (GUADELOUPE)
From May 18 to 21 : 19th Festival Terre de Blues (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
May 19 : Street Entertainment by Kilti Ka – Marie-Galante (GUADELOUPE)
May 19 : “Balade au Fil du Nil” – Dance Show (GUADELOUPE)
May 19 : European Night of Museums / Nuit Européenne des Musées (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE)*Photo
May 19 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
May 19 : Hike Fest (DOMINICA)*Photo
From May 19 to 27 : Barbados Gospelfest (BARBADOS)
May 20 : Whit Day *Photo
May 20 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruinas de San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
May 20 : Jazz’n Creole 2018 (DOMINICA)*Photo
May 21 : Whit Monday Holiday
May 21 (3rd Monday in May) : Discovery Day (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
May 21 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)
May 21 : 5th Annual Ole Freetown Cultural Festival – Freetown:1st place where slaves were freed en 1834 – traditional games, foods etc (BAHAMAS)
May 22 : Commemoration of Slavery Abolition in 1848 (MARTINIQUE)*Photo
May 22 : Bonbini Festival, every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)
May 23 : Labour Day (JAMAICA)*Photo
May 23 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)
May 23 : Open Canvas at KARoo – every Wednesday local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
May 23 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)
From May 23 to 27 : Curadise Dance Xperience 2018 – Latin & Afro dance (CURAÇAO)*Photo
From May 23 to 27 : 9th Fò An Fanmi / Forts in Families (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
From May 23 to 29 : Aruba Soul Beach Music Festival (ARUBA)
May 24 : Carubbian Festival, every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo
From May 24 to 27 : Barbados Celtic Festival (BARBADOS)
From May 24 to 29 : Mocha Fest in Negril – Hip Hop, R&B etc. (JAMAICA)*Photo
May 25 : African Liberation Day (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)
May 25 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
May 25 : Changing of Guard – Ceremony since 1958 to honor Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (BAHAMAS)*Photo
May 25 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)
May 25 : People-to-People Tea Party – Local food, tea, live music, fashion (BAHAMAS)
From May 25 to 27 : Éritaj Festival – Living Memories (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
From May 25 to 27 : Sugar and Energy Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)
From May 25 to June 1 : Tropical Fest (GRENADA)
May 26 : North Coast Jazz Festival 2018 (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo
May 26 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
May 26 : Hike Fest (DOMINICA)
May 26 : “Nos Zjilea” – Cultural event – arts & crafts, plants & vegetables, food etc (BONAIRE)*Photo
May 26 : 3rd Annual Bimini Bread & Seafood Cook-Off – bread, seafood, tropican drink, best restaurant chef competitions etc. (BAHAMAS)
May 27 : Commemoration of Slavery Abolition in 1848 (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
May 27 : Tobago Culinary Festival – Pigeon Point (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)
May 27 : Kalakaswé – Gwoka danse in the Memorial ACTe (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
May 27 : Stars of Teen Talent Concert – A Tribute to Richard Stoute (BARBADOS)
May 27 : Mother’s Day (GUADELOUPE ; MARTINIQUE ; SAINT BARTHÉLEMY ; SAINT MARTIN ; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
May 27 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruinas de San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
May 28 : National Heroes Day (TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS)*Photo
May 28 : Commemoration of Slavery Abolition in 1848 (ST MARTIN)
May 28 (Last Monday in May) : Memorial Day / Día de la Memoria (PUERTO RICO ; US VIRGIN ISLANDS)
From May 28 to June 3 : Festival Internacional de Poesía de La Habana (CUBA)*Photo
From May 28 to June 3 : Bonaire Blond Restaurant (BONAIRE)
May 29 : Bonbini Festival, every Tuesday evening in Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo
May 30 : Anguilla Day Celebrations (ANGUILLA)
May 30 : Indian Arrival Day (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo
May 30 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)
May 30 : Open Canvas at KARoo – every Wednesday local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
May 30 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)
From May 30 to June 3 : Deep Creek Conch Festival – cooking, rake and Scrape music, arts & crafts (THE BAHAMAS)*Photo
May 31 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)
May 31 : Statia Taste of the Cultures, every last Thursday (SINT EUSTATIUS)*Photo
May 31: Carubbian Festival, every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)
From May 31 to June 2 : Pineapple Festival (BAHAMAS)*Photo
May : Grenada Global Film Festival (GRENADA)
May : Lamentin Jazz Project (MARTINIQUE)
May : 7th Annual Anguilla Literary Fest – “A Literary Jollification” (ANGUILLA)*Photo
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