Bahamas's signature street parade — colourful costumes, brass bands, on Bay Street.
December 26 - January 2 — St. Kitts' annual carnival = Sugar Mas.
NYE party at iconic Foxy's bar — visitors arrive by yacht for legendary celebration.
Bohemian electronic music + wellness gathering on jungle beach.
Classical music in 17th-century churches and theatres.
Mid-January — folk-music, dance, gastronomy + Casa de la Trova nightly concerts.
January 15 to March 15 — humpback whales return to Samaná Bay for mating + birthing.
January-February — 5-week celebration with parades + j'ouvert.
January — Old San Juan's biggest party. Live salsa, bomba, plena music, street food.
One of Cuba's most prestigious music events — international and Cuban jazz legends at venues across…
Mid-January — small island carnival with parades + music.
Late January — international blues stars at iconic Basil's Bar on Britannia Bay.
Annual international literature festival in late January — major Latin American writers.
Annual world-class festival at Iberostar Rose Hall.
Annual steel pan band competition in Queens Park Savannah, leading to Carnival.
February 6 — annual concert + cultural events at Bob Marley Museum.
The largest Caribbean carnival — soca, calypso, steel pan, mas costumes. February.
Classical music festival founded by Pablo Casals 1957 — symphony concerts in February.
Pre-Lent carnival — Cozumel's biggest party with floats + costumes.
February-March — colourful parades + tumba contest, ending Tuesday before Lent.
February — Haiti's most artistic carnival with papier-mâché masks parades.
February — colourful pre-Lent carnival with diablos cojuelos masks on Malecón.