Anguilla Summer Festival (Carnival)
Season or date: Last week of July - first week of August
The island's largest event featuring street parades, boat races, music, and dance
Festivals in Anguilla
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
Moonsplash Reggae Festival
Season or date: Around the full moon in March
Beach outdoor music festival hosted by reggae legend Bankie Banx
Festival Del Mar
Season or date: Easter weekend
Island Harbour's sea festival celebrating seafood and traditional sailing
Welchez Fest
Season or date: Second Sunday in August
Community festival featuring agricultural products and Creole cuisine
Christmas Boat Parade
Season or date: Mid-December
Festival of lights with illuminated yachts parading around Sandy Ground Bay
Lobster Festival
Season or date: First week of December
Gourmet event themed around the island's signature lobster
August Thursday Boat Race
Season or date: Thursday during August Carnival
Popular race featuring traditional wooden boats like the Alvin
May Day Beach Picnic
Season or date: May 1
Family party celebrating Workers' Day with soca music
Summer Club Cookout
Season or date: Late August
BBQ and DJ battle between local clubs
Scilly Cay Food Fair
Season or date: Irregularly throughout the year
Seafood BBQ and cocktail evening on the small island of Scilly Cay
Public holidays
- New Year's Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Labour Day
- Whit Monday
- Anguilla Day
- Carnival Monday
- Carnival Thursday
- Constitution Day
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day