Junkanoo
Season or date: December 26, January 1
National carnival with vibrant costumes, cowbells, drums, and horns sounding until dawn.
Festivals in The Bahamas
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
Bahamas Carnival
Season or date: Early May
Music and road march festival centered in Nassau.
Eleuthera Pineapple Festival
Season or date: First week of June
Food and music event celebrating world-class sweet pineapple harvest.
Andros Crab Fest
Season or date: June
Mangrove crab-themed cooking competition and regatta popular.
National Family Island Regatta
Season or date: Late April
Traditional sailboat race held off Georgetown, Exuma.
Goombay Summer
Season or date: July–August
Weekly street party and live performances in Nassau.
Bahamas Independence Festival
Season or date: Around July 10
Flag raising ceremony, military band parade, and fireworks.
Fox Hill Day
Season or date: Second Tuesday in August
Church service and dance commemorating slave emancipation.
Lucayan Moka Junkanoo
Season or date: December
Regional Junkanoo held in Freeport.
Bahamas International Film Festival
Season or date: December
Gateway for independent films attracting Caribbean attention.
Public holidays
- New Year's Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Whit Monday
- Labour Day
- Independence Day
- Emancipation Day
- Discovery Day
- Christmas
- Boxing Day