Carnival of Guyana
Season or date: January to Ash Wednesday
Largest festival with costume parades and music coloring streets
Festivals in French Guiana
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
Paguari (Awara Bouillon Festival)
Season or date: Around Easter
Traditional event where families gather around soup made from awara fruit
Fête de la Musique
Season or date: June 21
Music festival held simultaneously with mainland France
Maroni River Canoe Race
Season or date: August
International canoe competition with participation from river basin communities
Saint-Laurent Film Festival
Season or date: October
Screening of Creole films and documentaries
Kourou Space Festival
Season or date: November
Science experience booths set up coinciding with rocket launches
Wayana Culture Week
Season or date: July
Indigenous event introducing Wayana tribe dances and crafts
Food & Rum Fair
Season or date: Early December
Local cuisine and rum tasting event
Cayenne Shrimp Festival
Season or date: September
Celebrating shrimp fishing season opening with cooking contests and music live
Criolo Gastronomy Week
Season or date: May
Gourmet event where Creole cuisine chefs compete
Public holidays
- New Year''s Day
- Easter Monday
- May Day
- 1946 Department Upgrade Memorial Day
- Victory Day
- Ascension Day
- Whit Monday
- French Revolution Day
- All Saints'' Day
- Armistice Day
- Christmas