St. Kitts Music Festival
Season or date: Last week of June
One of the Caribbean's largest music festivals featuring reggae, soca, R&B, and international artists.
Festivals in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
Sugar Mas (National Carnival)
Season or date: December to early January
Costume parades and Soca Monarch competitions centered around Independence Square.
Nevis Culturama
Season or date: Late July to early August
Nevis Island's largest festival with folk dances, steel pan performances, and beach parties.
Green Valley Festival
Season or date: Last week of May
A community-focused cultural festival held in Cayon Village.
Easter Regatta
Season or date: Easter weekend
Traditional Nevisian catamaran racing and beach events.
Rum & Roots Festival
Season or date: June
A celebration of rum and local cuisine featuring local distilleries and plantations.
SKN Restaurant Week
Season or date: July
Restaurants across the islands offer fixed-price menus promoting local ingredients.
National Heroes Day Ceremony
Season or date: September 16
Official event honoring national heroes.
Independence Day Parade
Season or date: September 19
Military and school parades in Basseterre, followed by fireworks at night.
Christmas Eve Jankunu
Season or date: December 24
Folk tradition where costumed dancers parade all night with drums and flutes.
Public holidays
- New Year's Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Labour Day (May 1)
- Whit Monday
- Emancipation Day (First Monday and Tuesday in August)
- National Heroes Day (September 16)
- Independence Day (September 19)
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day