Here’s a general guide to Junkanoo, Carnival, and Soca Festival/Steelpan events in the Caribbean for 2025. Specific dates for some events may not yet be finalized, but I can provide estimated timeframes based on historical patterns:
Junkanoo (The Bahamas)
- Main Junkanoo Parade: December 26, 2024 (Boxing Day) and January 1, 2025 (New Year’s Day).
- Junkanoo Summer Festival: Typically held in July or August 2025 (dates TBA).
Carnival Dates 2025
Carnival dates vary by island, but here are the most popular ones:
- Trinidad and Tobago Carnival:
- Carnival Monday and Tuesday: March 3–4, 2025.
- Pre-Carnival Events: Starting in January 2025 (e.g., Panorama Steelpan Competition, Soca Monarch).
- Barbados Crop Over Festival:
- Grand Kadooment Day: August 4, 2025.
- Pre-Events: Starting in June 2025.
- Jamaica Carnival:
- Carnival Road March: Typically in April 2025 (dates TBA).
- St. Lucia Carnival:
- Carnival Monday and Tuesday: July 14–15, 2025.
- Antigua Carnival:
- Carnival Monday and Tuesday: July 28–29, 2025.
- Grenada Spicemas:
- Carnival Monday and Tuesday: August 11–12, 2025.
- Vincy Mas (St. Vincent and the Grenadines):
- Carnival Monday and Tuesday: July 7–8, 2025.
- Dominica Carnival (Mas Domnik):
- Carnival Monday and Tuesday: March 3–4, 2025.
Soca Festivals and Steelpan Events
- Panorama Steelpan Competition (Trinidad and Tobago):
- Finals: February 2025 (dates TBA).
- Soca Monarch Competitions:
- Trinidad and Tobago International Soca Monarch: February 2025 (dates TBA).
- Barbados Soca Monarch: July 2025 (dates TBA).
- Caribbean Soca Festivals:
- St. Kitts Music Festival: June 2025 (dates TBA).
- Grenada Soca Monarch: August 2025 (dates TBA).