Caribbean Carnival and Festival Dates 2025: Junkanoo, Soca, and Steelpan Events Guide

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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:

  1. 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).
  1. Barbados Crop Over Festival:
  • Grand Kadooment Day: August 4, 2025.
  • Pre-Events: Starting in June 2025.
  1. Jamaica Carnival:
  • Carnival Road March: Typically in April 2025 (dates TBA).
  1. St. Lucia Carnival:
  • Carnival Monday and Tuesday: July 14–15, 2025.
  1. Antigua Carnival:
  • Carnival Monday and Tuesday: July 28–29, 2025.
  1. Grenada Spicemas:
  • Carnival Monday and Tuesday: August 11–12, 2025.
  1. Vincy Mas (St. Vincent and the Grenadines):
  • Carnival Monday and Tuesday: July 7–8, 2025.
  1. Dominica Carnival (Mas Domnik):
  • Carnival Monday and Tuesday: March 3–4, 2025.

Soca Festivals and Steelpan Events

  1. Panorama Steelpan Competition (Trinidad and Tobago):
  • Finals: February 2025 (dates TBA).
  1. Soca Monarch Competitions:
  • Trinidad and Tobago International Soca Monarch: February 2025 (dates TBA).
  • Barbados Soca Monarch: July 2025 (dates TBA).
  1. Caribbean Soca Festivals:
  • St. Kitts Music Festival: June 2025 (dates TBA).
  • Grenada Soca Monarch: August 2025 (dates TBA).

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