The Caribbean has a summer festival season.
After a two-year hiatus due to Covid, the region is once again filled with dance, brilliant costumes, music, regattas, rum, food and sights and sounds in events that showcase the diversity of the islands.
Here are some of the biggest and boldest.
Montego Bay will host the 27th Reggae Sum Fest from July 18 to 23. The 60th anniversary of Jamaica's independence coincides with the premier music festival. The minister said that the show is known to be the greatest Reggae show in the world. We are excited to be partners in this to make sure that more and more people come to Jamaica.
Jamaica is opening new markets in the Middle East, Asia, and North Africa.
You can find tickets, artist lineups and other information at www.reggaesumfest.com.
The 48th anniversary of the Nevis Culturama Festival is July 21 to August 2. The photo was taken by the Nevin Tourism Authority.
50 of the island's best-known chefs, bartenders and baristas will serve a variety of recipes inspired by local traditions at the 22nd annual Taste of St.
There are many favorites, including fish and fungi, callaloo stew, johnnycakes, and fracos and pate. Go to www.tasteofstcroix.com to learn more.
The Crop Over Festival is back on the calendar in July and August with parties, parades, live music, street vendors, market stalls and food trucks. The capital of Bridgetown is where most of the events take place.
Grand Kadooment Day is when costumed revelers parade through the streets.
After two years of no Crop Over and no release, people are more than waiting for this opportunity and we are happy for that.
The Calabash Festival takes place from July 17 to 23, and celebrates the tropical hard-shelled vegetable. The photo is from Montserrat Tourism.
The Calabash Festival takes place in July and is named for the tropical hard-shelled vegetable that can be eaten young or mature to be dried and used as a bowl.
There is a grand concert, bus and boat tours of the island, an Irish lecture series, a market day, a food fair, a hike and a road relay race.
During the summer season, the weekly Thursday Fish Fry at PTV Stubbs Diamond Plaza is held in Turks and Caicos. There are more than a dozen restaurant and souvenir vendors in the open-air setting.
The Race for the Conch mile and half-mile swim races will be held in Provo. The race proceeds go to local charities. There is more information at www.turksandcaicostourism.com.
Turks and Caicos will host the TI Summajam June 23 to 25 on Grand Turk. The three-day music and cultural event promises to bring back the good ol' Grand Turk days with a dazzling, dynamic display of culture, music, entertainment, island food/drink, sporting contests, and a beauty pageant.
The Eyes Wide Shut concert is one of the highlights of the Summer Festival in Anguilla. Go to www.carnivaland.net/anguilla-summer-festival.
The 25th St. Kitts Music Festival will take place from June 23 to 25.
Hip hop, soca and jazz are some of the genres of music. The Kim Collins Athletic Stadium is located in Basseterre. Lunchtime concerts with local musicians, beach parties, boat rides and official after-parties are some of the bonus events. You can learn more at stkittsmusicfestival.com.
There is a lot happening on the sister island of Nevis. The Mango and Food Festival is an entire weekend celebrating the island's 44 varieties of mangoes and the creative cuisine made from them. Celebrity chefs must include Nevis mangos in every meal they cook or demonstrate. There are many events throughout the weekend. There is more at nevisisland.com/mango-festival.
The 48th anniversary of the Nevis Culturama Festival will take place from July 21 to August 2. The name suggests that there is a lot of culture here, including dance, drama, poetry, music, pageants and arts and crafts. You can visit www.nevisculturama.com.
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