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Find your next Carnival, from the Caribbean to the Americas and Europe. Explore confirmed festival windows and parade days, with expected dates clearly marked — plus the late-2026 celebrations that carry into 2027.
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A festival can run for weeks while its main parade lasts one day. Read each date’s scope, and check the organizer’s latest timetable before booking non-refundable travel. Children’s parades, adult parades and J’ouvert are listed separately where verified.
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Basseterre, St. Kitts
Tourism-board dates cover the core celebration. A government calendar lists a wider November 6–January 3 window. Check the organizer’s detailed timetable for individual events.
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
These are the announced core festival and Village dates. Competitions and community events begin earlier in December.
Nassau, The Bahamas
Two separate Junkanoo parade days, not a continuous week-long event. Expected from the annual Boxing Day and New Year’s tradition; the exact season’s timetable needs verification.
New Plymouth, Green Turtle Cay, The Bahamas
Junkanoo in New Plymouth, Green Turtle Cay. This is a different location from Nassau’s Bay Street celebrations.
Roseau, Dominica
The festival window includes the opening and closing celebrations. Main parade dates still need separate verification.
Cologne, Germany
Street Carnival runs February 4–9. The Rose Monday parade is February 8; the wider season opens November 11, 2026.
Oranjestad and San Nicolas, Aruba
The two grand parades take place in different cities. Torch Parade: January 9. J’ouvert: January 30.
Willemstad, Curaçao
This date is for the main daytime Gran Marcha, not the entire Carnival season.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Special Group Sambadrome competition on February 7, 8 and 9. The Champions Parade is February 13. Street blocos and other divisions have separate schedules.
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Carnival Monday and Tuesday are confirmed. Fetes, competitions and other season events have their own dates.
Nice, France
Full festival window. Individual Carnival parade and flower-battle dates should be checked in the official programme.
Kingston, Jamaica
Road March only. The wider season includes separate parties and events.
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Festival window confirmed; the adult parade and J’ouvert dates need separate verification.
Berlin, Germany
The festival runs May 14–17, with the street parade on May 16. Check the organizer for route updates.
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
ACCBA’s downtown parade. The separate J’ouvert event is May 28.
Bermuda
Festival window confirmed. Individual parade and J’ouvert dates still need separate verification.
St. John, US Virgin Islands
Festival window confirmed; the parade date needs separate verification.
Castries, Saint Lucia
The festival window is confirmed. Main parade and J’ouvert dates still need separate verification.
Charlestown, Nevis
Festival dates are confirmed; the detailed parade and J’ouvert timetable needs separate verification.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Street parade only; other festival events have their own dates.
Toronto, Canada
Grand Parade: July 31. The season launches June 12, with Junior Carnival on July 17 and King & Queen Showcase on July 29.
Bridgetown, Barbados
Expected from the first-Monday-in-August tradition. This is Grand Kadooment, not the full Crop Over season; the 2027 timetable needs verification.
St George’s, Grenada
J’ouvert and Monday Night Mas are August 9; Fancy Mas is August 10. Other official competitions begin August 5; the season launch is still to be confirmed.
London, United Kingdom
Sunday is Families and Children’s Day with J’ouvert and Dutty Mas. Monday is the Adults Parade. UK National Panorama is August 28.
South Florida, USA
Separate scheduled event days, not a continuous festival range. Junior Carnival and Pan Jamboree: October 2. Official J’ouvert: October 9. Carnival Day Parade & Fete: October 10.
We haven’t verified exact 2027 dates for these celebrations yet. That does not mean the organizer has not published them. Check the official programme before making plans.
The Valley, Anguilla
The organizer lists August 2027 but has not provided exact days in the date sources checked.
St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Usually late July to early August. Exact 2027 festival and parade dates need primary-source verification.
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Exact 2027 festival and parade dates need verification.
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Junior Carnival, J’ouvert and the adult parade are distinct events. Exact 2027 dates need verification.
Montréal, Canada
Event identity and exact 2027 dates need verification; do not assume Carifiesta and Carimas share one schedule.
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Marigot, Saint-Martin
French-side Carnival in Marigot. Separate from the Dutch-side celebration in Philipsburg.
Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada
Kayak Mas is separate from Grenada’s August Spicemas. Exact 2027 festival and parade dates need verification.
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
J’ouvert and the main celebration have separate dates; the exact 2027 timetable needs verification.
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Pointe-à-Pitre and Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Usually January through Ash Wednesday. Exact 2027 festival and parade dates need verification.
Haiti; city to be announced
Exact 2027 festival and parade dates need verification.
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Houston, Texas, USA
Exact 2027 festival and parade dates need verification.
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Fort-de-France, Martinique
Exact 2027 festival and parade dates need verification.
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George Town, Cayman Islands
Check the unified One Cayman Carnival schedule rather than assuming separate Batabano and CayMAS parade dates. Exact 2027 dates need verification.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
The exact 2027 parade and festival-weekend dates need verification.
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Salvador has its own Carnival programme, separate from Rio. Exact 2027 dates need verification.
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Check the year-specific municipal programme: 2027 scheduling may differ from the usual pre-Lent calendar.
Exact-year official date source not yet verified.
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Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Dutch-side Carnival usually runs from mid-April into early May. Exact 2027 dates need verification.
Scarborough, Tobago
The October Carnival is separate from the national pre-Lent celebration. Exact 2027 dates need verification.
Venice, Italy
Exact 2027 start and end dates need verification against the complete official programme.
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Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Exact 2027 festival and parade dates need verification.
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Exact 2027 festival and parade dates need verification.
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