Grenada: Events

Grenada's biggest festival is Carnival, held during the second weekend of August. It includes calypso and steel band competitions, all sorts of costumed revelry, a pageant and a grand finale 'jump-up' on the following Tuesday. Many of Carnival's events are held at Queen's Park, on the north side of St George's. The Spice Island Billfish Tournament, held in January, attracts anglers from North America and the Caribbean keen to hook its six-figure first prize. Carriacou's four-day Carnival usually takes place in early March. The Carriacou Regatta, a major sailing event featuring races to Grenada, Union Island and Bequia, is held in late July or early August. It's accompanied by additional sporting events and plenty of music and dancing. Other festivities include the Easter Regatta on Petit Martinique and the Carriacou Maroon Jazz Festival in mid-June.

Grenada also celebrates a number of important days with public holidays, including New Year's Day, Independence Day (February 7), Easter, Labor Day (May 1), Thanksgiving Day (Octover 25) and Christmas Day.