Nassau Events

Annual Events

Address: Various locations, Nassau Category: Fair / Festival - Cultural Dates: July 4 - July 25, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

To extend the Junkanoo spirit, this event brings festivities to Woodes Rogers Walk and Arawak Cay every Saturday throughout July. Expect lots of local bands, a plethora of food and craft vendors, storytelling and fun games and activities for the kids. Additional features of the summer festival include box cart derbies...

Address: Various locations, Nassau Category: Fair / Festival - Cultural Dates: July 10, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Commemorating the Commonwealth of The Bahamas' Independence from Great Britain on July 10, 1973, this event encompasses several days of festivities, culminating with a rush-out and concert. Parades, fireworks and concerts get everyone in a celebratory mood for days in advance, so if you're visiting during the month of...

Address: Various venues, Nassau Dates: December 10 - December 17, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Started in 2003, the Bahamas International Film Festival takes over for four days in December as celebrities, media and film buffs descend on Nassau and Paradise Island for a celebration of film. Thousands of people attend screenings of more than 75 movies by filmmakers from around the world, such as Jim Jarmusch,...

Address: Frederick St to Shirley St, Parade route through the city, Nassau Category: Fair / Festival - Cultural Dates: December 26 - January 1, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Junkanoo, a uniquely Bahamian spectacle, brings to mind the high energy, vibrant color and rhythmic sound of Mardi Gras. Although its roots are in the 17th century, Junkanoo continues to draw the community together every December 26th and January 1st for an incredible pre-dawn "rush-out" and procession down Bay...