Best ALIVE in Barbados — 25 verified
Crop Over is the crown jewel of Barbados events — a six-week carnival culminating in the Grand Kadooment parade every August. Throughout the year, the island hosts the Food & Rum Festival, Holders Season performing arts, the Sandy Lane Gold Cup horse racing, Gospel Fest, and dozens of smaller festivals. Something is happening every month in Barbados.
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- Crop Over Festival — National Carnival · July–August — Crop Over is Barbados' national festival and the island's cultural crown jewel, tracing its roots back to the 18th-century celebrations that
- Food & Rum Festival — Culinary Festival · November 5-8 — The Barbados Food & Rum Festival is one of the Caribbean's flagship culinary events, produced by Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. Across four
- Jazz & Wine Festival — Music Festival · January — The Barbados Jazz & Wine Festival brings international jazz artists, acclaimed Caribbean musicians and curated wines together at some of the
- Barbados Surf Pro — WSL Competition · October — The Barbados Surf Pro is a World Surf League Qualifying Series event staged at the famed Soup Bowl reef break in Bathsheba on the Atlantic e
- Oistins Fish Fry — Weekly Event · Every Friday — The Oistins Fish Fry at Oistins Bay Gardens in Christ Church is the most famous weekly party in Barbados, with Friday nights the headline ev
- Holders Season — Arts Festival · West Coast · St. James — Holders Season is an acclaimed open-air performing arts festival staged each year on the lawns of historic Holders House in St. James, overl
- Barbados Reggae Festival — Music Festival · Island Wide — The Barbados Reggae Festival is a week-long celebration of reggae, dancehall and Caribbean roots music staged at various venues across the i
- Gospelfest Barbados — Music Festival · Island Wide · May — Gospelfest Barbados bills itself as the Caribbean's largest gospel music festival and has been a fixture on the island's calendar for more t
- Agrofest — Agricultural Show · Central · St. Thomas — Agrofest is Barbados' biggest agricultural exhibition, organised by the Barbados Agricultural Society and traditionally staged in late Febru
- Barbados Independence Day — National Holiday · November 30 — Barbados Independence Day, celebrated on 30 November, marks the country's independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. The day is one of th
- Holetown Festival — Heritage Festival · West Coast · February — Holetown Festival is a week-long community celebration in mid-February marking the arrival of the first English settlers in Holetown in 1627
- Barbados Open Water Festival — Swim Event · West Coast · St. James — The Barbados Open Water Festival is an annual swimming event staged off the calm Caribbean west coast, typically centred on Carlisle Bay in
- Celtic Festival Barbados — Cultural Festival · Island Wide · May — The Celtic Festival Barbados celebrates the island's often-overlooked Irish and Scottish heritage, a strand of Bajan history that runs back
- Oistins Fish Festival — Easter Festival · Christ Church · April — The Oistins Fish Festival is an Easter weekend celebration of Barbados' fishing heritage, staged at Oistins Bay Gardens in Christ Church ove
- Barbados Reggae Weekend — Music Festival · April — Barbados Reggae Weekend is a concentrated three-day edition of the island's reggae calendar, packed with roots reggae, dancehall and Caribbe
- Grand Kadooment Day — National Parade · August 3 — Grand Kadooment is the climactic finale of the Crop Over festival, held on the first Monday of August. Thousands of masqueraders in elaborat
- Foreday Morning — Street Party · Crop Over · August — Foreday Morning is the legendary pre-dawn 'jouvert' street jam of the Crop Over festival, staged in the early hours of the Saturday before G
- Sir Charles Williams Fishing Tournament — Fishing · April — The Sir Charles Williams International Fishing Tournament is one of the premier sport-fishing events in the Caribbean, organised by the Barb
- Barbados Rally Carnival — Motorsport · May · Island-Wide — The Barbados Rally Carnival is the umbrella festival around Sol Rally Barbados and the Flow King of the Hill hillclimb, staged each May by t
- Congaline Carnival — Street Party · Crop Over · July — Congaline Carnival is one of the signature street fêtes of the Crop Over season, traditionally bringing together soca fans for massive rovin
- Barbados Pride — LGBTQ+ Festival · July — Barbados Pride is the island's annual LGBTQ+ celebration, typically staged around July with a programme of parties, community events, panel
- Nidhe Israel Chanukah Event — Cultural · December — The Nidhe Israel Chanukah celebration is an annual December gathering at the historic Nidhe Israel Synagogue in Bridgetown, one of the oldes
- Emancipation Day — Public Holiday · August 1 — Emancipation Day on 1 August is a national public holiday commemorating the formal end of chattel slavery in the British West Indies in 1834
- CPL Playoffs at Kensington Oval — Cricket · September 16-20 — Kensington Oval regularly hosts the climax of the Caribbean Premier League, with the Eliminator, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2 and Grand Final pl
- Harbour Lights Beach Extravaganza — Weekly Show · Every Saturday — The Harbour Lights Beach Extravaganza is the legendary Saturday night dinner show on Bay Street, St. Michael, just outside Bridgetown. Set r
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- What are the top-rated events in Barbados?
- 21 of the 25 listings are rated 4.5 or higher. Featured: Crop Over Festival, Food & Rum Festival, Jazz & Wine Festival, Barbados Surf Pro, Oistins Fish Fry.
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