Det sker i Soufrière, Saint Lucia året igennem

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Festival

  Nobel Laureate Festival

  1.–31. jan. · normaltKunstfestival

  January honours the island's two Nobel winners, Sir Arthur Lewis and Derek Walcott, both born on 23 January: readings, lectures, a writers' showcase and school events, mostly in and around Castries. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Independence Day

• Natur

  Humpback whales pass

  1. feb. – 30. apr. · normaltHvalsæson

  Humpbacks migrate past the island from February to April, while resident pilot whales, sperm whales and spinner dolphins are around all year. The calmer seas of the dry months make the leeward coast the easier place to look. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Independence Day

  22. feb.National helligdagLukninger

  Saint Lucia marks independence from Britain on 22 February with a public holiday and a formal ceremony in Castries. In Soufrière it is mostly a day off, with shops and offices shut. Kilde ↗

Travlt — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Humpback whales pass (1. feb. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Festival

  Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival

  25. apr. – 12. maj · normaltMusikfestivalBook tidligt

  Ten days of music staged around the island at the end of the dry season, with side events reaching the west coast villages. It is the one time outside winter that the south of the island books out. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Humpback whales pass (1. feb. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival (25. apr. – 12. maj (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Risiko

  Atlantic hurricane season

  1. jun. – 30. nov.

  Beryl came through at the end of June 2024 and Tomas before it, and the steep ground behind the town is what turns a tropical storm into landslides and blocked roads. Mid-August to mid-October is the concentrated part. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Saint Lucia Carnival, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Saint Lucia Carnival

  1.–22. jul.TætpakketBook tidligt

  Saint Lucia moved its carnival off Lent and into July, so the build-up runs most of the month and the parade days land in the middle. The staging is in Castries, but the island travels for it and the buses go with them. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Atlantic hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Festival

  La Rose flower festival

  28. aug. – 1. sep.Stor festival

  One of the island's two flower societies takes 30 August, dresses in red and processes with song from church to feast. Its rival in white, La Marguerite, gets 17 October, and villages keep to one side or the other. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Atlantic hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Stille — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Atlantic hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.), La Rose flower festival (28. aug. – 1. sep.)

Travlt — Creole Heritage Month

• Festival

  Creole Heritage Month

  1.–31. okt.Stor festivalTætpakket

  October is given over to Kweyol: food, language and music events across the island, ending on Jounen Kweyol when chosen villages cook and play all day. Soufriere and the fishing towns round it are often among them. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Atlantic hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Stille — en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Atlantic hurricane season (1. jun. – 30. nov.)

Travlt — Festival of Lights and Renewal, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Festival of Lights and Renewal

  12.–13. dec.Lys & ildTætpakket

  On the eve of National Day, 13 December, Castries lights its Christmas displays, judges a lantern competition and closes with fireworks; the next day is a public holiday. Castries is about an hour's drive north. Kilde ↗