What's on in Kingstown (Saint Vincent), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through the year

Busy — Dry season and winter peak, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Hazard

  La Soufrière

  1 Jan – 31 DecVolcanic activityClosures

  The volcano at the north end of the island erupted explosively in 2021 and buried the windward villages in ash. The summit trail opens and closes with the alert level; Kingstown, at the far south, mostly gets ash on a north wind. Source ↗

• Season

  Dry season and winter peak

  1 Jan – 30 Apr · usuallyWinter-sun seasonCrowdedBook early

  The dry, breezy months, when the charter yachts work their way down the Grenadines and the Saturday market in Kingstown is at its busiest. Ferry seats to Bequia and Union are worth booking ahead.

Busy — Dry season and winter peak

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: La Soufrière (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Dry season and winter peak (1 Jan – 30 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Dry season and winter peak, Bequia Easter Regatta

• Festival

  Bequia Easter Regatta

  25 Mar – 15 Apr · usuallyMajor festivalCrowdedBook early

  Four days of racing over the Easter weekend, from proper yachts down to double-ender workboats built on the beach. The ferry out of Kingstown runs at capacity and Bequia has nowhere left to sleep. Source ↗

Still on: La Soufrière (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Dry season and winter peak (1 Jan – 30 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Dry season and winter peak, Bequia Easter Regatta

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: La Soufrière (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Dry season and winter peak (1 Jan – 30 Apr (usually)), Bequia Easter Regatta (25 Mar – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: La Soufrière (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Busy — Vincy Mas, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Hazard

  Hurricane season

  1 Jun – 30 Nov

  Beryl went through the Grenadines as a category four on the first of July 2024 and took most of Union Island's roofs with it. Kingstown is better sheltered, but the inter-island ferries stop long before the wind lands. Source ↗

• Festival

  Vincy Mas

  20 Jun – 8 Jul · usuallyCarnivalCrowdedBook early

  The carnival builds through late June with calypso tents, Miss SVG and the King and Queen of the Bands, then takes the streets of Kingstown for J'ouvert and Mardi Gras in the first week of July. Source ↗

Still on: La Soufrière (1 Jan – 31 Dec)

Busy — Vincy Mas, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: La Soufrière (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov), Vincy Mas (20 Jun – 8 Jul (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: La Soufrière (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Quiet — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: La Soufrière (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: La Soufrière (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: La Soufrière (1 Jan – 31 Dec), Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Festival

  Nine Mornings

  16–24 DecChristmas & New Year

  For the nine mornings before Christmas the town is up at four for concerts, steel bands and street games, and then everyone goes to work. No other island does this one. Source ↗

Still on: La Soufrière (1 Jan – 31 Dec)