SeasonMapWhat's on in Little Bay (Plymouth), Montserrat through the year
Little Bay, Montserrat has 5 curated events through the year — 4 festivals and 1 hazard season. The ones to plan around: St Patrick's Festival (March) and Calabash Festival (July).
Updated September 2026 · every event curated and sourced · dates for 2026 where they are announced, the usual window where they are not
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Little Bay (Plymouth) events and crowds by month
| Month | What starts | Crowds |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | Busy |
| February | — | Shoulder season |
| March | St Patrick's Festival | Busy |
| April | — | Busy |
| May | — | Shoulder season |
| June | Atlantic hurricane season | Shoulder season |
| July | Calabash Festival | Shoulder season |
| August | — | Shoulder season |
| September | — | Quiet |
| October | — | Quiet |
| November | Alliouagana Festival of the Word | Quiet |
| December | Montserrat Festival | Busy |
January in Little Bay (Plymouth)
Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in January →Busy — Montserrat Festival, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it
Nothing new starts in January.
Still on: Montserrat Festival (15 Dec – 1 Jan)
February in Little Bay (Plymouth)
Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in February →Shoulder season — an ordinary month
Nothing new starts in February.
March in Little Bay (Plymouth)
Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in March →Busy — St Patrick's Festival, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it
- Festival
St Patrick's Festival
5–17 MarNational holidayCrowdedBook earlyA fortnight of concerts, parades and food fairs ending on 17 March, which here marks a slave uprising planned for the day in 1768 rather than anything Irish. It is the one week of the year the island's beds are full. Source ↗
April in Little Bay (Plymouth)
Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in April →Busy — one of its best months for weather
Nothing new starts in April.
May in Little Bay (Plymouth)
Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in May →Shoulder season — an ordinary month
Nothing new starts in May.
June in Little Bay (Plymouth)
Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in June →Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month
- Hazard
Atlantic hurricane season
1 Jun – 30 NovSix months of watching the tropical Atlantic on an island that already lives with a volcano, and the ferry and the small planes from Antigua are the first things to stop. Mid-August to mid-October is the busy part. Source ↗
July in Little Bay (Plymouth)
Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in July →Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month
- Festival
Calabash Festival
1–31 Jul · usuallyMajor festivalA July week built around the calabash and what Montserratians make from it: craft fairs, hikes, a fashion show and food. Small, local, and the reason to come in the wet half of the year. Source ↗
Still on: Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)
August in Little Bay (Plymouth)
Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in August →Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month
Nothing new starts in August.
Still on: Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)
September in Little Bay (Plymouth)
Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in September →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: Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)
October in Little Bay (Plymouth)
Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in October →Quiet — one of its worst months for weather
Nothing new starts in October.
Still on: Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)
November in Little Bay (Plymouth)
Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in November →Quiet — one of its worst months for weather
- Festival
Alliouagana Festival of the Word
1–30 Nov · usuallyMajor festivalA weekend literary festival in November that pulls Caribbean historians and writers over for readings and arguments. One of the few reasons the island fills outside March. Source ↗
Still on: Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)
December in Little Bay (Plymouth)
Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in December →Busy — Montserrat Festival, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it
- Festival
Montserrat Festival
15 Dec – 1 JanMajor festivalCrowdedThe island's carnival runs across Christmas and finishes on New Year's Day, so it is both the last and the first in the Caribbean. Calypso, masquerades and steel band, with the diaspora home for it. Source ↗