Qué hay en Marigot (French Saint Martin), San Martín, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

• Naturaleza

  Humpback whale season

  1 Ene – 30 Abr · normalmente

  Humpbacks come south to mate and calve on the Anguilla Bank, just north of the island, from January to April. Small-group boat trips go out in season; spotted and bottlenose dolphins are often seen on the same outings. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Carnival, Grand Case Tuesdays

• Festival

  Carnival

  7–18 FebMucha genteCierres

  The French side's carnival runs most of February, with the parades through Marigot, the big Mardi Gras procession and, the day after, the burning of Vaval out on the water in black and white. Streets close for each parade. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Grand Case Tuesdays

  1 Feb – 30 Abr · normalmenteGran festivalMucha gente

  Every Tuesday evening through the late winter, the main street of Grand Case, fifteen minutes north of Marigot, closes to traffic for costumed parades, live music, craft stalls and the lolo grills. Park early. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  St Maarten Heineken Regatta

  28 Feb – 10 Mar · normalmenteEvento deportivoMucha genteReserva pronto

  The Caribbean's largest regatta is sailed from Simpson Bay on the Dutch side, but it books out the whole island for four days in early March and the crews spill over to Marigot. Rooms and rental cars go months ahead. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Humpback whale season (1 Ene – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — los viajeros lo describen como muy concurrido, Grand Case Tuesdays

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Humpback whale season (1 Ene – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Carnival (7–18 Feb), Grand Case Tuesdays (1 Feb – 30 Abr (normalmente)), St Maarten Heineken Regatta (28 Feb – 10 Mar (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Grand Case Tuesdays, St. Maarten Carnival, Philipsburg

• Festival

  St. Maarten Carnival, Philipsburg

  5 Abr – 5 May · normalmenteMucha gente

  The Dutch side's carnival usually runs for about a month from April, with the carnival village, calypso shows, J'ouvert and the grand parade in Philipsburg, half an hour's drive across the open border. Expect slow roads on parade days. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Humpback whale season (1 Ene – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Grand Case Tuesdays (1 Feb – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — St. Maarten Carnival, Philipsburg, Abolition of Slavery Day

• Festivo

  Abolition of Slavery Day

  28 MayFiesta nacionalCierres

  Saint-Martin marks the end of slavery on 28 May, the day it was proclaimed here in 1848, one day after Guadeloupe. A public holiday since 2015, with official ceremonies, music and dance; shops and offices close. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: St. Maarten Carnival, Philipsburg (5 Abr – 5 May (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Riesgo

  Atlantic hurricane season

  1 Jun – 30 Nov

  Irma came through in September 2017 and took the roof off much of Marigot, and the island has rebuilt around that memory. Most seasons pass quietly; mid-August to mid-October is the stretch that concentrates the risk. Fuente ↗

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Tranquilo — los viajeros lo describen como tranquilo, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Autumn shutdown

  1 Sep – 31 OctCierre de temporada bajaCierres

  September and October are the island's annual break: a good share of the restaurants and hotels close for maintenance and staff holidays. Prices are at their lowest and so is the number of places to eat.

Sigue en marcha: Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Tranquilo — uno de sus peores meses por clima

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov), Autumn shutdown (1 Sep – 31 Oct)

Concurrido — Fete de Saint-Martin

• Festivo

  Fete de Saint-Martin

  9–13 NovFiesta nacionalCierres

  The patron saint's day on 11 November is marked on both halves of the island as a day of friendship, with a ceremony at the border monument and offices shut. It also opens the season, which reopens in earnest after it. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.