Cosa c'è in programma a Castries (Saint Lucia) (Saint Lucia) durante l'anno

Media stagione — vacanze scolastiche in 3 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori, un mese nella media

In gennaio non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Affollato — Independence Day

• Festival

  Independence Day

  22 febFesta nazionaleAffollato

  Flag raising and school parades on 22 February, with a week of concerts and church services around it. Government offices shut and the island is in blue, gold, white and black. Fonte ↗

Affollato — vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori, uno dei mesi con il clima migliore

In marzo non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Folla al massimo — i viaggiatori la descrivono come alta stagione, Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival

• Stagione

  Sargassum on the Atlantic side

  1 apr – 30 set · di solitoStagione del sargasso

  The windward coast around Vieux Fort and Micoud takes the weed and the smell that comes with it. The Caribbean side, from Castries down to Soufriere, is largely spared.

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  Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival

  30 apr – 10 magFestival musicaleAffollatoPrenota presto

  The main stage sits on the causeway at Pigeon Island, with free fringe shows around Castries and Soufriere for a week and a half. Rodney Bay is where to be based, and the north-coast rooms go first. Fonte ↗

Affollato — Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival

In maggio non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Sargassum on the Atlantic side (1 apr – 30 set (di solito)), Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival (30 apr – 10 mag)

Media stagione — vacanze scolastiche in 3 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori, un mese nella media

• Rischio

  Hurricane season

  1 giu – 30 nov

  Far enough south to be missed most years, but Tomas arrived at the end of October 2010 and took the roads and the water supply with it. August to early October is the stretch that matters. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Saint Lucia Carnival

  1–22 lugAffollatoPrenota presto

  Saint Lucia moved its carnival off Lent and into July. J'ouvert starts before dawn in paint and oil, then two days of Parade of the Bands close Castries in the third week of the month. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Sargassum on the Atlantic side (1 apr – 30 set (di solito))

Affollato — Saint Lucia Carnival, vacanze scolastiche in 3 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

In luglio non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Sargassum on the Atlantic side (1 apr – 30 set (di solito)), Hurricane season (1 giu – 30 nov), Saint Lucia Carnival (1–22 lug)

Affollato — La Rose Flower Festival, vacanze scolastiche in 3 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Festival

  La Rose Flower Festival

  30 agoFesta religiosaAffollato

  One of two historic flower societies here, members dress in red and hold a Mass and gala for St Rose de Lima. A UNESCO-listed tradition with fewer active members each year. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Sargassum on the Atlantic side (1 apr – 30 set (di solito)), Hurricane season (1 giu – 30 nov)

Folla al massimo — i viaggiatori la descrivono come alta stagione, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

In settembre non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Sargassum on the Atlantic side (1 apr – 30 set (di solito)), Hurricane season (1 giu – 30 nov)

Folla al massimo — Jounen Kweyol, La Marguerite Festival

• Festival

  Jounen Kweyol

  25 ottGrande festaAffollato

  Creole Heritage Month runs all October and lands on Creole Day, the last Sunday, when four host communities cook all day and the radio switches to Kweyol. Getting to the host villages takes planning. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  La Marguerite Festival

  17 ottFesta religiosaAffollato

  The purple-wearing counterpart to La Rose, honouring St Margaret Mary Alacoque with its own society, Mass and gala. Falls the same month as Jounen Kweyol but is a separate, older tradition. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Hurricane season (1 giu – 30 nov)

Affollato — ARC finish at Rodney Bay

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  ARC finish at Rodney Bay

  25 nov – 22 dicEvento sportivoAffollatoPrenota presto

  Two hundred-odd yachts finish the Atlantic crossing at Rodney Bay through the first three weeks of December, each met on the dock with rum at whatever hour it lands. The marina runs on crew time. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Hurricane season (1 giu – 30 nov)

Folla al massimo — ARC finish at Rodney Bay, National Day and Lantern Festival

• Festival

  National Day and Lantern Festival

  12–13 dicFesta nazionaleChiusureAffollato

  The island's public holiday for Saint Lucy's feast day; Castries marks the eve with a lantern-making competition, a lantern parade downtown and fireworks. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: ARC finish at Rodney Bay (25 nov – 22 dic)