Hva som skjer i Soufrière, Saint Lucia gjennom året

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Festival

  Nobel Laureate Festival

  1.–31. jan · vanligvisKunstfestival

  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 ↗

Travelt — Independence Day

• Natur

  Humpback whales pass

  1. feb – 30. apr · vanligvisHvalsesong

  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. febNasjonaldagStengninger

  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 ↗

Travelt — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Humpback whales pass (1. feb – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — en av de beste månedene værmessig

• Festival

  Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival

  25. apr – 12. mai · vanligvisMusikkfestivalBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Humpback whales pass (1. feb – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival (25. apr – 12. mai (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Fare

  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 ↗

Travelt — Saint Lucia Carnival, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Saint Lucia Carnival

  1.–22. julMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Atlantic hurricane season (1. jun – 30. nov)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Festival

  La Rose flower festival

  28. aug – 1. sepStor 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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Atlantic hurricane season (1. jun – 30. nov)

Rolig — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

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

Travelt — Creole Heritage Month

• Festival

  Creole Heritage Month

  1.–31. oktStor festivalMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Atlantic hurricane season (1. jun – 30. nov)

Rolig — en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Atlantic hurricane season (1. jun – 30. nov)

Travelt — Festival of Lights and Renewal, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Festival of Lights and Renewal

  12.–13. desLys og ildMye folk

  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 ↗