Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Philipsburg (Sint Maarten), Sint Maarten

Topdrukte — Cruise ship season, Christmas and New Year peak

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ship season (1 nov – 30 apr (meestal)), Christmas and New Year peak (18 dec – 5 jan)

Druk — Cruise ship season

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ship season (1 nov – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, St. Maarten Heineken Regatta

• Festival

  St. Maarten Heineken Regatta

  5–8 mrtSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  Four days of racing out of Simpson Bay in the first week of March, and the shore parties pull a bigger crowd than the boats do. Rooms on the Dutch side go months ahead of it. Bron ↗

• Festival

  SXM Festival

  9–17 mrt · meestalMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Five days of open-air electronic music at beach and hilltop sites in the second week of March, running past dawn. It books out the Simpson Bay end of the island months ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ship season (1 nov – 30 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, St. Maarten Carnival

• Risico

  Sargassum on the windward coasts

  1 apr – 31 aug · meestalSargassumseizoen

  The drift piles up on the Atlantic-facing east and north shores; Great Bay in front of town faces south and usually escapes it. Check which way a beach points before you book a week on it. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Sea turtle nesting

  1 apr – 30 nov · meestal

  Leatherbacks come first in spring, greens and hawksbills through the summer and autumn. Nests on the quieter beaches are staked off, and lights or furniture near one is a fineable business. Bron ↗

• Festival

  St. Maarten Carnival

  10 apr – 5 meiDrukSluitingen

  A month of it, not a weekend: the village by the Great Salt Pond opens in April and runs nightly until King Momo is burned in early May. The Grand Parade closes the roads through town for most of a day. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  King's Day

  26–27 aprNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  The Dutch side takes 27 April off for the king's birthday, orange included, and it usually lands inside the carnival weeks. Government offices and banks shut; the beach bars do not. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ship season (1 nov – 30 apr (meestal))

Druk — St. Maarten Carnival

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sargassum on the windward coasts (1 apr – 31 aug (meestal)), Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)), St. Maarten Carnival (10 apr – 5 mei)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Risico

  Hurricane season

  1 jun – 30 nov

  Six official months, but the risk concentrates between mid-August and mid-October. Irma flattened this island in September 2017 and everyone here still plans around that fortnight; read the airline change policy before you book it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sargassum on the windward coasts (1 apr – 31 aug (meestal)), Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sargassum on the windward coasts (1 apr – 31 aug (meestal)), Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sargassum on the windward coasts (1 apr – 31 aug (meestal)), Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Topdrukte — Cruise ship season, Sint Maarten Day

• Seizoen

  Cruise ship season

  1 nov – 30 apr · meestalCruiseseizoenDruk

  The Wathey pier takes up to six ships at once and Front Street belongs to them from nine until four. Published call schedules tell you which mornings to be anywhere else; the beach empties again by five. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Sint Maarten Day

  11 novGroot festivalSluitingen

  Both halves of the island mark the saint's day on 11 November with a parade and a joint ceremony at the border monument. Offices and most shops on the Dutch side close for it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (meestal)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Topdrukte — Cruise ship season, Christmas and New Year peak

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18 dec – 5 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The dearest fortnight of the year on both sides of the island, with the yacht crowd in Simpson Bay and villas quoted at multiples of the spring rate. Restaurant tables need booking days ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise ship season (1 nov – 30 apr (meestal))