Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Soufrière, Saint Lucia

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

• Festival

  Nobel Laureate Festival

  1–31 jan · meestalKunstenfestival

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Independence Day

• Natuur

  Humpback whales pass

  1 feb – 30 apr · meestalWalvisseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  22 febNationale feestdagSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Humpback whales pass (1 feb – 30 apr (meestal))

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Festival

  Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival

  25 apr – 12 mei · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Humpback whales pass (1 feb – 30 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival (25 apr – 12 mei (meestal))

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

• Risico

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Saint Lucia Carnival, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Saint Lucia Carnival

  1–22 julDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

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

• Festival

  La Rose flower festival

  28 aug – 1 sepGroot 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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic 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: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), La Rose flower festival (28 aug – 1 sep)

Druk — Creole Heritage Month

• Festival

  Creole Heritage Month

  1–31 oktGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Druk — Festival of Lights and Renewal, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Festival of Lights and Renewal

  12–13 decLicht & vuurDruk

  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. Bron ↗