På gång i Castries (Saint Lucia), Saint Lucia under året

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Mycket folk — Independence Day

• Festival

  Independence Day

  22 febNationell helgdagTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival

• Säsong

  Sargassum on the Atlantic side

  1 apr – 30 sep · vanligtvisSargassosäsong

  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.

• Festival

  Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival

  30 apr – 10 majMusikfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Sargassum on the Atlantic side (1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)), Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival (30 apr – 10 maj)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Risk

  Hurricane season

  1 jun – 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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Saint Lucia Carnival

  1–22 julTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Sargassum on the Atlantic side (1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Saint Lucia Carnival, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Sargassum on the Atlantic side (1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Saint Lucia Carnival (1–22 jul)

Mycket folk — La Rose Flower Festival, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  La Rose Flower Festival

  30 augReligiös högtidTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Sargassum on the Atlantic side (1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Sargassum on the Atlantic side (1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mest folk — Jounen Kweyol, La Marguerite Festival

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  Jounen Kweyol

  25 oktStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  La Marguerite Festival

  17 oktReligiös högtidTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mycket folk — ARC finish at Rodney Bay

• Festival

  ARC finish at Rodney Bay

  25 nov – 22 decSportevenemangTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mest folk — ARC finish at Rodney Bay, National Day and Lantern Festival

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  National Day and Lantern Festival

  12–13 decNationell helgdagStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: ARC finish at Rodney Bay (25 nov – 22 dec)