På gång i Soufrière, Saint Lucia under året

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

• Festival

  Nobel Laureate Festival

  1–31 jan · vanligtvisKulturfestival

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Independence Day

• Natur

  Humpback whales pass

  1 feb – 30 apr · vanligtvisValsäsong

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Independence Day

  22 febNationell helgdagStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

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

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Humpback whales pass (1 feb – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — en av dess bästa vädermånader

• Festival

  Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival

  25 apr – 12 maj · vanligtvisMusikfestivalBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Humpback whales pass (1 feb – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival (25 apr – 12 maj (vanligtvis))

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

• Risk

  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. Källa ↗

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

• Festival

  Saint Lucia Carnival

  1–22 julTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

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

• 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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Lugnt — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), La Rose flower festival (28 aug – 1 sep)

Mycket folk — Creole Heritage Month

• Festival

  Creole Heritage Month

  1–31 oktStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Lugnt — en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mycket folk — Festival of Lights and Renewal, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Festival of Lights and Renewal

  12–13 decLjus & eldTrångt

  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. Källa ↗