Weekly Events

• Antigua Hash House Harriers: Every other Saturday

• Antigua Yacht Club “Mini Dinghy Regattas”: every second Sunday

• Copper and Lumber Seafood Fridays: Every Friday

• Jolly Harbour Yacht Club: Weekly Saturday Sailing

• Shirley Heights “Made with Pride in Antigua”: Every Thursday from December – April

• Shirley Heights Sunset BBQ Party: Every Sunday

Antigua & Barbuda Public Holidays 2020

01 January 2020 New Years Day

10 April 2020 Good Friday

13 April 2020 Easter Monday

04 May 2020 Labour Day Holiday

01 June 2020 Whit Monday

03 August 2020 Carnival Monday

04 August 2020 Carnival Tuesday

01 November 2020 Independence Day

02 November 2020 Independence Day Holiday

09 December 2020 V.C. Bird Day

25 December 2020 Christmas Day

26 December 2020 Boxing Day

Annual Events

JANUARY
Annual New Year’s sports Classic
Super Yacht Challenge

FEBRUARY
Jolly Harbour Valentine’s Regatta
Antigua & Barbuda Gold Open Championships

MARCH
Soothe: Neo-soul, jazz rhythms and spoken words
Antigua Yacht Club Annual Laser Open

APRIL
Antigua Classic Regatta
Antigua & Barbuda International Kite Festival
Antigua Sailing Week

MAY
Dockyard Day

JUNE
Barbuda’s Caribana Celebrations
Antigua & Barbuda Sport Fishing Tournament

JULY
Antigua & Barbuda Mango Festival ANTIGUA CARNIVAL – Caribbean Summer Festival!

AUGUST
Carnival Monday / J’ouvert (Public Holiday)
Carnival Tuesday / Last Lap Jump Up (Public Holiday)

SEPTEMBER
Francis Nunes Jr. Memorial Fishing Tournament & Seafood Festival

OCTOBER
Independence Celebration events begin

NOVEMBER
Jolly Harbour Yacht Club Annual Regatta
Moods of Pan Festival

DECEMBER
Antigua Charter Yacht Show
Nelson’s Dockyard Christmas Day Champagne Party
Nelson’s Dockyard Old Year’s Night Party

Seasonal Events

Basketball Season: February – July
Black History Month: February
Carnival Season: July – August
Cricket Season: January – July
Cycling Season – February – November Football Season: August – February
Horseracing Season: January – December
Netball Season: January – July
Museum of Antigua a& Barbuda Exhibitions: Throughout the year
Rum in the Ruins: Every Friday at the Blockhouse, National Parks Authority
Turtle Watching Season: July – October
Volleyball Season: January – December