Festivals & Special Occasions

Are you coming to Aruba to enjoy a festival or a special occasion?

Aruba is a huge destination for weddings & vow renewals!

Check out this massive list of activities that take place each year in Aruba! (the dates below are not going to be the same each year) The most up-to-date lists can be found here: visitaruba.com and Aruba.com

• Aruba Carnival Season (Jan / Feb)

  • GRAND FINAL TUMBA CONTEST

• Aruba Dande Celebration (Dec 27)

• New Year's Celebration In Aruba

• New Year's Plunge (Jan 1)

• Betico Day (Jan 25)

• Valentine's Day In Aruba (Feb 14)

• Aruba's National Anthem And Flag Day (March 18)

• Easter In Aruba

• Mother's Day In Aruba

• Father's Day In Aruba

• Aruba Cycling Federation (Various dates)

• Ms Canada Annual Beach Volleyball for Charity (March)

• AHATA RECYCLED ART COMPETITION (May)

• ANNUAL WAHOO CHALLENGE FISHING EVENT (February)

• ARUBA ART FAIR (November)

• ARUBA BEACH SOCCER TOURNAMENT / Copa Cees Bossers Tournament (Easter Week)

• ARUBA BEACH TENNIS OPEN / BTA (November)

• ARUBA CUP / PGA tour at Tierra del sol Aruba (December)

• ARUBA FASHION WEEK (December)

• ARUBA FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL (April)

• ARUBA HI-WINDS - Kitesurfing / Windsurfing (May)

• ARUBA INTERNATIONAL BIKE WEEK (October)

• Aruba International Half Marathon (March)

• ARUBA INTERNATIONAL PRO-AM GOLF TOURNAMENT (August)

• ARUBA INTERNATIONAL REGATTA

• ARUBA RAY'S COMEDY SHOW AT THE MARRIOTT RESORT

• ARUBA REEF CARE PROJECT

• ARUBA SOUL BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL

• ARUBA SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL

• ARUBA SYMPHONY FESTIVAL

• ARUBA TRIATHLON OLYMPIC

• ARUBA TURTLE PROTECTION PROGRAM

• ARUBA WINE & DINE RESTAURANT WEEK

• ARUBA'S GRAND CARNIVAL PARADE

• ARUBA'S LIGHTING PARADE

• ARUBA'S TORCH PARADE

• ASCENSION DAY

• ASH WEDNESDAY

• ATECH CONFERENCE

• BETICO CROES DAY

• BON BINI FESTIVAL

• BOXING DAY (DECEMBER 26TH)

• BURNING OF KING MOMO & CLOSING OF ARUBA'S 63RD CARNIVAL

• CADUSHI FESTIVAL (CHRISTMAS)

• CARIBBEAN SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL

• CARNIVAL MONDAY

• CARNIVAL QUEEN ELECTION

• CHALLENGE ARUBA

• CHILDREN & YOUTH CARNIVAL QUEEN ELECTION

• CHILDREN CALYPSO AND ROADMARCH CONTEST

• CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL PARADE IN NOORD

• CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL PARADE IN SAN NICOLAS

• CHILDREN'S GRAND CARNIVAL PARADE IN ORANJESTAD

• COPA ARUBA VETERAN SOCCER

• DANDE FESTIVAL

• DERA GAI (ST. JOHN'S DAY)

• EASTER SUNDAY AND EASTER MONDAY

• ELECTRIC FESTIVAL

• EXPERIENCE SAN NICOLAS

• FIRE PREVENTION 10K & 5K RUN

• FLIP FLOP FESTIVAL

• GEA SOUGÉ LIFE COACHING - MAGIC SOUL RETREAT

• GOOD FRIDAY

• GRAND CARNIVAL PARADE IN SAN NICOLAS

• INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD RACE (10K)

• INTERPASO 2017

• JOUVERT MORNING

• KINGS DAY

• KORTEWEG, ARUBA'S NEW LOCAL ART FESTIVAL

• LIGHTING PARADE SAN NICOLAS

• LIVE SHOWS

• LOVE FESTIVAL ARUBA

• MANIC MONDAY TALENT SHOW

• MASTER OF THE MIND – GUY BAVLI AT THE ALHAMBRA CASINO & BALLROOM

• Meet San Nicolas: a Monthly Cultural Fair in Aruba (First Thursday of each month)

• NATIONAL ANTHEM AND FLAG DAY

• NATIONAL COASTAL CLEAN UP

• NEW YEAR'S DAY

• ONE COOL SUMMER INTERNATIONAL DRAG RACE

• PLAYERS POKER CHAMPIONSHIP

• PRESIDENTIAL CHALLENGE ARUBA CUP

• SAINT NICOLAS DAY

• SOUL BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL / SBMF18 (Memorial Day Weekend)

• TEDX ARUBA

• TURIBANA TO SANTA CRUZ 10K RACE