Festivals & Special Occasions

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

Aruba is a huge destination for:

• weddings

• Gay / LGBT wedding? - check out this great article

Check out this massive list of activities that take place each year in Aruba! 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 (July)

• 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