Dominica Festivals and Events
The festival capital of the Caribbean. Music, food, fire, and culture, all year on the Nature Island.
Comess
Paint, water, and powder collide at La Plas Dame Park in Colihaut for one of Dominica’s most colourful bouyon nights of the summer. June 27, 10PM to 4AM.
Wellness Fair 2026: Be Well in Nature
A free, open-to-all celebration of natural health, holistic living, and the Nature Island’s world-class wellness traditions. Join us at UWI Global Campus Dominica Grounds on Saturday July 4, 9AM to 4PM.
Gouté Domnik
A week-long taste of Dominica: prix fixe Restaurant Week, a lively One Pot Competition, and a Farmers’ Marketplace. Savour the Nature Island, July 19 to 26.
Poker Run 2026
Cruise the island’s coastal roads, collect your cards along the way, and let the best hand take the pot. Poker Run rolls into The Almond Deck on July 26.
Bike Fest 2026
Four days of drag racing, exhibitions, and an island-wide ride-out that draws riders from across the region. July 31 to August 3. Register by July 6.
Breakfast Fete Weekend 2026
Dance from dark till daybreak at the Caribbean’s original morning party. This year the color is red!
Dive Fest
Dominica’s longest-running celebration of the deep. Dive volcanic reefs, kayak the coast, and explore the south’s marine reserve. August 29 to 30.
World Creole Music Festival 2026
Three nights of pulsatiing rhythms, bouyon, zouk, soca, and Creole sound from across the globe. The Caribbean’s premier Creole festival returns for its 26th year, October 23 to 25 at Windsor Park.
WATO
Caribbean chefs cook over open fire at Dominica’s riverfront Food and Culture Festival, themed “Ancestors.” WATO means “fire” in the Kalinago language. October 31, 2026.
Dominica Carnival – Mas Domnik – The Real Mas
Dominica Carnival 2027 is the Real Mas. January 9 to February 10, Bouyon, Calypso, costume, and pure Dominican carnival culture from opening night to Teway Vaval.