Amsterdam's Surinamese and Caribbean communities begin preparations for Keti Koti (July 1 — "Broken Chains") with art exhibitions, film screenings, panel discussions, and community gatherings at Oosterpark and cultural centres across Zuidoost.

Europe's largest Caribbean summer festival (held July–August) begins its spring warm-up events in Bijlmer — community fetes, vendor markets, and cultural performances celebrating Surinamese, Antillean, and Caribbean heritage.

Amsterdam hosts a spring Afro-Latin dance congress drawing kizomba, salsa, and semba instructors from across the Caribbean and Africa to one of Europe's most vibrant dance diaspora communities.

The Caribbean-majority Bijlmer neighbourhood hosts weekly diaspora music events featuring Afrobeats, soca, reggae, and dancehall — one of Europe's most active year-round Caribbean music scenes.

The Black Achievement Month Foundation hosts spring community forums, panel discussions, and cultural programming celebrating the achievements of Amsterdam's African and Caribbean communities.

Community costume-building workshops and rehearsal events begin for Birmingham's major Caribbean carnival (August), serving one of the UK's oldest Jamaican, Trinidadian, and Barbadian communities.

A springtime celebration of reggae, soca, and Afrobeats in Birmingham featuring both established and emerging Caribbean artists, honouring a city with one of the UK's deepest Caribbean musical traditions.

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery presents rotating community-curated exhibitions and educational programming connected to the city's African and Caribbean heritage, open to the public.

A spring showcase of African and Caribbean visual artists, spoken word performers, and musicians from across the West Midlands — celebrating the creative output of Birmingham's diverse Black communities.

A major international congress drawing kizomba, salsa, semba, and tarraxinha instructors from across the Caribbean and Africa to Brussels — one of Belgium's premier Afro-Caribbean cultural dance events.

The Royal Museum for Central Africa presents spring programming on Central African and Caribbean diaspora connections, with rotating exhibitions and public lectures relevant to Brussels' large Congolese community.

Belgium's premier Afrobeats and Caribbean sounds festival begins spring community programming — showcasing Caribbean, African, and Latin artists at Brussels venues ahead of the main June festival.

An EU-focused forum on Caribbean diaspora policy, culture, and trade — organized by Brussels-based Caribbean associations and EU institutional partners. Open to the public for select sessions.

One of Europe's leading kizomba congresses, celebrating the Angolan and Cape Verdean roots of a dance form that has spread across the Caribbean and African diaspora worldwide — workshops, socials, and performances.

Launched in 1988, this beloved festival features Keith & Tex, Roy & Yvonne, and a special Rock Against Racism 50th Anniversary Show starring Misty In Roots and the Cimarons — celebrating the Caribbean roots of ska in British music culture.

A signature Afro-Caribbean brunch-party experience at Brixton Jamm — London's epicentre of Caribbean culture — blending Afrobeats, soca, and dancehall with Caribbean food. A Good Friday institution in Brixton.

A vibrant pop-up marketplace celebrating Black-owned businesses from Africa, the Caribbean, and the wider diaspora — vendors offering food, fashion, art, books, and crafts. Free to attend.

London's biggest Latin music festival — now in its 26th year — features a 90% female lineup spanning reggaeton, salsa, and Latin jazz from across Latin America and the Caribbean diaspora. Tickets from £10.

Celebrating the impact of Caribbean and African culture in the UK music scene — from roots and dub to jungle and garage — headlined by Beres Hammond plus Gyptian, Jada Kingdom, and Queen Ifrica at Brixton's iconic Brockwell Park.

London's premier gathering for African and Caribbean-diaspora tech entrepreneurs and investors — forging connections across the Black Atlantic business ecosystem.

A landmark 50-year jubilee celebration for Caribbean music culture in Manchester — the city that hosts the UK's second-oldest Caribbean carnival — with performances from Jamaican and Caribbean artists.

Manchester's Caribbean Carnival begins spring mas-building workshops and community fundraisers, serving the city's long-established Jamaican and Eastern Caribbean community dating back to the Windrush era.

HOME Manchester presents spring programming celebrating African and Caribbean theatre, film, and visual art — including commissioned works from Black British and diaspora artists.

Manchester's vibrant African and Caribbean music scene hosts weekly events across venues including Band on the Wall and Gorilla, featuring Afrobeats, soca, dancehall, and afroswing throughout spring.

Montreal's vast Haitian community — the largest in Canada — marks Haitian Flag Day (May 18) with concerts, cultural gatherings, art exhibitions, and community events across Little Haiti and citywide venues.

One of North America's most important African and Caribbean film festivals, celebrating francophone Caribbean cinema (Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe) alongside African cinema — a landmark event for Montreal's diverse Black francophone community.

Early workshops celebrating the Afro-Caribbean roots of salsa, zouk, and kizomba ahead of Montreal's internationally recognized Latin dance festival season — instructors from across the Caribbean diaspora.

The BCRC hosts spring events on African and Caribbean diaspora history, cultural education, and community resources — open to the public and serving Montreal's diverse Black communities from Haiti, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Montreal galleries host spring exhibitions celebrating Caribbean and Afro-Canadian visual art — particularly strong in Haitian painting and sculpture, long celebrated in Montreal's francophone cultural community.

Oslo's growing African and Caribbean community hosts regular concerts and club nights featuring Afrobeats, reggae, soca, and dancehall — centered in Oslo's culturally diverse east-side neighbourhoods.

Norwegian organisations celebrating Black and African diaspora history host spring programming including exhibitions, panel discussions, and community events in Oslo — growing in prominence alongside Norway's increasingly diverse population.

Oslo's African diaspora organisations run spring dance workshops celebrating African and Caribbean dance traditions — including Afrobeats choreography and Caribbean dance forms — open to all skill levels.

Oslo's African and Caribbean diaspora organisations host spring forums on community issues, integration, and cultural preservation — connecting Norway's diverse Black communities through dialogue and programming.

Paris's premier gathering celebrating francophone literature from Martinique, Guadeloupe, Haiti, and Africa — author readings, publisher showcases, and panels on Caribbean and African letters. Open to the public.

Celebrating the Afropean identity — Africa and the Caribbean in Europe — through music, art, film, and dialogue. Particularly resonant for France's Caribbean overseas communities from Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana.

Paris's network of art cinemas hosts spring programming celebrating African and Afro-Caribbean cinema, with screenings, filmmaker Q&As, and panels on the rich tradition of Francophone Caribbean filmmaking.

Paris's major Caribbean carnival (late June) begins community mas-building and rehearsal events in spring — one of Europe's most culturally significant Caribbean carnival traditions, drawing France's Martinican and Guadeloupean community.

Paris hosts one of Europe's liveliest Afro-Latin dance scenes, with a spring congress drawing zouk, kizomba, and Afro-Caribbean dance instructors from across France's vast Caribbean and African diaspora communities.

Rotterdam's Zomercarnaval (July) — Europe's largest summer carnival at 800,000+ visitors — begins intensive spring preparation with mas workshops, band launches, and Caribbean cultural events across the city.

One of Europe's premier world music events begins spring community programming featuring African and Caribbean artists, reflecting Rotterdam's identity as Europe's most diverse port city.

Rotterdam's Wereldmuseum and city museums host spring programming on Surinamese, Antillean, and Caribbean heritage, reflecting the city's deep historical ties to the Caribbean region.

Rotterdam hosts one of the Benelux's most active Afro-Latin dance scenes, with a spring kizomba and Caribbean dance congress drawing instructors and dancers from across the Netherlands' Caribbean community.

Stockholm's vibrant African and Caribbean diaspora music scene — centered in Rinkeby-Kista — offers weekly events featuring Afrobeats, dancehall, soca, and reggae at venues across the Swedish capital throughout spring.

Stockholm's Kulturhuset presents spring programming celebrating the contributions of Afro-Swedish and Black diaspora communities — including Caribbean-Swedes — with exhibitions, discussions, and performances open to all.

Rinkeby — sometimes called "Little Africa" — hosts a spring community festival celebrating African and Caribbean cultures through food, music, and cultural programming in Stockholm's most diverse neighbourhood.

Stockholm's African and Caribbean dance community runs spring workshop series celebrating traditional and contemporary Afro and Caribbean dance forms — open to all skill levels.

Caribana's fete season opens in late spring as mas bands launch costumes and early parties begin across the GTA — building toward North America's largest Caribbean carnival and one of the world's biggest cultural festivals.

CaribbeanTales presents spring screenings of Caribbean cinema from across the region — fiction, documentary, and diaspora perspectives — at Toronto venues, building toward its main festival season.

One of the preeminent scholarly conferences on Caribbean culture, history, and politics — with public lectures and community programming open to Toronto's large and diverse Caribbean community.

North America's largest free African music festival (July) holds spring preview programming and community events celebrating the connections between African and Caribbean musical traditions.

Toronto maintains one of the world's most active Caribbean fete circuits — weekly soca, dancehall, reggae, and Afrobeats events across the GTA every spring weekend. Check Eventbrite Toronto for current listings.

The Official Atlanta Caribbean Carnival celebrates 39 years at Rodney Cook Sr. Park — mas bands, soca and reggae stages, Caribbean cuisine, and cultural showcases for Atlanta's fast-growing Caribbean community. Tickets: atlantacarnival.org

One of America's largest free jazz festivals over Memorial Day Weekend, celebrating the deep African and Caribbean roots of jazz. Free admission — a beloved Atlanta community tradition.

One of the Southeast's major Afro-Cuban dance congresses, celebrating the African roots of Cuban dance traditions through workshops, performances, and social dance events in Atlanta.

A uniquely Caribbean Atlanta event combining a 5K run with an international food festival celebrating Caribbean and African cuisines — a fun, family-oriented community celebration.

Atlanta's Jamaican, Trinidadian, and Eastern Caribbean communities host late May concerts and cultural events previewing National Caribbean-American Heritage Month (June) — fetes, food events, and community showcases.

Open-air Caribbean music and wine pairing with reggae, soca, and calypso in Maryland wine country. A beloved spring tradition for Baltimore metro's Caribbean community.

The annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival in Annapolis celebrates African and Caribbean heritage through cultural programming, drumming, dance, storytelling, and community events at the historic waterfront.

Baltimore's rhythm festival series celebrates African and Caribbean musical traditions through live performances, workshops, and community events across the city's vibrant neighbourhoods.

A major national convention drawing thousands of Black engineers — with significant Caribbean-American representation — with community and cultural programming serving the DMV's Caribbean diaspora.

America's largest annual African and diasporic dance festival — performances at BAM, master classes, film series, art exhibitions, and the legendary outdoor DanceAfrica Bazaar drawing 30,000 visitors with 200+ African and Caribbean vendors. Free bazaar admission.

The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute marks 50 years with a landmark anniversary exhibition honoring five decades of Caribbean and African diaspora cultural preservation in New York City.

The Brooklyn Film Festival includes strong Caribbean and African diaspora programming, with screenings and filmmaker events serving Brooklyn's huge Caribbean community.

Celebrating the full spectrum of Afro-Caribbean dance — Afro-Cuban rumba, Puerto Rican bomba and plena — with workshops, live performances, and community gatherings open to the public.

Weeksville Heritage Center in Crown Heights — at the heart of Brooklyn's Caribbean community — presents spring programming on African American and Caribbean history, culture, and community identity.

Fort Lauderdale's iconic street festival featuring an extensive celebration of Latin and Caribbean cuisine alongside international wines — serving Broward's enormous Caribbean community in Miramar, Lauderhill, and Lauderdale Lakes.

A South Florida culinary and cultural festival celebrating the Caribbean and Latin American food traditions defining Broward County's food culture, with live music reflecting the region's diverse heritage.

Broward County's Caribbean community — one of the densest concentrations in the US — begins National Caribbean-American Heritage Month events with cultural showcases, community dinners, and heritage programming.

Lauderhill and Miramar host some of South Florida's most active Caribbean fete circuits — weekly soca, reggae, and dancehall nights drawing the region's enormous Jamaican, Trinidadian, and Barbadian communities.

Hartford's Caribbean community organisations host spring forums addressing Connecticut Caribbean-American concerns — one of the highest per-capita Caribbean concentrations in the US — covering civic engagement, education, health, and cultural preservation.

Hartford's established Caribbean community hosts late May exhibitions and performances previewing National Caribbean-American Heritage Month (June) — art shows, musical performances, and community gatherings across the city.

Hartford's large Jamaican and Eastern Caribbean community maintains an active spring fete circuit — weekly reggae, soca, and dancehall events serving one of New England's oldest and most established Caribbean communities.

The West Indian Social Club of Hartford — which organised the first Caribbean carnival here in 1962 — hosts spring cultural programming, heritage dinners, and community events for one of America's longest-standing Caribbean diaspora communities.

A vibrant parade in Coral Gables celebrating Colombia's Caribbean heritage — cumbia, vallenato, and the pageantry of Barranquilla's world-famous carnival tradition, honouring Miami's enormous Colombian-American community.

One of the world's premier soca festivals, taking over Miami for Memorial Day — considered the unofficial start of the North American Caribbean carnival season, drawing Caribbean music lovers from across the US.

The Miami Film Festival's 43rd edition spotlights Caribbean and Latin American cinema alongside global films — one of the most important screens for diaspora storytelling in the Americas across 11 days.

Presented by Hued Songs — a multidisciplinary concert exploring AfroLatinidad through sound, movement, and story, headlined by Afro-Latina operatic soprano Dr. Zuly Inirio, weaving African, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latin traditions.

The National Association of Black Hotel Owners brings together Caribbean-American and Black business leaders in hospitality — with significant Caribbean diaspora participation — for Miami's major annual Black business summit.

The premier film festival celebrating Black cinema — including Caribbean and Afro-Latin filmmakers — with screenings, panels, pitch competitions, and industry networking. One of the most important platforms for Black storytelling in film.

The South Beach Jazz Festival celebrates jazz with deep Caribbean and African American roots — featuring Cuban jazz, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, and Latin jazz performers in Miami Beach's iconic outdoor settings.

Miami Beach's cultural calendar includes Caribbean and Latin American programming across visual arts, music, and culinary events — reflecting the city's deep Caribbean and Latin American cultural roots.

The US edition of Jamaica's legendary roots reggae festival — known for conscious reggae, roots music, vegetarian food, and an alcohol-free atmosphere. Serving Miramar's massive Jamaican-American community, one of Florida's highest-concentration Caribbean cities.

Following the city's February Afro-Carib Festival, Commissioner Edwards' Caribbean outreach continues through spring with community forums, cultural events, and family programming at Miramar Regional Park.

Miramar and Lauderhill host South Florida's most active Caribbean fete circuit — weekly events serving the region's enormous Jamaican, Trinidadian, and Barbadian communities in purpose-built Caribbean cultural spaces.

Broward County's Caribbean business organisations host a spring summit connecting Caribbean entrepreneurs, community leaders, and elected officials — reflecting Miramar's status as a Caribbean political and cultural powerhouse in South Florida.

The largest free music festival in the American South, celebrating New Orleans' diverse heritage — including Afro-Caribbean Creole traditions, brass band, and Latin jazz — across 20+ stages in the French Quarter.

One of America's greatest cultural celebrations, rooted in the African and Caribbean heritage of New Orleans — zydeco, jazz, Caribbean, Latin, and world music alongside Creole and Caribbean cuisine over two weekends.

Congo Square — where enslaved Africans gathered to celebrate their cultures — hosts this annual celebration of African and Caribbean music, dance, and cultural roots at the heart of New Orleans' Black history.

New Orleans' Caribbean community — one of America's oldest, with Haitian roots dating to 1810 — hosts spring cultural events and fetes ahead of the annual NOLA Caribbean Carnival in late June.

BUKU Music + Art Project, New Orleans' major spring festival, regularly features Caribbean and Afro-Latin artists — reflecting the city's uniquely Caribbean-rooted musical identity.

The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute marks 50 years with a landmark curated anniversary exhibition honoring five decades of Caribbean and African diaspora cultural preservation in New York City. Free community events throughout spring.

Master classes at Alvin Ailey and community workshops across Harlem in the weeks before DanceAfrica's main festival at BAM (May 22–25), celebrating African and Caribbean diasporic dance.

A forward-looking conference bringing together Caribbean diaspora leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and cultural figures to shape the future of Caribbean communities at home and abroad.

New York's massive Caribbean community maintains one of the world's most active fete circuits — dozens of weekly soca, dancehall, Afrobeats, and Caribbean cultural events across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan throughout spring.

A series of public lectures and cultural events exploring revolutionary Caribbean and transpacific relations — connecting NYC's Caribbean academic and cultural community through programming on diasporic politics and culture.

Celebrating the Caribbean-Creole cultural fusion of the American South with zydeco, Afro-Caribbean, and Louisiana Creole music alongside Caribbean and Cajun food at the Norfolk Waterfront.

Virginia CaribFest begins spring community preparation and fundraising events serving Norfolk and Hampton Roads' growing Caribbean community ahead of the September festival.

Norfolk's waterfront jazz series celebrates the African American and Caribbean musical heritage of the region, with performances rooted in the Afro-Caribbean foundations of jazz and blues at Town Point Park.

Central Florida's premier Caribbean carnival with mas parade, soca and reggae stages, and Caribbean food festival — serving one of America's largest Puerto Rican and Eastern Caribbean populations.

Central Florida has the largest Puerto Rican population in the continental US. Spring events celebrate Boricua heritage through music, food, and cultural exhibitions in Osceola and Orange counties.

Florida's growing Haitian community marks Haitian Heritage Month (May) with cultural events, art exhibitions, and community programming across Orlando and Central Florida venues.

Orlando's Caribbean community hosts J'Ouvert pre-dawn street parties and spring fetes building toward the Memorial Day carnival — celebrating the freedom traditions of Caribbean carnival culture with paint, powder, and soca.

Headlined by Third World, Passafire, Through the Roots, Josh Heinrichs, and Junior Toots — a 4/20 weekend celebration of roots reggae and Jamaican musical heritage on Florida's Atlantic coast.

The Greater Daytona Beach area hosts a spring season of Caribbean and reggae music events drawing Florida's Caribbean communities and music lovers to this laid-back coastal stretch.

A reggae and Caribbean music festival in North Florida celebrating Jamaican and Caribbean musical heritage, with live bands and cultural programming drawing the region's Caribbean community.

Curated by Questlove — headlined by Jay-Z, Erykah Badu, Kehlani, Brandy, De La Soul, and Monica. A two-day celebration of Black music including deep Caribbean influences, serving Philadelphia's large Jamaican and Trinidadian community.

Philadelphia's Caribbean carnival begins spring preparation events and mas-band launches, building community ahead of one of the mid-Atlantic's premier Caribbean celebrations held in Fairmount Park.

A national conference of Black museum professionals with programming on African American and Caribbean diaspora history, collections, and community engagement. Open to the public for select events.

Philadelphia's active Haitian and Trinidadian organisations host May events marking Haitian Heritage Month with cultural celebrations, art, and community programming across the city.

Founded 1979 — FREE festival with live music, dance performances, artisan crafts, and Caribbean and Latin cuisine. Community programming continues through April and May via CLAS at Pitt. One of Western PA's largest Latin American & Caribbean gatherings.

The Center for Latin American Studies presents spring public lectures and seminars on Caribbean and Latin American culture, history, and politics — free and open to Pittsburgh's growing Latino, Caribbean, and academic community.

Pittsburgh hosts DanceAfrica programming in partnership with BAM's national series — bringing African and Caribbean diasporic dance to Rust Belt audiences through performances, workshops, and community events.

Pittsburgh's growing Caribbean community hosts spring cultural events and fetes ahead of the annual Pittsburgh Caribbean Carnival (Labor Day weekend) — celebrating Caribbean music and heritage in the Steel City.

A confirmed spring Caribbean cultural festival featuring Caribbean music, cuisine, and cultural programming serving Tampa Bay's growing Jamaican, Haitian, and Eastern Caribbean communities.

Tampa's Caribbean community begins spring mas workshops and community events building toward the city's summer carnival celebrations, reflecting Tampa Bay's fast-growing Caribbean diaspora.

Tampa Bay venues host weekly Caribbean music events featuring soca, reggae, and dancehall throughout spring — serving one of Florida's fastest-growing Caribbean communities across Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.

Tampa Bay's Haitian community marks Haitian Heritage Month with cultural events, art exhibitions, and community programming — one of the fastest-growing Haitian communities on Florida's Gulf Coast.

One of the world's top offshore regattas — drawing 1,000+ sailors from 50+ nations to Antigua's stunning English Harbour for a week of racing, beach parties, and Caribbean cultural celebrations.

Antigua's world-renowned carnival begins early spring preparation with mas workshops, fetes, and soca competitions as bands build elaborate costumes for the summer's celebrations at the heart of the Eastern Caribbean.

Antigua's Labour Day celebrations honour the island's cultural and working heritage with street performances, live music, and community events celebrating Wadadli (Antigua's original Arawak name) identity.

The Museum of Antigua & Barbuda presents spring programming exploring the island's pre-Columbian Arawak heritage, colonial history, and Afro-Caribbean cultural identity through exhibitions and community events.

Community forums connecting Antigua & Barbuda's global diaspora with the island's cultural institutions — covering heritage, investment, and community development ahead of the summer carnival season.

The Bahamas' iconic Junkanoo culture — African-rooted music, vibrant costumes, and street processions — launches its summer festival season with community performances and cultural showcases across Nassau and the Family Islands.

One of the Bahamas' most celebrated regattas — combining traditional Bahamian sloop racing with island food, rake-and-scrape music, and community celebrations on Long Island's stunning coast.

The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas presents spring programming celebrating Bahamian visual art, with exhibitions highlighting Afro-Caribbean traditions, island landscapes, and the vibrancy of Bahamian cultural identity.

A celebration of Bahamian musical traditions — rake-and-scrape, Goombay, and Junkanoo rhythms — performed across Nassau and the Out Islands, rooted in the African heritage of the Bahamian people.

BIFF spring programming brings Caribbean and international cinema to Nassau — with screenings, filmmaker workshops, and cultural events celebrating Bahamian storytelling and the broader Caribbean film tradition.

One of the Caribbean's premier gospel music festivals — drawing international gospel artists alongside Barbadian performers for a week of uplifting concerts, workshops, and cultural events that celebrate the island's deep Christian heritage.

Barbados' celebrated Crop Over — one of the oldest and most iconic Caribbean festivals rooted in the end of the sugar harvest — begins its spring fete season with early parties, calypso competitions, and costume band launches.

The Barbados Museum presents spring exhibitions on the island's African heritage, plantation history, and Bajan cultural identity — housed in a former colonial military prison, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site precinct.

BIFF spring screenings celebrate Caribbean and Bajan cinema alongside international films — a growing platform for Caribbean storytellers rooted in Bridgetown's vibrant cultural scene.

UWI Cave Hill hosts spring academic and public forums on Caribbean culture, history, and development — open to the Barbadian public and diaspora, cementing Barbados' role as a regional centre of Caribbean intellectual life.

One of Latin America's premier jazz festivals, celebrating the Afro-Cuban roots of jazz through performances at Havana's iconic venues — featuring Cuban jazz masters, international collaborations, and free outdoor concerts in the city's historic plazas.

A celebration of Cuban rumba — a UNESCO-listed Afro-Cuban performance tradition rooted in the music, dance, and ritual of Cuba's African descendants — with performances at the Callejón de Hamel and community spaces across Havana.

Havana's internationally celebrated contemporary art biennial features Afro-Cuban artists alongside Caribbean and global voices — transforming the city's streets, galleries, and historic spaces into one of the world's most extraordinary art events.

Havana's major May Day gathering at Plaza de la Revolución brings together hundreds of thousands in a uniquely Cuban cultural celebration — with music, dance, and community programming reflecting the island's Afro-Caribbean heritage.

Cuba's annual music industry festival celebrating Cuban recorded music — salsa, son, timba, Afro-Cuban, and bolero — with concerts, awards, and professional showcases connecting Cuba's extraordinary music scene with global audiences.

Santo Domingo's Malecón hosts spring merengue and Caribbean rhythms festivals — celebrating the African roots of merengue, bachata, and palo alongside live performances from the Dominican Republic's extraordinary music culture.

A celebration of bachata — the UNESCO-listed guitar music born in the Dominican countryside with deep African roots — featuring workshops, live performances, and social dance events across the island's cultural capitals.

The Dominican Republic's National Visual Arts Biennial showcases contemporary Dominican and Caribbean art — with exhibitions at the Museo de Arte Moderno celebrating Afro-Dominican, Taíno, and Caribbean artistic heritage.

Following the Dominican Republic's world-famous February carnival, spring cultural events in La Vega and Santo Domingo continue celebrating the island's extraordinary carnival tradition — masks, diablos cojuelos, and Afro-Dominican cultural expression.

A growing platform for Dominican and Caribbean cinema, bringing films from the diaspora and the island together in Santo Domingo — celebrating Dominican storytelling and Afro-Caribbean screen culture.

A beloved Easter sailing festival in Grenada's stunning southern waters — combining competitive racing, beach parties, Caribbean food, and soca music celebrating the Spice Isle's extraordinary sailing culture and community spirit.

Grenada's Spice Mas carnival — famous for its Jab Jab mud mas, Old Mas satire, and vibrant pretty mas — begins spring community preparation workshops, soca competitions, and cultural events ahead of August's main festival.

Grenada's spring music season brings soca, reggae, calypso, and Afro-Caribbean performances to the island's picturesque capital — reflecting the Spice Isle's deep musical culture rooted in its African heritage.

A celebration of Grenadian craft traditions — including nutmeg art, hand-woven baskets, and Afro-Caribbean craft heritage — bringing together artisans from across the Tri-Island State of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique.

Carriacou's extraordinary Maroon Festival celebrates the island's unique African heritage — one of the purest surviving African cultural traditions in the Caribbean — with string band music, drumming, and ancestral ceremonies.

Haiti's most important national holiday — marking the creation of the Haitian flag in 1803 — celebrated with parades, concerts, cultural performances, and community events across Haiti and in Haitian diaspora communities worldwide.

Haiti's vibrant music scene — from kompas (konpa) dance music to racine (roots) music drawing on Vodou rhythms — hosts spring concerts and performances celebrating the extraordinary cultural resilience of the Haitian people.

Haiti's legendary Centre d'Art presents spring programming celebrating Haitian visual art — naïf painting, Vodou flags (drapo), ironwork sculpture, and contemporary art rooted in Haiti's extraordinarily rich African-Caribbean cultural heritage.

Rara — Haiti's extraordinary street processional tradition rooted in Vodou and African heritage — fills Haiti's roads during the Easter season with bamboo trumpets, drums, and community celebration in one of the Caribbean's most unique cultural spectacles.

The Haitian Studies Association hosts spring programming connecting scholars, community leaders, and cultural figures in Haiti and the diaspora — celebrating Haitian intellectual life and cultural preservation during Haitian Heritage Month (May).

Jamaica's music industry gathering celebrating the global legacy of reggae, dancehall, ska, rocksteady, and dub — panels, showcases, and networking connecting Jamaica's extraordinary musical ecosystem with global partners and the diaspora.

One of the Caribbean's most celebrated literary festivals — held under the stars at Treasure Beach — gathering Caribbean, African, and diaspora writers for three days of readings, discussions, and cultural celebration in one of Jamaica's most beautiful settings.

Jamaica's Easter weekend hosts major reggae and soca concerts, beach parties, and cultural events across Kingston and Montego Bay — one of the island's most active entertainment seasons drawing the Caribbean diaspora home.

The National Gallery of Jamaica presents spring programming celebrating Jamaican visual art from the colonial era to contemporary masters — including Intuitive art, Afro-Jamaican cultural works, and internationally acclaimed modern Jamaican artists.

Jamaica Carnival's Road March brings soca, costume bands, and Caribbean carnival culture to Kingston's streets — a growing festival celebrating the cross-Caribbean connections between Jamaican culture and the wider Caribbean carnival tradition.

Martinique celebrates biguine — the Afro-Creole music born in Martinique's African community and celebrated as a cornerstone of French Caribbean culture — with spring concerts, jazz fusions, and cultural events in Fort-de-France.

Gwoka — Guadeloupe's UNESCO-listed African-rooted drum music and dance tradition — is celebrated through spring festivals and cultural events across Guadeloupe, honouring one of the Caribbean's most powerful living African cultural traditions.

Martinique's literary spring celebrates the Créolité movement — born in the works of Edouard Glissant, Patrick Chamoiseau, and Raphaël Confiant — with readings, panels, and publisher showcases honouring francophone Caribbean literature.

Following Martinique's world-famous pre-Lenten carnival, spring Creole cultural events continue celebrating the island's African-European-Caribbean heritage through music, art, and community festivals leading to the summer season.

Martinique's film festival celebrates Afro-Caribbean and francophone cinema with screenings of Caribbean, African, and international films — a major platform for French Caribbean storytelling and Créole cultural expression.

Puerto Rico's premier classical music festival — founded by Pablo Casals in 1957 — celebrates the island's diverse musical heritage including Afro-Puerto Rican traditions of bomba and plena alongside world-class classical performances in San Juan.

Following January's famous Fiestas de San Sebastián, Old San Juan hosts spring cultural follow-up events celebrating Puerto Rican Afro-Caribbean heritage — bomba, plena, and vejigante mask traditions in the island's historic colonial quarter.

Ponce and Loíza — the spiritual homes of Puerto Rican Afro-Caribbean heritage — host spring festivals celebrating bomba and plena, the island's UNESCO-recognized African-rooted music and dance traditions.

Puerto Rico's major film festival presents spring Caribbean and Latino cinema — a significant platform for Afro-Puerto Rican, Caribbean diaspora, and Latin American storytelling in one of the Caribbean's most vibrant cultural capitals.

Puerto Rico's premier art museum presents spring programming celebrating Afro-Puerto Rican visual art, the taíno-African-Spanish heritage of the island, and contemporary Puerto Rican artists working in the Caribbean and diaspora traditions.

St. Kitts Music Festival — one of the Caribbean's most acclaimed international music events — begins spring preview concerts and artist announcements for its June main stage, drawing Caribbean and international audiences to Basseterre.

Nevis's beloved Culturama festival begins spring preparation with pageant competitions, cultural performances, and community events celebrating the small island's extraordinary Afro-Caribbean cultural heritage and traditions.

St. Kitts and Nevis cultural organisations host spring exhibitions and heritage programming celebrating the twin-island federation's African-Caribbean identity — from Brimstone Hill Fortress heritage to contemporary Kittitian and Nevisian art.

A unique twin event combining athletic competition with Kittitian cultural celebration — food, music, and community programming honouring the island's heritage in one of the Eastern Caribbean's most picturesque settings.

St. Kitts hosts spring workshops preserving Masquerade — the island's unique African-rooted street performance tradition with elaborate costumes, fife-and-drum music, and ancestral dance — one of the Caribbean's most distinctive living cultural heritages.

One of the Caribbean's most celebrated jazz festivals — set against the dramatic backdrop of Pigeon Island and the Pitons — drawing world-class jazz, R&B, soca, and Caribbean artists for a week of concerts celebrating the African and Caribbean roots of jazz.

Saint Lucia's vibrant carnival begins its spring season with early fetes, soca competitions, and mas workshops — building toward one of the Eastern Caribbean's most energetic summer carnivals in Castries.

Saint Lucia's Kwéyòl (Creole) cultural organisations host spring programming celebrating the island's unique Afro-Creole heritage — rooted in the confluence of African, French, and Caribbean traditions that define Saint Lucian identity.

Saint Lucia's film festival celebrates Caribbean and Eastern Caribbean cinema — a platform for emerging Lucian filmmakers and regional storytellers honoring the island's literary tradition, which produced Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott.

Saint Lucia's unique La Rose and La Marguerite societies — African-rooted cultural organizations with roots in plantation-era resistance — hold spring community events ahead of their major August festivals, preserving one of the Caribbean's most distinctive living traditions.

One of the Caribbean's finest jazz festivals — set on Tobago's idyllic shores — celebrating the African and Caribbean roots of jazz with international and Caribbean artists performing at ocean-side stages. A highlight of the regional spring calendar.

Trinidad's pan yards — community steelband practice grounds — host spring concerts and public performances celebrating the steelpan, the only acoustic instrument invented in the 20th century, born from the ingenuity of Trinidad's Afro-Caribbean community.

The National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago presents post-Carnival exhibitions celebrating the island's mas-making heritage, African-Indian-European Creole culture, and the extraordinary artistic traditions of steelband and calypso.

Tobago's Heritage Festival begins spring community preparation celebrating the smaller island's distinct African-rooted cultural identity — reel dancing, speech band, the wedding of the year tradition — one of the Caribbean's most authentic cultural heritage events.

Spring cultural events celebrating chutney soca — Trinidad's unique fusion of Indo-Caribbean and Afro-Caribbean musical traditions — reflect the extraordinary cultural hybridity of T&T's multi-ethnic society rooted in African and Indian heritage.