Discovering Paradise
Discovering Paradise
Discover & Celebrate
365 days of celebration in Curaçao. From the island's vibrant Carnival to the Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival, discover the events that keep the island lively year-round.
Weeks of tumba, parades, and jump-ups across the island
Curaçao's biggest and longest party: weeks of tumba music, dazzling costumes, street jump-ups, and two grand parades that fill Willemstad with colour before the symbolic burning of King Momo.
Three nights of international jazz, pop, and Latin acts
Three nights of world-class music, with international jazz, pop, soul, and Latin headliners playing parallel stages in late summer. The Caribbean edition of one of the most famous names in jazz.
An inclusive LGBTQ+ festival of beach parties and boat trips
A welcoming LGBTQ+ celebration each autumn, blending beach parties, sunset boat trips, and nightlife with the island's relaxed, inclusive spirit and signature blue water backdrop.
The island honours its flag with music, folklore, and food
Curaçao's national flag day on 2 July, when the island honours its blue-and-yellow flag with open-air concerts, folklore, food stalls, and family festivities at parks across the island.
Midsummer bonfires and tambu harvest songs
On 24 June, Curaçao marks midsummer harvest with Dia di San Juan: bonfires after dark and the rolling drum-and-wiri rhythm of tambú harvest songs sung deep into the night.
Dutch heritage in orange, with markets and street parties
A sea of orange on 27 April: Curaçao's Dutch-heritage celebration of the King's birthday, with street markets, music, family games, and parties from morning to night.
Easter Monday's folkloric harvest procession
On Easter Monday, Curaçao honours its harvest roots with the Seú parade: a slow, hypnotic procession of folkloric harvest music, traditional dress, and dancers swaying behind drums, wiri, and the chapi hoe.