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A carnival starting in late June with steelpan shows and building to a crescendo with parades, parties and costumes to mark Emancipation Day (3 July) and Independence Day (4 July)

Around a month after the RORC Caribbean 600, this is a keenly contested multinational regatta that attracts some of sailing's biggest names to open the Caribbean's spring regatta season

A 12-day festive celebration on St Croix that includes Christmas Day, Christmas Second Day (26 December), New Year's Eve (or Old Year's Day) and New Year's Day. Expect extravagantly dressed revellers and parades