Events calendar
What's on in Aruba
Carnival parades, music festivals, national holidays and weekly island nights — plan your trip around the island's calendar.
January
Dande (New Year serenades)
Island-wide (homes, community gatherings, hotels) · Aruba's New Year tradition: groups of musicians visit homes around 1 January, singing wishes of health, luck and prosperity to drum, tambu and wiri.
Betico Croes Day
Plaza Betico Croes (Oranjestad) & island-wide · National holiday on 25 January honouring Betico Croes, the leader behind Aruba's Status Aparte, with ceremonies, sport and folklore.
Signature events
Worth planning a trip around
Aruba Carnival
Aruba's biggest festival: weeks of parades, music contests and jump-ups, ending with the Grand Parades in San Nicolas and Oranjestad before Ash Wednesday.
Dia di San Juan (Dera Gai)
Aruba's St John's Day harvest feast on 24 June: bonfires, folk music, yellow dress and the 'burying the rooster' game in neighbourhoods island-wide.