What's on in Barbados.
Festivals, live music, food nights, hikes and family fun, week by week — 6 October to 15 December.
Barbados Food & Rum Festival
5 November – 8 November 2026
The island's biggest food week: chef dinners, rum tastings, fish-fry nights and beach parties, from Oistins to the rum distilleries. Book early — the best tables go first.
This week
- Fri9OctMusic & nights out9–11 OctBarbados Jazz Excursion 2026
- Sat10Oct
- Sun11OctOutdoorsHike Barbados: Graeme Hall – Ministry of AgricultureMinistry of Agriculture, Graeme HallFree
- Sun11Oct
- Sun11Oct
Next week
- Sat17OctCulture & heritageHistoric Evening Tram Tour and Dinner Show5 pmHarrison’s Cave Eco-Adventure Park, Welchman Hall$150
- Sun18Oct
Week of Mon 19 Oct
- Mon19Oct
- Fri23Oct
- Sat24Oct
- Sat24Oct
- Sun25Oct
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Week of Mon 26 Oct
- Fri30Oct
- Fri30Oct
- Sat31Oct
- Sat31Oct
- Sun1Nov
Week of Mon 2 Nov
- Wed4NovFestivals4–8 NovBarbados Open Water Festival 2026
- Thu5NovFestivals5–8 NovBarbados Food and Rum Festival 2026
- Thu5Nov
- Fri6Nov
- Sat7Nov
- Sun8Nov
- Sun8Nov
- Sun8Nov
Week of Mon 9 Nov
- Sun15Nov
Week of Mon 16 Nov
- Sun22Nov
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Week of Mon 23 Nov
- Sun29Nov
Week of Mon 30 Nov
- Mon30Nov
- Mon30NovPublic holidaysIndependence Day
Banks and government offices close. Beaches, restaurants and bars stay open, and some shops keep shorter hours — book restaurants ahead.
- Thu3DecFestivals3–6 DecRun Barbados 2026
- Sun6Dec
Week of Mon 7 Dec
- Sat12Dec
- Sun13Dec
- Sun13Dec
Also on: Rainy and hurricane season · Polo season.
Island events from the official calendar at events.barbados.org (Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.), with details on their pages. Weekly regulars and public holidays from Hello Barbados; member events from the businesses themselves. Check with the organiser before you go.