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Calendar / July 2026

What's on in July 2026

Dates read confirmed where the organizer has published them, and expected where we've projected the recurrence. Always verify before booking.

6 events in July 2026 for Witness / Attend in Americas.

Jul 1ConfirmedKeti Koti 2026

Keti Koti

Paramaribo · Suriname

Witness / Attend

Held every year on 1 July, a public holiday, across downtown Paramaribo: morning commemorations of the 1863 abolition of slavery at Fort Zeelandia and the Kwakoe monument, followed by the Bigi Spikri parade and street celebration. Upcoming: 1 July 2027 and 1 July 2028; the pattern repeats every 1 July.

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Jul 3–9ConfirmedFiesta del Fuego 2026 (dedicated to Colombia)

Fiesta del Fuego (Festival del Caribe)

Santiago de Cuba · Cuba

Witness / Attend

First week of July each year, most recently July 3 to 9. Upcoming: early July 2027.

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Jul 20–21ConfirmedLucian Carnival 2026

Lucian Carnival

Castries · Saint Lucia

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Held each July in and around Castries, with the season building through early July to the pre-dawn J'Ouvert and two days of the Parade of the Bands in the third week. Delivered by the Events Company of Saint Lucia with the Carnival Planning and Management Committee. Upcoming: the 2026 parade days fall on 20 and 21 July.

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Jul 25–27ExpectedFiestas de Santiago Apostol 2026

Fiestas de Santiago Apostol

Loiza · Puerto Rico

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Held each year in Loiza in late July around the fixed feast of Saint James the Apostle (Santiago Apostol) on 25 July, with masked vejigante processions traditionally on 25, 26 and 27 July and about ten days of bomba, food and religious events. Community and religious festival with no central ticket office. Upcoming: 25 to 27 July 2026 for the main processions; the dates recur to the 25 July feast each year.

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Jul 30–31ConfirmedCup Match 2026

Cup Match

St. George's, Bermuda · Bermuda

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Held every year on the Thursday and Friday before the first Monday in August, the two-day public holiday alternating between St. George's and Somerset. Upcoming: 30 to 31 July 2026 and 29 to 30 July 2027.

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Jul 31 – Aug 2ConfirmedCarriacou Regatta Festival 2026

Carriacou Regatta Festival

Carriacou · Grenada

Witness / Attend

Held over Emancipation weekend at the start of August each year (the festival dates from 1965), with traditional Carriacou sloop and workboat races off Hillsborough and onshore string-band, Big Drum and quadrille celebrations. Upcoming: 31 July to 2 August 2026; expected late July to early August 2027.

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In season in July

Beyond dated events: where July is honestly good, from our featured picks. Every link is a full guide with timing, conditions, and providers.

Canyoning

Craft Skills

Culinary

Cycling

Driving Experiences

Film Festivals

Flight Experiences

Freediving

Horse Riding

Kitesurfing

Moto Touring

Mountaineering

Museums

Music Festivals

Music at the Source

Overlanding

Paragliding

Photography

Scuba Diving

Skydiving

Surfing

Trekking

Whitewater / Rafting

Wildlife Safaris

Wine & Spirits

Witness / Attend

Yoga Retreat