Calendar / January 2027
What's on in January 2027
Dates read confirmed where the organizer has published them, and expected where we've projected the recurrence. Always verify before booking.
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5 events in January 2027 in Americas.
Junkanoo
Nassau · Bahamas
Witness / Attend
Held twice a year in Nassau, before dawn on Boxing Day (26 December) and New Year's Day (1 January), when costumed groups parade down Bay Street to drums, cowbells and brass. The national parades are government-run through the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. Upcoming: Boxing Day 26 December 2026 and New Year's Day 1 January 2027; the pattern repeats every 26 December and 1 January.
Dates & details →Accompong Maroon Festival
Accompong · Jamaica
Witness / Attend
Held every year on 6 January in Accompong, St. Elizabeth, marking the 1739 peace treaty and the Maroon leader Cudjoe. Upcoming: 6 January 2027.
Dates & details →Panama Jazz Festival
Panama City · Panama
Music & Culture Festivals
Held each January in Panama City, produced by the Fundacion Danilo Perez, which founded it in 2003. A week of ticketed evening concerts, late-night jam sessions and a large free daytime education programme across the capital's venues. Upcoming: the 2027 edition runs 14 to 16 January.
Dates & details →Samana Humpback Whale Season
Samana · Dominican Republic
Witness / Attend
Annual humpback whale season in Samana Bay, roughly 15 January to the end of March each year, peaking in February. Not a fixed-date event; the whales arrive and depart on their migration.
Dates & details →Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza
Havana · Cuba
Music & Culture Festivals
About a week in late January, occasionally running into early February. Upcoming: the 42nd edition is expected in late January 2027.
Dates & details →In season in January
Beyond dated events: where January is honestly good, from our featured picks. Every link is a full guide with timing, conditions, and providers.
Wildlife Safaris
- Abuko Nature Reserve
- Bale Mountains
- Belovezhskaya Pushcha
- Bialowieza Forest
- Bioko Island
- Brunei River
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Churchill
- Dzanga-Sangha
- Hula Valley
- Makgadikgadi Pans
- Mole National Park
- Mosquito Bay
- Odzala-Kokoua National Park
- Orango
- Roseau
- Salt Cay
- San Ignacio Lagoon
- Sundarbans
- Tacugama
- Volcanoes National Park