Arts & Music Festivals in St. Lucia

St Lucia Jazz Festival

This is a four day festival of jazz, R&B and world music held in the month of May, drawing large crowds every year. The variety of music includes jazz, Latin, salsa, soca and zouk, steel drums and Bob Marley.

Most concerts take place in the evening in the open-air, although fringe events are held anywhere, anytime, with local bands playing in Castries.

St Lucia Country Festival
Its a four-day extravaganza held at Pigeon Island and the Derek Walcott Theatre at the Great House restaurant in Cap Estate in early December. You can expect an enthusiastic audience and great performers of country music.

Festival of Comedy
This is an annual event organized by the St Lucia National Trust on the Sunday preceding 1^st of May, which showcases local comedy acts and theatre at the Cultural Centre in Castries and on Pigeon Island.

Flower Festivals
The Feast of the Rose of Lima (Fét La Wòz) in August and the Feast of St Margaret Mary Alacoque (La Marguerite) in October are big flower festivals. The festivals are celebrated with elaborate and colorful performances that are presided over by the "King" and "Queen" and their court, followed by a sumptuous banquet.