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2025 Events Calendar
Antigua Yacht Club Sandy Island Race
January 25, 2025
Antigua Yacht Club, Falmouth Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda
The Sandy Island Race is taking place on January 25th, 2025, starting at the Antigua Yacht Club at 8:00 am.
Jolly Harbour Valentines Regatta
February 15th to 16th, 2025
RORC Nelsons Cup Series
February 18th to 21st, 2025
Antigua Yacht Club
Mini Globe Race start
February 23rd 2025
RORC Caribbean 600
The 2025 RORC Caribbean 600 is an exciting 600-mile offshore race that takes competitors around 11 Caribbean Islands and will start in Antigua on 24th February 2025.
Superyacht Challenge Antigua
March 05, 2025 – March 9th, 2025
Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua and Barbuda
In this annual challenge, yachts measuring more than eighty feet are invited to participate. The beautiful setting of Nelson’s Dockyard is the perfect place to center social activities and moor up all the yachts together, providing a perfect environment for the famous Superyacht Challenge parties.
Antigua Budget Marine 22nd Laser Open and 7th Optimist Open
22nd and 23rd March 2025
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta,
Nelsons Dockyard
April 16th 2025 – April 21st 2025
This international regatta brings together around 60 yachts to compete across four days of racing as people gather from all over the world to share the passion of sailing class, vintage and traditional yachts.
Peters and May Round Antigua Race
26th April 2025
Antigua Sailing Week
Nelsons Dockyard
April 27th 2025 – May 2nd 2025
The “Sailing Capital of the Caribbean”, Antigua hosts one of the most prestigious sailing regattas in the world in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Nelson’s Dockyard
May 03rd, 2025
Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour, Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua and Barbuda
The perfect island party to end the 2025 Sailing Week festivities. Come out with the family for the children’s procession, the Prize Giving of the Schools Art Competition, the Beating of the Retreat, live music, and DJs
Antigua and Barbuda Restaurant Week
4th May 2024 – 18th May 2025
A unique Antiguan and Barbudan gastronomic experience poised to titivate your senses. Spanning 14 days the Antigua and Barbuda Restaurant week will celebrate some of the destinations best qualities – its food, its people and its culture. Venues and participating Restaurants to be announced. Diners can expect special menus and experiences at (discounted ) prix fixe prices.
Antigua and Barbuda Sport fishing tournament
5th to 8th June, 2025
Venue to be confirmed
Antigua and Barbuda Romance Month
The islands offer picture prefect backgrounds for declarations of love and hassle free procedures for getting married in Antigua and Barbuda. Special Honeymoon and wedding packages are available during Romance month and there are also opportunities to win free Weddings and stays in Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua Carnival
July 30th, 2025 – August 06th, 2025
Ten days of steel band music, calypso competitions and parties that culminate in street dances and parades through the island capital St John’s, and thereafter in the Antigua Recreation Ground. Dancers spill out onto the street for j’ouvert morning (on the first Monday in August) and then rig up with their carnival costume for the street parades.
Francis Nunes Jnr, Memorial fishing Tournament and Seafood Festival
Date to be confirmed – September 2025
Historic Nelson’s Dockyard
Independence Food Fair
Saturday 1st November 2025
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
The largest food fair in Antigua and Barbuda, takes place during the country’s annual Independence celebrations on November 1st
Antigua and Barbuda Art week
26th November 2025 to 2nd December 2025
In Antigua and Barbuda, art, music, film and. dance will take over the twin island paradise for seven days as a new festival, Antigua and Barbuda Art week .
Annual Antigua Charter Yacht Show
Thursday 4th December 2025 – Tuesday 9th December 2025
Historic Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua hosts their 61st Annual Antigua Charter Yacht Show.. The show is held over six days and takes place at the Nelson’s Dockyard Marina in English Harbour, the Falmouth Harbour Marina, and the Antigua Yacht Club Marina both located in Falmouth Harbour.
Christmas Day Champagne Party
December 25, 2025
Historic Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda
Every Christmas day from midday English Harbour residents and visitors gather in the Nelson’s Dockyard around the Capstan for a huge Champagne Christmas Day Party. The funds from the party go towards a worthy cause, and a fun time is had by all.
Nelson’s Pursuit Race
December 31, 2025
Antigua Yacht Club, English Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda
Nelson’s Pursuit Race traditionally attracts an excellent fleet of yachts of all sizes – which in the past have included boats of less than 20 feet, Carriacou sloops and a wide range of both racing and cruising yachts. This is an all-comers event and provides an afternoon of fun and excitement for everyone, particularly Caribbean cruisers who are not otherwise set up for racing events.
Old Year’s Night Fireworks Party
December 31, 2025
Historic Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda
Old Year’s Night (or New Year’s Eve) sees hundreds of people flocking to the Dockyard for a fantastic party with a live band, lots of drinks and at midnight wonderful fireworks from Fort Berkeley light up the sky and the sea all around
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