Anguilla Summer Festival 2026: Two Weeks of Carnival, Boat Races & Beach Parties

The fireworks lit up the night sky last evening. Opening Night officially cracked open the biggest stretch of Anguilla Summer Festival 2026, and if you thought you'd missed the party, you're right on time. The next two weeks are when the whole celebration shifts from warm-up to full carnival.

Anguilla Summer Festival is the island's largest cultural celebration. It's a month-long build-up that peaks in a roughly two-week carnival running right through August Monday and beyond. Wooden sailboats race on the water, calypso and soca monarchs battle for the crown, and there are pageants, J'ouvert at dawn, street parades, and beach parties that simply don't quit. Here's everything still ahead, laid out day by day.