Aruba Cultural Events
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Dates of certain events are subject to change
Below are some notable upcoming events
Carnival
Aruba Carnival Season
Carnival events brings you contagiously throbbing music, luxuriously costumed groups of all ages, electrifying jump ups and torch light parades that wind their way through the streets at night...read more
Folkloric
Dera Gai Celebration
An Aruban tradition celebrated every year on June 24. History tells that San Juan festivities originated on the South part of Mexico and came down to Guatemala and other countries in Central America reaching Venezuela and passed down to Aruba...read more
King's Day Celebration
On April 27th is the King's birthday and the island gets decked out in orange to celebrate...read more
Aruba's Flag and Anthem Day
March 18th is the official holiday on which we celebrate the existence of our National Anthem and our blue, yellow, red and white National Flag. This year we are celebrating the 36th anniversary...read more
Sinterklaas Celebrations in Aruba
Every year in November, thousands of children welcome Sinterklaas at the Aruba Ports Authority, following a parade...read more
Christmas in Aruba
Aside from celebrating Sinterklaas and Santa Claus, people really celebrate the birth of Christ and there generally is a true Christmas spirit within the community...read more
Aruba New Year's Plunge
Freezing cold water, lots of shivering bodies and shattering teeth hurting from the cold: nothing of the above is expected to happen to you when you join the Unox Nieuwjaarsduik (New Year's plunge). ...read more
Festivals
Aruba Dande Celebration
We don't hear much of Dande being played until after Christmas. Aruban true traditional music is the Dande which is played to welcome the New Year...read more