The Nieuwjaarsduik (New Years Plunge), an originally Dutch tradition that started in 1965 is also being organized on Aruba. Every year on January 1st at 12 PM hundreds of people ran into the ocean at Palm Beach to welcome the New Year. This year a record number of locals and tourists participate in the New Year’s Plunge.
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Seroe Preto, the City of Lights in Aruba went dark, highlighting the end of the holiday season
One of Aruba's most beloved end of the year traditions ended on Epiphany/Three King’s Day, the day the lights of Seroe Preto in San Nicolas were switched off. The lights will be turned on again in December 2014, welcoming another holiday season.
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Small changes announced in Aruba’s Carnival Parade Routes
Recently Aruba’s Police Department and Stichting Arubaanse Carnaval (SAC) announced that three Carnival parades will have some changes in their original route. Changes in the route are announced for the children’s parade in Oranjestad, the grand parade in San Nicolas and the grand parade in Oranjestad.
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Carnival 60 kicks off with the first Parade on Saturday January 11th 2014
The first Carnival Parade of this year will take place on Saturday 11th 2014. The Torch parade will be the first parade highlighting the start of the upcoming parades, contests and queen elections.
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Aruba is a very special place to spend New Year’s Eve
First of all we of VisitAruba would like to wish you all a very happy New Year and all the best for 2014. Traditionally Aruba is a very special place to spend New Year’s Eve, as locals and hotels treat Aruba with spectacular fireworks shows to officially welcome the New Year.
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