Carnival Days St. John may be small, but it puffs up during the month of June and explodes on July 4th with the annual Carnival festival. Each of the Caribbean islands has their own form of Carnival celebration at different times of the year, and St. John’s happens to coincide with America’s Independence Day. For … Read more
Family Favorite St. John’s Carnival Festival is coming to town! The month-long celebration begins in early June and climaxes on July 4th, with dancing and drinking at daybreak (called j’ouvert) that continues throughout the day with a colorful, eye-popping parade, and finishes with a final flurry of fireworks after dark. Events and activities throughout the … Read more
One of these things is not like the other Summer is a perfect time for family vacations on St. John, with miles of white sand beaches and even more miles of well-maintained National Park hiking trails. Summer activities here are similar to what families do stateside…we swim at the local “pool” (ok, it’s the Caribbean … Read more
St John Virgin Island Carnival Almost every Caribbean island celebrates Carnival at a different time of year. St. Thomas and St. Croix, for example, have their Carnival festivities after Easter and during Christmas/New Year’s, respectively. St. John’s Carnival hits at the height of off-season, creating a significant occurrence on the island’s summer tourism radar. The … Read more