Event· New Providence (Nassau)· Bahamas — North
Junkanoo (Boxing Day and New Year's Day)
25° 4.7′ N · 77° 20.6′ W · approximate
The Bahamas' great street festival: costumed groups in towering crepe-paper costumes, goatskin drums, cowbells and horns rush down Bay Street through the early hours of Boxing Day and New Year's morning.
Practical
Coordinate approximate: pin on Bay Street downtown (derived from the Customs Dock and Elizabeth Street positions). Parades start in the early hours after midnight, about 1 am, and run to about 10 am (Wikipedia: December 26, January 1 and July 10). Junkanoo also features at Independence (July 10), Junkanoo Summer Fest and summer Saturdays. Harbour marinas within walking distance fill up; book a berth early. Learn more at the Educulture Junkanoo Museum or Junkanoo World Museum & Arts Centre.
Best for
Being in Nassau over Christmas-New Year
Season
December 26 and January 1 (plus July 10)
Nearby
- Lukka Kairi (Woodes Rogers Walk)0.1 NM away
- Nassau Customs, Prince George Dock (Port of Entry)0.2 NM away
- The Marina at Nassau Cruise Port0.2 NM away
- The Pointe Marina0.2 NM away
- Downtown Nassau (Bay Street, Straw Market, Pompey Museum)0.3 NM away
- Doctors Hospital / Princess Margaret Hospital0.4 NM away
- Junkanoo Beach0.4 NM away
- Nassau Harbour Western Anchorage0.4 NM away
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