[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":290},["ShallowReactive",2],{"journal:\u002Fjournal\u002Fevents\u002Fculturama-nevis":3},{"path":4,"nav":5,"kind":18,"crumbs":19,"article":28,"author":47,"island":52,"document":66,"map_sites":157,"more":165,"related":183,"index":202},"\u002Fjournal\u002Fevents\u002Fculturama-nevis",[6,9,12,15],{"slug":7,"name":8},"st-kitts","St. Kitts",{"slug":10,"name":11},"nevis","Nevis",{"slug":13,"name":14},"antigua","Antigua",{"slug":16,"name":17},"sint-maarten","Sint Maarten","article",[20,23,26],{"label":21,"to":22},"Journal","\u002Fjournal",{"label":24,"to":25},"Events & festivals","\u002Fjournal\u002Fevents",{"label":11,"to":27},"\u002Fjournal\u002Fnevis\u002Fevents",{"type":29,"slug":30,"path":4,"title":31,"description":32,"island":10,"place":11,"author":33,"published_at":34,"read_minutes":35,"tone":36,"hero":37,"hero_alt":38,"tags":39,"featured":45,"sites":46},"events","culturama-nevis","Culturama, Nevis's summer festival","Since 1974, Nevis has spent the Emancipation weekend in late July and early August celebrating its music, food and folk culture in Charlestown.","team","2026-09-24",2,"green","\u002Fimages\u002Fjournal\u002Fnevis-charlestown-from-the-sea.jpg","Charlestown's waterfront seen from the sea, with Nevis Peak rising green behind the town",[40,41,42,43,44],"culturama","festival","charlestown","emancipation-day","calypso",false,[],{"slug":33,"name":48,"role":49,"bio":50,"tone":51},"CaribHubs team","Product & operations","Updates from the people running the service.","sea",{"slug":10,"path":53,"guide_path":54,"title":55,"description":56,"name":11,"island_code":10,"marketplace":57,"lat":58,"lng":59,"tone":36,"order":35,"sections":60,"site_count":65,"article_count":35},"\u002Fjournal\u002Fnevis","\u002Fjournal\u002Fnevis\u002Fguide","Things to do in Nevis","A round island under one cloud-capped peak, a short boat ride across The Narrows from St. Kitts.","live",17.1554,-62.5796,[61],{"section":62,"sites":63},"beaches",[64],"pinneys-beach",1,{"meta":67,"frontmatter":68,"nodes":69},{},{},[70,74,79,82,86,89,118,121,125,128,133,137,140],[71,72,73],"p",{},"Every summer Nevis throws its own festival, and it's older than you might guess. Culturama began in 1974, and it runs for about ten days to two weeks from late July into early August, built around Emancipation Day on August Monday.",[75,76,78],"h2",{"id":77},"how-it-started","How it started",[71,80,81],{},"In February 1974, the Nevis Dramatic and Cultural Society (NEDACS) was worried that the island's customs, music and folk arts were fading. That August, over the Emancipation weekend, it held the first Culturama at Charlestown Secondary School. The programme had a calypso contest, a culture talent show and a food fair. In 1990 the Nevis Island Administration took the festival on to secure its future.",[75,83,85],{"id":84},"what-happens","What happens",[71,87,88],{},"The programme changes from year to year, but these are its fixtures:",[90,91,92,100,106,112],"ul",{},[93,94,95,99],"li",{},[96,97,98],"strong",{},"The Emancipation J'ouvert",": the early-morning street jump-up for Emancipation Day",[93,101,102,105],{},[96,103,104],{},"The Senior Calypso Monarch",": one of the original 1974 contests, still running",[93,107,108,111],{},[96,109,110],{},"Ms. Culture Queen",": the festival's main pageant, alongside other shows",[93,113,114,117],{},[96,115,116],{},"The street parade",": troupes and bands through Charlestown, near the end of the festival",[71,119,120],{},"Most of the stage shows are at the Cultural Complex in Charlestown, the main venue since 1984.",[75,122,124],{"id":123},"dates","Dates",[71,126,127],{},"Culturama 52 was set for 23 July to 4 August 2026. The dates and full programme for the next Culturama are usually announced early in the year. Watch the Nevis Tourism Authority and the Culturama Secretariat.",[129,130,132],"callout",{"variant":131},"tip","Nevis is small and fills up for Culturama. If you're coming for it, book a room, and a car or a driver, early.",[75,134,136],{"id":135},"coming-from-st-kitts","Coming from St. Kitts",[71,138,139],{},"The passenger ferry runs between Basseterre and Charlestown, so it lands you in the festival's home town. St. Kitts' own carnival, Sugar Mas, runs over Christmas and New Year.",[71,141,142],{},[143,144,145,146,151,152,156],"em",{},"Photo: ",[147,148,150],"a",{"href":149},"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFile:Approaching_Charlestown_on_Nevis_-_Nevis_Peak_in_the_distance_-_panoramio.jpg","Approaching Charlestown on Nevis - Nevis Peak in the distance"," by David Broad, ",[147,153,155],{"href":154},"https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby\u002F3.0\u002F","CC BY 3.0",".",[158],{"island":10,"slug":64,"path":159,"title":160,"description":161,"section":62,"parish":162,"lat":163,"lng":164,"tone":51},"\u002Fjournal\u002Fnevis\u002Fpinneys-beach","Pinney's Beach","Miles of palm-backed sand north of Charlestown, with beach bars and Nevis Peak behind.","Saint Thomas Lowland",17.16,-62.629,[166],{"type":167,"slug":168,"path":169,"title":170,"description":171,"island":10,"place":11,"author":33,"published_at":34,"read_minutes":172,"tone":51,"hero":173,"hero_alt":174,"tags":175,"featured":180,"sites":181},"practical","getting-between-st-kitts-and-nevis","\u002Fjournal\u002Fpractical\u002Fgetting-between-st-kitts-and-nevis","Getting between St. Kitts and Nevis","The passenger ferry, the car ferry, a water taxi across The Narrows, or a short flight. How each one works, and which to choose.",3,"\u002Fimages\u002Fjournal\u002Fnevis-charlestown-ferry-pier.jpg","The Charlestown ferry pier on Nevis, with a \"Welcome to Nevis\" sign over the waterfront and small boats in the clear water",[176,177,178,179,42],"ferries","water-taxi","getting-around","the-narrows",true,[64,182],"st-kitts\u002Fcockleshell-bay",[184,187],{"type":167,"slug":168,"path":169,"title":170,"description":171,"island":10,"place":11,"author":33,"published_at":34,"read_minutes":172,"tone":51,"hero":173,"hero_alt":174,"tags":185,"featured":180,"sites":186},[176,177,178,179,42],[64,182],{"type":29,"slug":188,"path":189,"title":190,"description":191,"island":7,"place":8,"author":33,"published_at":34,"read_minutes":35,"tone":192,"hero":193,"hero_alt":194,"tags":195,"featured":180,"sites":201},"sugar-mas-carnival","\u002Fjournal\u002Fevents\u002Fsugar-mas-carnival","Sugar Mas 55: St. Kitts carnival dates for 2026–27","The national carnival runs from 11 December 2026 to 2 January 2027, with J'ouvert on Boxing Day and the Grand Parade on New Year's Day.","warm","\u002Fimages\u002Fjournal\u002Fst-kitts-sugar-mas-masquerader.jpg","A masquerader in a towering headdress of green, orange and blue feathers at Sugar Mas in St. Kitts",[196,197,198,199,200],"sugar-mas","carnival","basseterre","jouvert","warner-park",[],[203,212,219,227,234,242,250,251,259,267,274,282],{"island":7,"slug":204,"path":205,"title":206,"description":207,"section":208,"parish":209,"lat":210,"lng":211,"tone":51},"brimstone-hill","\u002Fjournal\u002Fst-kitts\u002Fbrimstone-hill","Brimstone Hill Fortress","A UNESCO World Heritage fortress on the northwest coast of St. Kitts, with views to Sint Eustatius and Saba.","history","Saint Thomas Middle Island",17.3469,-62.8374,{"island":7,"slug":213,"path":214,"title":215,"description":216,"section":208,"parish":209,"lat":217,"lng":218,"tone":36},"romney-manor","\u002Fjournal\u002Fst-kitts\u002Fromney-manor","Romney Manor","Batik workshops and an 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