Carnival 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Dominica

The Carnival holiday in Dominica comes each year in February or March, as in many other significantly Roman Catholic countries. The date varies, but it always immediately precedes Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of a 40-day Lenten fast leading up to Easter.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	12 Feb	Mon	Carnival Monday
	13 Feb	Tue	Carnival Tuesday
2025	3 Mar	Mon	Carnival Monday
	4 Mar	Tue	Carnival Tuesday
2026	16 Feb	Mon	Carnival Monday
	17 Feb	Tue	Carnival Tuesday
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

In Dominica, Carnival is known as “Mas Domnik” and is held on the last two days before Ash Wednesday. But there are other events and “previews” that take place months ahead of the official holiday season. For many in Dominica, a full quarter of the year is taken up with thoughts of the upcoming Carnival celebrations.

For months before Carnival arrives, there are Calypso shows and other events in small villages across the island. This is a time of feasting, practicing, and gearing up for the “real” events just ahead. A kind of Carnival preview takes place a month before the holiday and is the official day when Carnival season opens up.

On the Monday and Tuesday just prior to Lent, parades, costume contests, Calypso music competitions, and the other “big events” finally happen. Then comes a stark and sudden change as the island’s people move into the more sombre and sober days of Lent.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	20 Feb	Mon	Carnival Monday
	21 Feb	Tue	Carnival Tuesday
2022	28 Feb	Mon	Carnival Monday
	1 Mar	Tue	Carnival Tuesday
2021	15 Feb	Mon	Carnival Monday
	16 Feb	Tue	Carnival Tuesday
2020	24 Feb	Mon	Carnival Monday
	25 Feb	Tue	Carnival Tuesday
2019	4 Mar	Mon	Carnival Monday
	5 Mar	Tue	Carnival Tuesday
2018	12 Feb	Mon	Carnival Monday
	13 Feb	Tue	Carnival Tuesday
2017	27 Feb	Mon	Carnival Monday
	28 Feb	Tue	Carnival Tuesday