Turks and Caicos Top Events 2026

The Turks and Caicos offer several unique annual events and holidays, which can be a great reason to book a vacation in this spectacular archipelago.

Updated December 31st 2025

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Turks and Caicos Top Events 2026

The Turks and Caicos Islands are more than turquoise water and quiet white-sand beaches. Across the year, the islands host food and wine festivals, boat regattas, music weekends, and cultural celebrations that are worth planning a villa stay around.

This guide highlights the key annual events and holidays for 2026, so you can decide not only where to stay in Turks and Caicos, but when to visit for the experiences that matter most to you.

Year-Round Turks and Caicos Events

Before we dive month by month, there is one constant:

Weekly Fish Fry, The Bight – Every Thursday

Every Thursday evening, Stubbs Diamond Plaza in The Bight neighbourhood on Providenciales hosts the Island Fish Fry, a weekly gathering of local food stalls, live bands, craft vendors, and a Junkanoo-style parade

It’s the easiest way to experience Turks and Caicos culture in a single evening: conch fritters and grilled fish, Turks Head beer, rum cocktails, music, and dancing under the stars. From a Haute Retreats villa in Grace Bay, Leeward, Long Bay, or Turtle Tail, your concierge can arrange transfers so you can simply arrive, wander, and enjoy.

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New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day: December 31, 2025 – January 1, 2026

New Year’s Eve in Turks and Caicos is all about Grace Bay Beach and the skyline of fireworks. Resorts and private villas along the bay light up the night at midnight, while guests enjoy beach dinners, bonfires, and live music.

Many Haute Retreats guests charter a yacht for sunset and return to the beach just in time for the countdown. New Year’s Day is slow and gentle: a late breakfast at the villa, a swim in the turquoise sea, and perhaps a relaxed lunch at one of Grace Bay’s beachfront restaurants.

February 2026 Turks and Caicos Events

Valentine’s Day Cup, Middle Caicos: February 2026 (date TBC)

Each February, Bambarra Beach on Middle Caicos hosts the Valentine’s Day Cup, a model sailboat regatta where handcrafted miniature Caicos sloops race across the shallow turquoise water. The 2025 event took place on Saturday, February 22, 2025, and future editions, including 2026, will again fall on the Saturday closest to Valentine’s Day.

It’s a full beach day with live music, local food, and hundreds of spectators. From Providenciales, you’ll typically take a ferry to North Caicos and continue by road to Middle Caicos—your Haute Retreats concierge can coordinate the entire day trip from your villa, including transport, picnic setups, and a driver.

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March 2026 Turks and Caicos Events

Wine Cellar Golf & Fishing Tournament: March 5–8, 2026

In early March, Providenciales hosts the Wine Cellar Golf & Fishing Tournament, a major charity event that combines two days of big-game offshore fishing with a one-day golf competition at Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club. Boats depart from Blue Haven Marina at 7 a.m., return for afternoon weigh-ins, and the weekend includes Calcutta betting, parties, and a very social atmosphere around the docks.

For 2025, the tournament runs March 6–9, 2025; in 2026 the published dates are March 5–8, 2026, and the event is expected to continue annually. Villas in Leeward, Grace Bay, or Turtle Tail work perfectly if you’d like easy access to both the marina and the golf club.

May 2025 & 2026 Turks and Caicos Events

South Caicos Regatta (Big South Regatta): Late May

The South Caicos Regatta, often called the Big South Regatta, is one of the country’s oldest and most cherished festivals. It honours the islands’ maritime heritage with sloop races, boat parades, beauty pageants, concerts, and beach events. In 2025 the 58th edition took place over a long weekend in late May (around May 22–25, 2025).

Dates for 2026 will follow a similar late-May pattern. To experience it, many Haute Retreats guests combine a week in a Providenciales villa with a few days in South Caicos for the regatta weekend.

June 2025 & June 2026 Turks and Caicos Events

Race for the Conch Eco-SeaSwim, Grace Bay

At the end of June, Grace Bay becomes the course for the Race for the Conch Eco-SeaSwim, a renowned open-water event with distances from half-mile to 2.4 miles, plus kids’ races. It emphasises ocean conservation as much as competition.

• June 28, 2025 – Race for the Conch Eco-SeaSwim, Grace Bay

• June 27, 2026 – Race for the Conch Eco-SeaSwim, Grace Bay

The race starts on the beach in front of Rickie’s Flamingo Café on Grace Bay, with check-in an hour before race times.

Booking a Grace Bay or Leeward villa gives swimmers easy access for morning training sessions and race day, while non-swimmers can simply step onto the sand and cheer.

July & August 2025 Turks and Caicos Events

Turks & Caicos International Music Festival: July 31 – August 3, 2025

Summer 2025 brings the Turks & Caicos International Music Festival Weekend, running July 31 to August 3, 2025. This multi-day festival blends live concerts, cultural pride, beauty pageants, and sports into one island-wide celebration based mainly on Providenciales.

For guests staying in a villa, it’s easy to build a long weekend around beach days, yacht excursions, and evening concerts.

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CAICOS Annual International Concert of Sound: August 1–4, 2025

From August 1–4, 2025, the islands host CAICOS – the Caicos Annual International Concert of Sound, a new three-day festival that combines electronic, reggae, hip-hop, and R&B performances with philanthropic goals around low-income housing for local families. Events include a yacht kick-off, beach brunches, club nights, and sports tie-ins.

Villas in Grace Bay, Leeward, or near Club Med are ideal if you want to be close to festival venues while still retreating to quiet, private surroundings between events.

July & August 2026 Turks and Caicos Events

Turks & Caicos International Music Festival: July 30 – August 2, 2026

The Turks & Caicos International Music Festival has already announced its 2026 dates: July 30 to August 2, 2026. Social channels are promoting this “save the date”, with the festival promising to return with another long weekend of performances and island-wide activities.

If you’re planning a summer 2026 villa stay, this weekend is an excellent anchor: you can spend lazy days on Long Bay or Grace Bay and reserve evenings for the festival.

(Additional 2026 music and cultural festivals, including a possible second edition of CAICOS, will be confirmed closer to the date; your Haute Retreats concierge will have the most up-to-date calendar when you book.)

November 2026 Turks and Caicos Events

Caribbean Food & Wine Festival: Early November 2026 (dates TBC)

Following the 2025 edition (November 4–9, 2025), the Caribbean Food & Wine Festival is expected to return in early November 2026. Official dates have not yet been released, but the format—tastings, dinners, brunches, and masterclasses across Providenciales—will remain a highlight of the culinary calendar.

For food-focused travellers, this is one of the best weeks of the year to combine a staffed villa with restaurant reservations and wine events arranged by Haute Retreats.

Conch Festival, Providenciales: Late November 2026 (date TBC)

The Conch Festival traditionally returns in late November, celebrating conch in every form, from salad and chowder to inventive speciality dishes, alongside live music and family-friendly entertainment in Blue Hills. Expect 2026 dates to be confirmed closer to the time, following the usual pattern of a Saturday in late November.

December 2026 Turks and Caicos Events

Christmas in Turks and Caicos: December 25, 2026

As in 2025, Christmas Day 2026 will be a relaxed, beach-centric holiday in Turks and Caicos. Villas tend to be reserved a year in advance over Christmas and New Year, so families planning a 2026 festive stay should secure their preferred home, chef, and yacht dates early.

Maskanoo, Grace Bay: December 26, 2026 (Boxing Day)

Maskanoo is held annually on December 26 along Grace Bay Road, with Junkanoo bands, elaborate costumes, food stalls, and fireworks. Even if you’ve experienced it once, the energy is addictive enough to justify returning; many Haute Retreats guests time their festive stay specifically around this night.

New Year’s Eve 2026: December 31, 2026

New Year’s Eve 2026 will again bring beach parties, villa celebrations, and fireworks along Grace Bay and other key coastlines. A private villa gives you the choice: host a black-tie dinner at home, walk down to the beach for midnight fireworks, or board a yacht and watch the show unfold from the water.

Planning Your Turks and Caicos Villa Stay Around Events

Whether you are timing your trip for the Caribbean Food & Wine Festival, the Valentine’s Day Cup, the Wine Cellar Golf & Fishing Tournament, or Maskanoo, lining up the right villa in the right area is essential.

• For Grace Bay-centric events like Maskanoo, New Year’s Eve and Food & Wine Festival, choose a villa in Grace Bay or Leeward.

• For marina and golf events like the Wine Cellar Tournament, Leeward and Blue Haven access is ideal.

• For quieter stays between festivals, villas in Long Bay, Turtle Tail, Chalk Sound or Taylor Bay offer seclusion, then easy transfers to events when you feel like joining the island’s celebrations.

Your Haute Retreats concierge can coordinate event tickets, transfers, restaurant and yacht bookings, private chef nights, and childcare, so that from your first welcome drink to the last firework over Grace Bay, everything feels seamless.