The Bahamian year features many important festivals and holidays , reaching its peak during the Christmas holiday season. Celebrated on December 26 and again on New Year's morning, Junkanoo is a lively national festival, especially colorful in Nassau, where thousands of revelers descend on Bay Street dressed in elaborate costumes and dance wildly through the night and into the early morning.

The Eleuthera Pineapple Festival occurs in early June in Gregory Town, while during spring and summer countless fishing tournaments and regattas take place, including the famous Bahamas Family Island Regatta at George Town in the Exumas during the last week of April. Long Island and Abaco also feature popular regattas.

Bahamians, especially those in Fox Hill in Nassau, celebrate Emancipation Day in the first week of August, partaking in parades and food, as well as cultural events. Fireworks and parades highlight Independence Week , which culminates on July 10. Bahamian tourist centers provide lists of the many festivals, holidays and craft shows that occur year-round.

Holidays that fall on Saturday or Sunday are generally observed on the preceding Friday or the following Monday.

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