Carriacou & Petite martinique

Carriacou and Petite Martinique serve small island mas with big heart Shakespeare mas boat rides and true village spirit.

Carriacou's carnival has something no other carnival on earth has: Shakespeare Mas. Masked 'kings' in mirrored tunics face off in the street reciting Julius Caesar from memory, and a wrong line earns a lash from a bullwhip across a padded headpiece. UNESCO added it to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2024. The island has fewer than 10,000 people and the carnival runs on the pre-Lenten calendar in February.

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Carriacou & Petite martinique doesn't currently have app-based ride-hailing. Local registered taxis are the best option — agree on a price before you get in. Your hotel or guesthouse can usually recommend trusted drivers.

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Carriacou follows the pre-Lent calendar, so Carnival Monday and Tuesday fall on 8 and 9 February in 2027. Fly to Maurice Bishop International in Grenada (GND) — British Airways and Virgin both serve it from London — then take the Osprey ferry or the short SVG Air hop across. The ferry takes about 90 minutes and does not run late, so plan your connection in daylight. Accommodation on Carriacou is guesthouses and small inns rather than hotels, and there are not many: book by November. There is nothing to register for — the Shakespeare Mas kings are local and the street is the venue. Bring cash; card acceptance is patchy.