The high season on St. Lucia runs from mid-December through mid-May. In March, the St. Lucia Golf Open, a two-day tournament held at the St. Lucia Golf and Country Club in Cap Estate, is open to amateurs; it's a handicap event, and prizes are awarded.

For two days in May, the St. Lucia National Trust holds its annual fund-raiser, the Festival of Comedy; adult comedy shows are held at the Cultural Centre in Castries, and there's a day of family entertainment, with storytellers and comedians, at Pigeon Island.

The high season on St. Lucia runs from mid-December through mid-May. In March, the St. Lucia Golf Open, a two-day tournament held at the St. Lucia Golf and Country Club in Cap Estate, is open to amateurs; it's a handicap event, and prizes are awarded

For two days in May, the St. Lucia National Trust holds its annual fund-raiser, the Festival of Comedy; adult comedy shows are held at the Cultural Centre in Castries, and there's a day of family entertainment, with storytellers and comedians, at Pigeon Island.

In early May, international jazz musicians entertain at the weeklong St. Lucia Jazz Festival; performances take place at outdoor venues at Pigeon Island and elsewhere throughout the island. St. Lucia's Carnival, the most extravagant two days of the year, is held on the third Monday and Tuesday in July; a costume parade winds through Castries, prizes are awarded for the best band, the calypso king and queen are crowned, and there's endless music and dancing in the streets.

The St. Lucia Billfishing Tournament, held in late September or early October, attracts anglers from all over the Caribbean, with prizes awarded for the biggest fish and the largest catch; the blue marlin is the most sought-after fish, and everyone hopes to find one that beats the 1,000-pound mark.

The last Sunday in October marks Jounen Kweyol Etenasyonnal (International Creole Day), the grand finale of Creole Heritage month; festivities are held in several communities, but musicians always do their stuff at Pigeon Point Park and in the streets in Castries, where vendors set up stalls and sell food and handicrafts.

The annual Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, or ARC, is the world's largest ocean-crossing race. It starts in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, and ends in late November or early December at Rodney Bay; the event is marked by a week of festivities and parties.