# Day trips from Curaçao

> Day-trip range = Aruba and Bonaire, the other two 'ABC islands'. Divi Divi Air (flydivi.com) flies Curaçao–Bonaire roughly 10x/day (~25 min flight) and Curaçao–Aruba at least 2x/day (~30-40 min flight); EZ Air (flyzair.com) also runs Curaçao–Bonaire ~5x/day plus Aruba charters. These are genuinely workable there-and-back-in-a-day hops, but both carriers use small turboprops/Islanders with limited daily frequency (not hourly shuttles), so check the actual timetable close to the date and do not assume a late-evening flight home exists — that is the main risk for any event running into the night.

Canonical: https://rockhopping.com/curacao/day-trips  
Source: Rockhopping (rockhopping.com) — a what’s-on guide for 55 island and low-tax jurisdictions.

- **16th Aruba International Regatta** — Surfside Beach, Oranjestad, Aruba, AW · 2026-07-10 to 2026-07-12 · ~35 min flight + airport time, so ~1.5-2h door-to-door each way
  Aruba's biggest sailing event — Optimists, beach cats, Sunfish, kite, windsurf, wingfoil and yacht classes racing off a lively beachfront Regatta Village with food, drink and entertainment.
  Getting there: Flight CUR-AUA (Divi Divi Air or EZ Air charter), ~30-40 min
  https://aruba-regatta.org/
- **Taste of Bonaire** — Wilhelmina Park, Kralendijk, Bonaire, BQ · 2026-07-10 · ~25 min flight, ~1-1.5h door-to-door given small-airport check-in each way
  Kralendijk's waterfront food festival — local and international dishes, live music, a genuinely festive island night out, and it happens to fall on the same weekend as the Aruba Regatta if you want to island-hop.
  Getting there: Flight CUR-BON (Divi Divi Air, ~10x/day) or EZ Air, ~25 min
  https://bonaireisland.com/events-calendar/taste-of-bonaire-3/2026-07-11/
- **Nos Zjilea cultural market** — Mangazina di Rei, Rincon, Bonaire, BQ · 2026-07-25 and 2026-08-29 · ~25 min flight + ~20 min drive each way each way
  Monthly heritage market at Bonaire's old plantation site — local arts & crafts, produce, traditional food and live music; low-key but authentic, and easy on the clock for a day-tripper.
  Getting there: Flight CUR-BON, ~25 min, then a short taxi/rental car to Rincon (north of Kralendijk)
  https://bonaireisland.com/events-calendar/cultural-event-nos-zjilea-37/2026-07-25/
- **San Nicolas Art Walk** — San Nicolas, Aruba, AW · 2026-07-05 and 2026-08-02 · ~35 min flight + ~20 min drive each way each way
  Aruba's low-key answer to a gallery crawl — street art, murals, local artists and Caribbean food in the island's arty former oil-refinery town; a good add-on to a regatta or beach day.
  Getting there: Flight CUR-AUA, ~30-40 min, then ~20 min taxi/drive to San Nicolas (south end of the island)
  https://www.aruba.com/us/calendar/experience-san-nicolas
- **Aruba Reef Care Project** — Beaches and reef/dive sites island-wide, Aruba, AW · 2026-07 (first weekend, exact 2026 date not yet published) · ~35 min flight each way each way
  Aruba's largest annual volunteer event — 800+ divers, snorkellers and topsiders cleaning beaches and reef sites; a nice one for anyone who wants to combine a dive day with doing some good.
  Getting there: Flight CUR-AUA, ~30-40 min
  https://www.aruba.com/us/calendar/aruba-reef-care-project
- **Playa Film Festival** — Caribbean Cinemas, Oranjestad, Aruba, AW · 2026-08-27 to 2026-08-29 · ~35 min flight each way each way
  Aruba's home-grown, community-rooted film festival run by Fundacion CINEARUBA — Caribbean shorts, a 'Studio Caribe' showcase and local student films screened in Oranjestad's main cinema.
  Getting there: Flight CUR-AUA, ~30-40 min
  https://islandsevents.com/island/aruba/playa-film-festival-2026