# Fly-in day trips from Anguilla — Summer 2026

> Events within ~1h of Anguilla by plane/car/ferry; flight times assume a ~125 kt single from TQPF.

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

- **Bastille Day fireworks and festivities** ★ — Marigot, French St Martin (also Gustavia, St Barths) · Ferry ~30 min · 2026-07-14
  France's national day gets a proper Caribbean send-off - live music, food stalls along the waterfront and fireworks over the bay; the same night lights up Gustavia harbour on St Barths
  Getting there: Ferry Blowing Point-Marigot, 25 min, walk into town
  https://hauteretreats.com/st-barts-calendar-of-events/
- **Fête de Marigot / Bastille Day** — Marigot, St-Martin · Ferry ~25 min · 2026-07-14
  Parade, waterfront festivities, fireworks over the bay
  Getting there: ferry 25 min
  https://www.st-martin.org/us/events-festivities-in-marigot-and-grand-case/
- **Statia Carnival** — St Eustatius · Fly ~25 min · 2026-07-15 to 2026-07-27
  Two-week carnival
  Getting there: ~50nm/25 min
  https://www.statiagovernment.com/events-1/evenement/statia-carnival
- **Grand Case Festival / Schoelcher Day** — Grand Case, St-Martin · Ferry ~40 min · 2026-07-21
  Boulevard parade, emancipation commemorations
  Getting there: 25 min + 15 min drive
  https://www.st-martin.org/us/events-festivities-in-marigot-and-grand-case/
- **Nevis Culturama 52** — Charlestown, Nevis · Fly ~30 min · 2026-07-23 to 2026-08-04
  De Caribbean Greatest Summer Lime
  Getting there: ~65nm/30 min
  https://www.culturamanevis.com/
- **Antigua Carnival** — St John's · Fly ~45 min · 2026-07-25 to 2026-08-04
  The region's big summer carnival
  Getting there: ~96nm/45 min
  https://antiguacruiseport.com/events/antigua-carnival-2026/
- **Lexlay • Noya • Max Mignot** — Sint Maarten · Fly ~5 min · 2026-07-25 · from live listings
  Event
  Getting there: → TNCM (Princess Juliana International Airport)
  https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/lexlay-noya-max-mignot-25jul2026
- **• PAPAYA PLAYA PROJECT • THE FULL MOON •** — Sint Maarten · Fly ~5 min · 2026-07-25 · from live listings
  Theatre
  Getting there: → TNCM (Princess Juliana International Airport)
  https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/papaya-playa-project-the-full-moon-25jul2026
- **Tour des Yoles Rondes** — Martinique · Fly ~1h door · 2026-07-26 to 2026-08-02
  The great sailing spectacle
  Getting there: ~250nm → TFFF
  https://tourdesyoles.com/etapes-tour-des-yoles-2026/
- **Mike Price: The Rockstar Juggler** — Casino Royale, Sint Maarten · Fly ~5 min · 2026-08-01 · from live listings
  Music
  Getting there: → TNCM (Princess Juliana International Airport)
  https://playmaho.com/event/mike-price-2/2026-08-01/
- **ESSENCES FESTIVAL SUMMER 2026** — Sint Maarten · Fly ~5 min · 2026-08-01 · from live listings
  Festival
  Getting there: → TNCM (Princess Juliana International Airport)
  https://www.ticketfairy.com/event/essences-festival-summer-2026
- **Fête des Cuisinières (110th)** — Guadeloupe · Fly ~55 min door · 2026-08-08
  Marquee Creole festival
  Getting there: ~150nm → TFFR
  https://travelart.fr/fete-des-cuisinieres-de-guadeloupe-tradition-ancestrale/
- **Fete de Sandy Ground (Assumption Day village festival)** — Sandy Ground, French St Martin (fishing village on Marigot's lagoon side - not to be confused with Anguilla's own Sandy Ground) · Ferry ~40 min · 2026-08-15
  A genuinely local fixed-date fete (not a tourist event) with music, street food and community sports in one of St Martin's oldest fishing villages
  Getting there: Ferry Blowing Point-Marigot (25 min), then a short taxi/walk to the Sandy Ground district
  https://www.st-martin.org/us/its-all-happening-on-st-martin-in-august-open-air-cinema-and-the-sandy-ground-festival/
- **Fête de Saint-Barthélemy** — Gustavia, St Barth · Ferry ~60 min · 2026-08-24
  Patron-saint day: regattas, fireworks on the quai
  Getting there: ~1h private boat
  https://frenchcaribbean.com/St-Barthelemy/Things-to-Do/Local-Events/
- **Scrub Island Billfish Series** — One Shoe Beach Bar & Grill, British Virgin Islands · Fly ~41 min · 2026-09-01 · from live listings
  Music
  Getting there: → TUPJ (Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport)
  https://www.scrubisland.com/events/
- **Peter Haycraft T10 Tournament** — BVI Cricket Association, British Virgin Islands · Fly ~41 min · 2026-09-01 · from live listings
  Sport
  Getting there: → TUPJ (Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport)
  https://www.facebook.com/bvicricket/
- **SKN National Basketball Tournament** — St Kitts Nevis Amateur Basketball Association (SKNABA), St Kitts · Fly ~28 min · 2026-10-01 · from live listings
  Sport
  Getting there: → TKPK (Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport)
  https://sportsinskn.com/federations/basketball/
- **departures October 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027** — The Moorings: British Virgin Islands (BVI) Yacht Charters, British Virgin Islands · Fly ~41 min · 2026-10-01 · from live listings
  Festival
  Getting there: → TUPJ (Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport)
  https://www.moorings.com/destinations/caribbean/british-virgin-islands-yacht-charters?utm_source=GMBlisting&utm_medium=organic
- **St. Maarten's Day Around the Island Relay** — St. Maarten Road Runners Association, Sint Maarten · Fly ~5 min · 2026-11-01 · from live listings
  Sport
  Getting there: → TNCM (Princess Juliana International Airport)
  https://www.sxmroadrunners.com/events
- **Budget Marine Optimist Championship (21st ed.)** — Sint Maarten Yacht Club (SMYC), Sint Maarten · Fly ~5 min · 2026-11-01 · from live listings
  Sport
  Getting there: → TNCM (Princess Juliana International Airport)
  https://smyc.com/events
- **Jol Byerley Hightide Series** — Antigua Yacht Club, Antigua · Fly ~47 min · 2026-12-01 · from live listings
  Sport
  Getting there: → TAPA (V. C. Bird International Airport)
  https://www.antiguayachtclub.com/
- **Antigua Charter Yacht Show** — English Harbour & Falmouth, Antigua · Fly ~47 min · 2026-12-03 · from live listings
  Show
  Getting there: → TAPA (V. C. Bird International Airport)
  https://caribbeancompass.com/caribbean-events-calendar/

## Reachable from Anguilla
- Sint Maarten — ~5 min (TNCM, 11 nm)
- St Kitts — ~28 min (TKPK, 58 nm)
- British Virgin Islands — ~41 min (TUPJ, 86 nm)
- Antigua — ~47 min (TAPA, 97 nm)
- Montserrat — ~47 min (TRPG, 99 nm)
- US Virgin Islands — ~53 min (TIST, 110 nm)
- Dominica — ~1 h 35 min (TDCF, 198 nm)
- St Lucia — ~2 h 14 min (TLPC, 279 nm)
- Barbados — ~2 h 58 min (TBPB, 371 nm)
- Grenada — ~3 h 3 min (TGPY, 380 nm)
- Bonaire — ~3 h 48 min (TNCB, 474 nm)
- Curacao — ~3 h 59 min (TNCC, 498 nm)
- Aruba — ~4 h 14 min (TNCA, 529 nm)
- Turks and Caicos — ~4 h 30 min (MBPV, 562 nm)