# Fly-in day trips from Curaçao — Summer 2026

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

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

- **San Nicolas Art Walk** — San Nicolas, Aruba · Fly ~35 min flight + ~20 min drive each way · 2026-07-05 and 2026-08-02
  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
- **16th Aruba International Regatta** — Surfside Beach, Aruba · Fly ~30 min · 2026-07-10 to 2026-07-12
  Caribbean Sailing Championship racing + shore parties
  Getting there: ~65nm/30 min
  https://aruba-regatta.org/
- **Nos Zjilea cultural market** ★ — Mangazina di Rei, Rincon, Bonaire · Fly ~25 min flight + ~20 min drive each way · 2026-07-25 and 2026-08-29
  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/
- **July 25, 2026 - AMSTEL BRIGHT SUMMER SERIES MIXED DOUBLES JULY 25, 2026.** — Aruba · Fly ~33 min · 2026-07-25 · from live listings
  Sport
  Getting there: → TNCA (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
  https://www.beachtennisaruba.com/tournaments/363#register
- **Consent Preferences** — Aruba · Fly ~33 min · 2026-07-25 · from live listings
  Event
  Getting there: → TNCA (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
  https://www.visitaruba.com/upcoming-events/#
- **Fiesta Saturday** — Aruba · Fly ~33 min · 2026-08-01 · from live listings
  Festival
  Getting there: → TNCA (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
  https://www.myarubaguide.com/events/list
- **Food Truck Festival 2026 🍴** — Kulture Cafe Aruba, Aruba · Fly ~33 min · 2026-08-01 · from live listings
  Festival
  Getting there: → TNCA (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
  https://allevents.in/oranjestad/food-truck-festival-2026/200030097818227
- **Playa Film Festival** — Caribbean Cinemas, Oranjestad, Aruba · Fly ~35 min flight each way · 2026-08-27 to 2026-08-29
  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
- **Navrang Navratri Festival Canada 2026 With ATUL PUROHIT - SATURDAY 5th September, 2026** — Mississauga, Canada, Aruba · Fly ~33 min · 2026-09-05 · from live listings
  Festival
  Getting there: → TNCA (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
  https://allevents.in/mississauga/navrang-navratri-festival-canada-2026-with-atul-purohit-saturday-5th-september-2026-tickets/80001942629330
- **Festivals** — Aruba · Fly ~33 min · 2026-09-06 · from live listings
  Festival
  Getting there: → TNCA (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
  https://songkick.com/festivals
- **Dushi Aruba This Way" - Party Like a Local** — Aruba · Fly ~33 min · 2026-10-01 · from live listings
  Art
  Getting there: → TNCA (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
  https://www.myarubaguide.com/events/list
- **Caribbean Echo Congress 2026** — HOH Academy, Aruba · Fly ~33 min · 2026-10-05 · from live listings
  Event
  Getting there: → TNCA (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
  https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/day/10-05-2026
- **Great Eastern Women's Run 2026** — Singapore, Singapore, Aruba · Fly ~33 min · 2026-11-01 · from live listings
  Sport
  Getting there: → TNCA (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
  https://allevents.in/singapore/great-eastern-womens-run-2026-tickets/80003049646072
- **Diwali / Lakshmi Puja 2026 in Noord** — Noord (Aruba), Aruba · Fly ~33 min · 2026-11-08 · from live listings
  Event
  Getting there: → TNCA (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
  https://www.lagna360.com/panchang/noord-aw/festivals/diwali/2026
- **Thai Pongal 2027 in Noord** — Noord (Aruba), Aruba · Fly ~33 min · 2027-01-14 · from live listings
  Event
  Getting there: → TNCA (Queen Beatrix International Airport)
  https://www.lagna360.com/panchang/noord-aw/festivals/thai-pongal/2027
- **Aruba Reef Care Project** — Beaches and reef/dive sites island-wide, Aruba · Fly ~35 min flight each way · 2026-07 (first weekend, exact 2026 date not yet published)
  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
- **Bon Bini Festival** — Fort Zoutman, Oranjestad, Aruba · Fly ~30 min · every Tuesday evening
  Weekly folkloric music/dance
  Getting there: ~30 min
  https://www.visitaruba.com/

## Reachable from Curaçao
- Bonaire — ~19 min (TNCB, 39 nm)
- Aruba — ~33 min (TNCA, 68 nm)
- Grenada — ~3 h 21 min (TGPY, 420 nm)
- US Virgin Islands — ~3 h 30 min (TIST, 438 nm)
- British Virgin Islands — ~3 h 40 min (TUPJ, 457 nm)
- St Kitts — ~3 h 49 min (TKPK, 477 nm)
- St Lucia — ~3 h 50 min (TLPC, 478 nm)
- Dominica — ~3 h 51 min (TDCF, 480 nm)
- Montserrat — ~3 h 51 min (TRPG, 482 nm)
- Sint Maarten — ~3 h 55 min (TNCM, 490 nm)
- Anguilla — ~4 h (TQPF, 500 nm)
- Antigua — ~4 h 6 min (TAPA, 513 nm)
- Barbados — ~4 h 27 min (TBPB, 556 nm)
- Turks and Caicos — ~4 h 53 min (MBPV, 611 nm)
- Panama City — ~5 h 14 min (MPMG, 655 nm)