# Fly-in day trips from Sint Maarten / St-Martin — Summer 2026 > Events within ~1h of Sint Maarten / St-Martin by plane/car/ferry; flight times assume a ~125 kt single from TNCM. Canonical: https://rockhopping.com/fly-in/sint-maarten-st-martin Source: Rockhopping (rockhopping.com) — a what’s-on guide for 55 island and low-tax jurisdictions. - **Statia Carnival** — Statia · Fly ~20 min · 2026-07-15 to 2026-07-27 Grand parade + last-lap jump-up Getting there: ~35nm/20 min Winair https://www.statiagovernment.com/events-1/evenement/statia-carnival - **Nevis Culturama 52** — Nevis · Fly ~30 min · 2026-07-23 to 2026-08-04 Culturama Day Getting there: ~60nm/30 min https://www.culturamanevis.com/ - **Anguilla Summer Festival (52nd)** — Anguilla · Ferry ~25 min · 2026-07-24 to 2026-08-09 National-sport boat racing — THE reason to cross Getting there: Marigot→Blowing Point 25 min https://anguillasummerfestival.com/ - **Antigua Carnival** — St John's · Fly ~45 min · 2026-07-25 to 2026-08-04 J'ouvert + Parade of Bands Getting there: ~90nm/45 min https://antiguacruiseport.com/events/antigua-carnival-2026/ - **Rendezvous Beach Festival B Class Boat Race** — Anguilla · Fly ~5 min · 2026-07-25 · from live listings Festival Getting there: → TQPF (Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport) https://whatwedoinanguilla.com/calendar/rendezvous-beach-festival-b-class-boat-race-2/ - **Tropixx Nevis - The Major Leagues** — Malcolm Guishard Recreational Park, St Kitts · Fly ~23 min · 2026-07-25 · from live listings Sport Getting there: → TKPK (Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport) https://www.tickettailor.com/events/canejuiceevents/2220100 - **Tour des Yoles Rondes** — Martinique · Fly ~1h door · 2026-07-26 to 2026-08-02 Yole racing finale Getting there: ~240nm → TFFF https://tourdesyoles.com/etapes-tour-des-yoles-2026/ - **Anguilla Summer Festival - Grand Parade of Troupes (sponsored by Motorworld)** — Anguilla · Fly ~5 min · 2026-08-01 · from live listings Festival Getting there: → TQPF (Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport) https://anguillasummerfestival.com/parade-of-troupes/ - **Caribbean Premier League 2026 season** — St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (CPL), St Kitts · Fly ~23 min · 2026-08-01 · from live listings Sport Getting there: → TKPK (Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport) https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/st-kitts-and-nevis-patriots-857687/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results - **Sir Emile Gumbs Boat Race (Anguilla Summer Festival)** — Sandy Ground, Anguilla · Ferry ~30-40 min door to door · 2026-08-03 Anguilla's national sport - big wooden A-Class racing sloops crewed by a dozen sailors, tearing along Sandy Ground beach in one of the most photogenic maritime spectacles in the Caribbean. Getting there: Ferry Marigot (French side) to Blowing Point, Anguilla, ~20-25 min, hourly-ish daytime departures; taxi to Sandy Ground ~10 min. https://anguillafocus.com/anguillas-full-boat-racing-schedule-released-for-the-2026-season/ - **Fête des Cuisinières (110th)** — Guadeloupe · Fly ~55 min door · 2026-08-08 Marquee Creole festival Getting there: ~140nm → TFFR https://travelart.fr/fete-des-cuisinieres-de-guadeloupe-tradition-ancestrale/ - **Fete de la Saint-Barthelemy (Fete de Gustavia)** — Gustavia, St Barthelemy · Ferry 45 min-1h15 · 2026-08-24 St Barth's own patronal festival - church bells, a working harbour regatta among fishing and pleasure boats, a quayside public ball, and fireworks over one of the prettiest natural harbours in the Caribbean. Getting there: High-speed ferry Philipsburg-Gustavia (Great Bay Express), ~45 min, multiple daily departures; or Marigot-Gustavia ferry ~60-75 min. https://hauteretreats.com/st-barts-calendar-of-events - **Fête de Saint-Barthélemy** — Gustavia · Ferry ~60 min · 2026-08-24 Fireworks, regatta, official fête Getting there: 45-60 min ferry https://frenchcaribbean.com/St-Barthelemy/Things-to-Do/Local-Events/ - **CPL 2026 - St Kitts & Nevis Patriots home matches (Warner Park)** ★ — Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts · Fly ~30-40 min flight · 2026-08-27 to 2026-09-03 Franchise T20 cricket at a genuinely lively small-island ground - St Kitts & Nevis Patriots host Jamaica Kingsmen (Aug 27) and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons (Aug 30) as CPL 2026's group stage swings through Basseterre. Getting there: Winair/Sunrise Airways flight SXM-SKB, ~25-35 min, several times daily. https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/cpl-2026-schedule-full-fixtures-match-timings-and-venues-of-the-caribbean-premier-league - **Scrub Island Billfish Series** — One Shoe Beach Bar & Grill, British Virgin Islands · Fly ~43 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 ~43 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 ~23 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 ~43 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 - **The Anguilla Cup** — Anguilla · Fly ~5 min · 2026-11-01 · from live listings Sport Getting there: → TQPF (Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport) https://ivisitanguilla.com/festivals-and-events/ - **Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show** — The Moorings: British Virgin Islands (BVI) Yacht Charters, British Virgin Islands · Fly ~43 min · 2026-11-01 · from live listings Festival Getting there: → TUPJ (Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport) https://www.moorings.com/regattas-and-events - **Jol Byerley Hightide Series** — Antigua Yacht Club, Antigua · Fly ~43 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 ~43 min · 2026-12-03 · from live listings Show Getting there: → TAPA (V. C. Bird International Airport) https://caribbeancompass.com/caribbean-events-calendar/ - **Saba Carnival / "Carnival Month"** — The Bottom / Windwardside, Saba · Ferry ~15 min flight · 2026-07 (exact dates unconfirmed) If it lands during your visit, Saba's version of carnival is tiny and intensely local - but honestly, the stronger year-round case for a Saba day trip is the hiking (Mt Scenery) and diving rather than a firm festival date. Getting there: Winair flight SXM-SAB, ~15 min (one of the world's shortest commercial runways); note the former 'Edge' fast ferry from Simpson Bay has been suspended since April 2026, so this is flight-only for now. https://www.sabagov.nl/news/saba-tourist-bureau-introduces-2026-events-calendar-to-inspire-travel-to-unspoiled-queen - **Saba Summer Festival (Carnival)** — Windwardside, Saba · Fly ~12 min · ~last week Jul, Carnival Monday ~27 Jul TBC Tiny-island carnival; the flight itself is the event Getting there: ~28nm/12 min — world's shortest commercial runway https://www.sabatourism.com/event/saba-summer-festival-international-flag-fest/ - **St Barth Summer Sessions** — Gustavia · Ferry ~60 min · Aug 2026 TBA Music festival — re-check dates Getting there: 45-60 min https://gustaviaharbor.com/events/st-barth-summer-sessions/ ## Reachable from Sint Maarten / St-Martin - Anguilla — ~5 min (TQPF, 10 nm) - St Kitts — ~23 min (TKPK, 47 nm) - British Virgin Islands — ~43 min (TUPJ, 89 nm) - Montserrat — ~43 min (TRPG, 89 nm) - Antigua — ~43 min (TAPA, 90 nm) - US Virgin Islands — ~54 min (TIST, 111 nm) - Dominica — ~1 h 30 min (TDCF, 188 nm) - St Lucia — ~2 h 9 min (TLPC, 268 nm) - Barbados — ~2 h 54 min (TBPB, 362 nm) - Grenada — ~2 h 57 min (TGPY, 369 nm) - Bonaire — ~3 h 44 min (TNCB, 466 nm) - Curacao — ~3 h 55 min (TNCC, 490 nm) - Aruba — ~4 h 11 min (TNCA, 522 nm) - Turks and Caicos — ~4 h 32 min (MBPV, 567 nm)