The Holetown Festival commemorates the anniversary of the first settlement of Barbados at Holetown in February 1627.

The week-long festival begins in mid-February with the opening celebrations taking place at the Holetown Monument.

The festival highlights local arts and crafts as well as Barbadian culture and history, and events typically include:

• historical lectures
• fashion shows
• beauty contests
• street parades
• tattoo shows
• exhibitions
• concerts
• theatrical presentations
• sporting events
• antique car parade