Ready for Carnaval season? Here’s the planning:
Aruba Carnival Schedule 2025
71st Edition
DATE DAY TIME EVENT LOCATION / VENUE
Jan 11 Saturday 8 PM - 3 AM Torch Parade (Parada di Flambeu) Oranjestad
Jan 12 Sunday 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM Prins & Pancho Election TBA
Jan 17 Friday 6:30 - 11 PM Youth Calypso & Roadmarch TBA
Jan 18 Saturday 6:30 - 11 PM Youth Queen Election TBA
Jan 19 Sunday 6:30 - 11 PM Grand Queen Election TBA
Feb 14 Friday 8 PM Mascarade Parade Savaneta Savaneta
Feb 14 Friday TBA Pre-Jouve Events San Nicolas
Feb 15 Saturday 3 AM - 10 AM Jouve Morning San Nicolas
Feb 16 Sunday 10 AM - 12 PM Transfer of Command Bestuurkantoor
Feb 16 Sunday 1 - 6 PM Grand Children's Parade Oranjestad Oranjestad
Feb 19 Wednesday 7 PM - 1 AM North Int'l Sunset Parade (Noord Sunset Parade) Noord
Feb 21 Friday 10 AM - 12 PM Escolar Parade Oranjestad Oranjestad
Feb 22 Saturday 2 - 6 PM Children's Parade Noord Noord
Feb 22 Saturday 8 PM - 3 AM Grand Lighting Parade Oranjestad (Parada di Luz) Oranjestad
Feb 23 Sunday 1 - 6 PM Grand Children's Parade San Nicolas San Nicolas
Feb 23 Sunday 7 - 9 PM Burning of Momito Aruba Carnival & Entertainment Village
Feb 27 Thursday 8 PM - 2 AM Lighting Parade San Nicolas (Parada di Luz) San Nicolas
Feb 28 Friday 10 AM - 1 PM Escolar Parade Oranjestad Oranjestad
Feb 28 Friday 10 AM - 1:30 PM Parada Escolar San Nicolas San Nicolas
March 1 Saturday 11 AM - 7 PM Aruba's Grand Carnival Parade San Nicolas San Nicolas
March 2 Sunday 11 AM - 7 PM Aruba's Grand Carnival Parade Oranjestad Oranjestad
March 2 Sunday 7 - 10 PM Burning of Momo Aruba Harbour Arena.
Luxurious modern detached villa with infinity pool and jacuzzi with unobstructed views. Centrally located to the beach, restaurants in Palm Beach, shopping, dining & going out in Palm Beach Plaza mall and mega cinema Gloria with VIP seats & dining. Enjoy comfort in a fully luxuriously equipped villa, equipped with all conveniences and completely unburdened, including cleaning.
The property is smoke-free. Smoking is only allowed outside the property and the property grounds. If there is evidence of smoking found in units, there will be damage charge of $250 applicable. Comfortable parking on private property partly covered (carport). Ground floor villa with ground floor terrace, fully wheelchair accessible. Master bedroom & bathroom in private wing with designer sanitary ware and tiling. All bedlinen is provided. Stargazing from your bed through the skylight, view the sun through the skylight under the double shower with hot water. Designer radiators for heated towels, double sink, walk-in closet room and separate toilet.
Very spacious open living room with lounge sofa and large TV screen (86"), Apple TV and WiFi. All rooms equipped with new, individually adjustable air conditioning for an optimal climate. Energy supply largely based on solar panels.
Modern, European fully electric kitchen for all chilled drinks and preparing extensive meals. Extensive range of groceries available at Super Food. Kitchen is equipped with 2 refrigerators, freezer, hot air oven and combi microwave, induction hob, XL dishwasher and Quooker for direct boiling water. Eat inside at the spacious dining table adjacent to the kitchen. Don't feel like cooking? We recommend various (takeaway) restaurants in the immediate vicinity or specialty restaurants that you should not miss, from truck'i pan to fine dining (see list below).
On the first floor there is an independent and comfortable guest house with its own entrance via the hall at the front door. The spacious bedroom with optimal privacy, private air conditioning, spacious closets and TV also has a full en-suite bathroom with a beautiful view.
The villa also has a side entrance, comfortable to also place the groceries in the utility room, where the washing machine is also located. The villa is cleaned after your visit, which is included in the rental price. The swimming pool and jacuzzi are maintained once a week, so you can enjoy a carefree stay. Adjacent to the utility room is a third bedroom, with a double bed and private access via the side door. The villa is equipped with an alarm for your safety, outside the area is monitored with cameras.
The comfort of a luxury villa is complemented by a private swimming pool, jacuzzi with an outdoor bathroom with shower, sink and toilet. You reach the terrace with backyard from the living room or master bedroom on the ground floor via the sliding doors. Take a seat under the spacious canopy along the entire back of the villa to enjoy the view, out of the sun and with a nice breeze. Also 2 sunbeds and 6 beachchairs available.
Recommendations (take-away) restaurants:
- Eduardo’s Hideaway (tip from our guest Kristin), fresh, healthy meals, Noord. - restaurant Bingo, Palm Beach
- truck’i pan BBQ Express, Palm Beach
- Ling’s chinese restaurant, Palm Beach
- icecream Gellatissimo Local, Palm Beach
- Indonesian Surinam restaurant Indo, Palm Beach
- truck’i pan El Mexicano, Palm Beach
- Wacky’s Wahoo’s meat&fish, Palm Beach
- Pika’s Corner, aruban cuisine, Palm beach
- Tierra del Sol lunch&dinner met seaview, Noord
- Faro Blanco, italian next to the lighthouse, Noord
- Brutto Beach House, Palm Beach way
- Hostaria da Vittorio, italian specialties, Palm Beach Way
- Willem’s Dutch Pancakes, Palm Beach Way
- Infini fine dining, Palm Beach
- Hanasaki Fusion sushi, Palm Beach
- bar & grill with live bands Bugaloe, Palm Beach
- Po-Ké Ono Azure sushi(bowls), Palm Beach
- Quinta del Carmen sushi, meat&fish, Bubali
- Passions on the beach, sunset diner, Eagle Beach
- Red Fish fishspecialties, e.g. lobster, Pos Abao
- Petje’s surinam restaurant, Tanki Leendert
- Yemanja steakrestaurant, Oranjestad
- Pinchos bar&grill, dining on the sea, Oranjestad
- Barefoot sunset dining, Oranjestad
- truck’i pan My Time Snack sandwiches, Oranjestad
- Zeerover fresh fish on terrace on sea, Savaneta
- Flying fishbone, luxery fishrestaurant at seafront, Savaneta
- Old man & the sea, luxery bar, restaurant in tropical garden at sea, Savaneta
- O’Neil Caribbean kitchen, jamaican, San Nicolaas
