The Bahamas offers cultural festivals and events year round. However, if you are traveling to the Bahamas during the winter holidays, don’t miss the Junkanoo Festival. This festival occurs on December 26 and January 1, and is similar to New Orleans’s Mardi Gras. Junkanoo starts in the early morning hours and is centered on various Bahamian parades. The most spectacular parade occurs on the island of Nassau, however there are additional parades on Grand Bahamas, Eleuthera, Bimini and Abaco.