But arguably, the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) is the social extravaganza of the year. It is a weekend of global Creole music held annually at the end of October.  As many as five popular bands from different countries perform each night, from the early evening until the twilight of dawn.

The WCMF blends with the island’s independence celebrations and visitors to the festival also get a peek of Dominica’s traditional cultural kaleidoscope