The four-day St Kitts Music Festival in June brings together top-name performers from throughout the Caribbean. For over 30 years between July and August, Nevis’ main event has been Culturama. 

Basic Information About Kitts and Nevis:

Population: The population of Saint Kitts and Nevis is 56,449.

GDP: $ 921.8 million (2015)

Climate: Saint Kitts and daily average temperature is around 25 degrees Celsius in January and February, and 28 °C from June to October, which is the hottest period. The driest months are February to June, and the hurricane (and rainy) season is from July to November.  

People: Black 95%; mixed / white / Indo-Pakistani 5%.

Religion: The people of St. Kitts and Nevis are devoutly religious. Several historic Anglican churches remain on Nevis, and fifty percent of the country’s population still practices the religion. Most other people belong to another Christian denomination, though there are some Rastafarians and Bahá’í followers.

Capital: The capital city is Basseterre on the larger island of Saint Kitts.

Language: English is the sole official language.

Currency:  The “official” currency is the Eastern Caribbean Dollar.

Time Zone: UTC-04:00