Dominica's World Creole Music Festival (WCMF)

Introduced to promote the tourism product and create a world-class platform for indigenous music, Dominica's World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) has become a famous staple on the regional music gala calendar. Patrons are treated to a cavalcade of star power, emanating from the Caribbean, Africa, French Antilles, and North America arranged to thrill the seasoned festival goer and novice alike, over a trio of enthralling evenings beginning on the final Friday in October each year.

The festival is one of the most famous festivals in Dominica which began in 1997 during International Creole Month in October to boost lagging tourist arrivals during the island's Independence celebrations which culminate on November 3rd. The World Creole Musical Festival, dubbed "The Festival That Never Sleeps" because of its late-night kickoffs, is part of a three-week festival that also includes the Cadence Lypso Competition and Creole In The Park.

The festival is held on the last Friday in October each year. For more than twenty years, the festival has been held in Roseau, the island's capital, for the enjoyment of viewers who enjoy music and performances from various Caribbean genres. The festival's focus has been on musical genres with roots in various forms of musical fusion from Creole-speaking countries. Musical forms performed at the festival include Cadence-lypso, Kompa, Zouk, Soukous, Bouyon, and Zydeco (from the US state of Louisiana).

Time: last Friday in October.

Place: Dominica.