Punta Gorda Festival

The Garifuna people of the Honduran island of Roatan celebrate the Punta Gorda Festival. It recalls the arrival of the Garifuna people on the island, which is usually agreed to be April 12th, the day this event is held. Locals put on exciting theater performances and re-enactments while costumed in traditional garb, bringing a feeling of vivacity into the air.

They perform songs in their native Garifuna language, accompanied by drums and other instruments. There are also food booths selling native drinks and cuisine - you must taste Machuca (plantain soup), Gifity (a cocktail of indigenous herbs and roots blended with rum), traditional coconut bread, and pretty much the greatest traditional Honduran food. Punta Gorda Festival is worthy to rank number 2 on our list of most popular festivals in Honduras.

Time: April

Location: Roatan