Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the territory's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Cayman Brac. Wikipedia
Population 63,807 (Wikidata)
Before you go
- January: 11 h 05 of daylight
- February: 11 h 31 of daylight
- March: 12 h 01 of daylight
- April: 12 h 35 of daylight
- May: 13 h 03 of daylight
- June: 13 h 17 of daylight
- July: 13 h 11 of daylight
- August: 12 h 47 of daylight
- September: 12 h 15 of daylight
- October: 11 h 43 of daylight
- November: 11 h 14 of daylight
- December: 10 h 58 of daylight
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Grand Cayman Memorial Light Memorial · 840 m
- Helicopter Tours Attraction · 360 m
- Captain Marvin's Stingray City, Fishing and Island Tours Attraction · 790 m
- Seamen's Memorial Memorial · 850 m
- War Memorial Memorial · 910 m
- Clock Tower Memorial · 910 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Batabano
April – May
Batabano (officially called Cayman Carnival Batabano) is the name of the Caribbean Carnival held in the Cayman Islands. The festival takes place annually during the first week of May in George Town.
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The Cayman Islands National Festival of the Arts
April
Celebration of local arts, crafts, music, dance, drama etc
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Gimistory: The Cayman Islands International Storytelling Festival
November
Country-wide, Contact CNCF:. November
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Pirates Week Festival
November
Fireworks, "pirate landings", street dancing, heritage day events in Cayman towns, more
4 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Grand Cayman); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.