CARIFESTA, the roving Caribbean Festival of Arts, unfolds across its host nation from August 1 to 14, gathering musicians, dancers, actors, writers, and craftspeople from every CARICOM country for two weeks of shared culture. Founded in Guyana in 1972 and moving between islands each edition, it remains the Caribbean’s largest and most important arts gathering, a rare stage where the region’s artists meet one another and reach audiences well beyond their own shores.