Junkanoo Experience in Nassau | Bahamas Museum of Junkanoo

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The Ultimate Junkanoo Experience

Don’t just watch Junkanoo. Join it. The whole story, from first drumbeat to your own rush-out.

The heartbeat of The Bahamas • 300 years strong • Right at the port • Open daily • Drums. Costumes. Rush-outs. • The heartbeat of The Bahamas • 300 years strong • Right at the port • Open daily • Drums. Costumes. Rush-outs. •

What a ticket actually gets you

Your Ultimate Junkanoo Experience

About 60 minutes from history to the Rush-Out

Step inside and get ready to experience the heartbeat of The Bahamas.

Discover how Junkanoo began and how it became the heartbeat of The Bahamas. Explore the history, traditions, spectacular costumes, and artistry that bring Junkanoo to life.

Get hands-on with the culture! Learn traditional techniques and create an authentic Junkanoo craft piece that becomes part of your experience.

See Junkanoo come alive through our immersive digital experience. Then grab a drum, cowbell, or other traditional instrument and learn how the sounds of the parade come together.

Now it’s your turn to join the parade! Bring your handmade piece, grab an instrument, put on a costume piece, and Rush-Out with us to the rhythm of Junkanoo.

Most visits run 45 to 60 minutes. Stay as long as you like.

Step one

Stand before the centrepiece

Your guide walks you through all five spaces and the towering centrepiece. Marlins, flamingos, a ship, each one a piece of the Bahamian story.

Step two

Paste a piece with your own hands

At the pasting tables, you learn the real craft. Fringe and paste crepe paper into a piece you keep.

Step three

Step into the AV room

Three screens wrap you in the parade, in full sound. Watch what that moment actually feels like.

Step four

Then, you rush out

The costume goes on, the drum lifts, and you rush out yourself, no longer a guest but part of the parade.

Loved by visitors

People leave changed

Experience the music.
Meet the makers.
Create something with your own hands.
Feel the rhythm that has united generations of Bahamians for more than 300 years.

“Playing the drums was unforgettable. By the rush-out, we weren't watching Junkanoo, we were in it.”

“My kids pasted their own piece and wore the costumes. The highlight of our whole day.”

The journey

Four moments, one ticket

Each step takes you deeper. Learn the story, then live it.

Guided tour

History, lived

Paste a piece

Made by hand

The AV room

Three screens

The rush-out

Join the parade

Everything above, all in one ticket, about 60 minutes start to finish.