Grenada Is Hosting a Weeklong Dive Festival With Wrecks, Reefs and Conservation Adventures

The fifth annual Grenada Dive and Conservation Festival will bring divers, marine experts and conservation groups together from Oct. 26 through Nov. 1.

The Bianca C rests upright beneath Grenada’s waters, a 600-foot former luxury liner now covered in marine life. Closer to shore, reefs, sculpture installations and smaller wrecks create a remarkably varied underwater landscape across Grenada and Carriacou.

Those sites will take center stage from Oct. 26 through Nov. 1, when Grenada hosts the fifth annual Grenada Dive and Conservation Festival.

The weeklong event will bring together local dive operators, marine experts, conservation groups and visitors for a program combining underwater exploration with hands-on environmental education. The 2026 edition is being held under the theme “Sustainable Legacy.”

Festival experiences will take place across Grenada and Carriacou, giving participants opportunities to explore the islands’ underwater sites while learning about coral restoration, reef rehabilitation and the long-term protection of marine habitats.

Diving Grenada’s Wrecks and Reefs

Grenada has one of the Caribbean’s most diverse collections of dive sites, ranging from shallow reefs suited to newer divers to deep-water wrecks for those with advanced experience.

The Bianca C is the island’s signature wreck, but it is only part of the story. Grenada’s waters contain wrecks such as the Shakem, Veronica L and King Mitch, along with reef sites where divers can encounter turtles, rays, schooling fish and coral formations.

The island is also home to the Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park, created by artist Jason deCaires Taylor. Installed off Grenada’s west coast, the collection combines underwater art with artificial reef habitat and has become one of the island’s defining marine attractions.

The festival places those experiences within a wider conversation about the future of the marine environment. Grenada has increasingly put sustainability at the center of its tourism strategy, including its hosting of the Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development.

Conservation Beyond the Water

A central component of this year’s festival will be the Conservation Conversations series, connecting students with experts from environmental and marine fields. The sessions are intended to share knowledge about conservation across Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique while creating greater local participation in the protection of natural resources.

The schedule will extend beyond diving, with birdwatching, community cleanups and activities focused on Grenada’s land and marine ecosystems.

“Our natural environment is one of Grenada’s defining assets and the continued growth of this festival reflects its importance to both tourism and community life,” said Kirl Grant-Hoschtialek, chief of operations and acting chief executive officer of the Grenada Tourism Authority. “The Dive and Conservation Festival creates meaningful opportunities for partners in the dive and conservation sectors to connect with visitors and residents, share knowledge and encourage greater appreciation for the marine environment we all benefit from.”

A Milestone Fifth Edition

The festival has grown into a recurring fixture on Grenada’s tourism calendar, connecting the island’s dive industry with conservation organizations, residents and travelers.

“This fifth edition marks an important milestone for Grenada’s dive and marine tourism sector,” said Shanai St. Bernard, nautical development manager at the Grenada Tourism Authority. “The festival has grown into a highly anticipated event, giving visitors and residents a firsthand connection to Grenada’s marine life while reinforcing the responsibility we all share in protecting it.”

For travelers, the timing creates an opportunity to experience more than a conventional dive vacation. A morning could begin on a wreck or reef and continue with a conservation session, community activity or guided look at another part of Grenada’s natural environment.

The result is a week that treats diving as both an adventure and an entry point into the larger environmental story of Grenada.