Dive Fest Activities List

Start Dive Fest with purpose. Join any local dive centre and help clean the beaches that protect our marine parks. Because ocean conservation starts on land.

Barbados' coral reefs are the island's foundation. Join any dive centre of your choice to learn about these reefs, their inhabitants and how we can play our part in protecting them.

See you at Sunset for our Opening Ceremony. Come enjoy live entertainment and make memories with the dive community. Entry is free and food and drinks will be on sale all evening long.

This is the perfect opportunity to try something out of the ordinary. Dive centres will be offering unique dives at sites rarely visited outside of Dive Fest.

Divers Trivia Night
Join us for a fun-filled, dive-themed trivia night fundraiser on Monday, August 17th at 6pm on
Savvy-On-The-Bay's Tree Top Lounge! All proceeds will be going
towards supporting our marine parks and other BDOA initiatives through the purchase of mooring line supplies.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase from Savvy’s
food trucks and bar throughout the evening.
Individuals & Teams of 2 - 6 participants are invited to register in advance by emailing the
DiveFest team (divefestbarbados@gmail.com) so that seating and venue arrangements can be
organized accordingly. Individual participants will either be grouped together to form a team or
added to existing teams.
A participation fee of $20 BDS (cash only) per person will be collected.
Throughout the evening, our Quizmaster will guide teams through a series of fun and engaging
dive-themed trivia rounds. Answer sheets and pencils will be provided, and teams will work
together to answer questions - no phones allowed!
Points will be awarded throughout the quiz, and at the end of the night the team with the highest
score will be crowned the winners and receive a prize. The team finishing second-last will also
walk away with a special "Booby Prize"! Everyone will leave a winner as each player will also
receive a Day-Pass voucher for Savvy-On-The-Bay to be used at a future date

Got an eye for photography?

The Photography Competition is a fun opportunity to showcase your skills with a camera and the incredible diversity of Barbados' marine life while encouraging divers to get out and explore our reefs and wrecks.

Submit your best photo or video to this year's Hidden Gems Photography Competition.

Prize Categories
• Wide Angle
• Macro
• Video

Post your best photo or video of any of the underwater wonders that you consider to be a hidden gem, and caption the post Hidden Gems #DiveFestBarbados2026. Your caption should also include your dive dates and which dive shop you were participating with. For entries to be eligible, they must be submitted by 11 pm on Wednesday, 20th August.
Submission can be made by posting your entry to Instagram and/or Facebook and inviting the Dive Fest pages to collaborate on your post. You can also email your image to us at divefestbarbados@gmail.com along with your name, contact info, dive dates, and dive operator to enter. Be sure to join us at the Closing Ceremony, where we will name the winners.

Rules & Guidelines
● All photos must be taken by the submitting participant during the Dive Fest 2026 period.
● Divers must follow safe diving practices and maintain good buoyancy at all times.
● Marine life must never be touched, chased, harassed, moved, or manipulated for a photograph.
● Photos must be sent as a single submission no later than 11pm on Wednesday 20th August

No experience, no worries! Today is your chance to take a peek below the surface. Pick a dive centre and we will set you up with the equipment, and      walk you through the instructions so you can start your scuba journey today.

Watch your favorite dive sites transform after sunset. Grab a torch and find out why creatures like lobsters, octopuses, squid and rays prefer the dark.

This underwater cleanup is another great way to do your part for the ocean. Let's keep our reefs free of debris and flourishing

Lionfish are not native to Caribbean reefs and disrupt the balance of our ecosystems. Grab a spear and help us keep this invasive species' population under control. Prizes are available for the largest and smallest lionfish caught during the hunt, so be sure to measure your catch. 

Carlisle Bay Marine Park is one of our most treasured dive and snorkel sites on the island. Come, chill, and mingle with the dive crew and take in all that this park has to offer.

Dive back in time and explore the stories from beneath the surface. Barbados offers a stunning variety of wrecks to explore, some dating as far back as WW1 while others are more recent additions, and all home to a bounty of marine life.

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Explore. Photograph. Win.
Each participant will receive an Underwater Bingo Card featuring 25 marine creatures commonly found around Barbados. Your challenge is simple: photograph as many of these creatures as possible during your dives throughout DiveFest.
How It Works
1. Ensure your camera is set to today’s date.
2. Take your bingo card diving with you.
3. Photograph any of the featured marine creatures shown on the card.
4. Each creature must be clearly identifiable in your photo.
5. Submit your photos by email to divefestbarbados@gmail.com along with your name, contact info, dive dates, and dive operator.
6. Prizes will be awarded during DiveFest’s closing Ceremonies on Aug 22nd
Prize Categories
Bingo Prize
Photograph creatures that complete an X through the bingo card.
Frame Prize
Photograph all creatures that make up the outside border (frame) of the bingo card.
Grand Prize
Photograph all 25 creatures featured on the bingo card.

Bonus Points: Social Media Challenge
Help us showcase Barbados' underwater world to the world!
For bonus consideration and additional recognition, post your photos on social media and tag:
● @DivefestBarbados, @VisitBarbados, the dive centre you dived with + our sponsors @thebtmi, and @cartersbarbados
● Include Hashtags #DivefestBarbados2026 #ScubadiveBarbados

Rules & Guidelines
● All photos must be taken by the submitting participant during the DiveFest period.
● Divers must follow safe diving practices and maintain good buoyancy at all times.
● Marine life must never be touched, chased, harassed, moved, or manipulated for a photograph.
● Photos must be sent as a single submission no later than 2pm on Aug 21st
● Organizers reserve the right to verify species identifications before awarding prizes.
● In the event of multiple winners, prizes may be awarded by draw or based on criteria determined by organizers (Social media tags for example).