The Cultural Development Foundation (CDF) has announced that this year’s La Magéwit (La Marguerite Flower Festival) will be held in La Resource, Dennery, on Friday, October 17, 2025, in honour of the Feast of Saint Marguerite Alacoque.
The celebration, one of Saint Lucia’s most cherished expressions of cultural heritage, promises a vibrant display of song, theatre, and community spirit.
The day’s activities will begin with a church service at St Michael’s Parish Church at 10 a.m., followed by a grand cultural parade leading to the La Resource Playing Field, where Marguerite societies and school groups from across the island will present traditional performances.
Emphasising the cultural and communal essence of the event, CDF’s Executive Director Raymona Henry-Wynne described La Magéwit as “much more than a festival, it is a living testament to who we are as a people.” She added, “at CDF, we are committed to safeguarding and celebrating these unique cultural treasures because they connect us to our ancestors, ground us in our present, and inspire future generations.”
According to CDF Senior Media and Communications Officer Ryan Germain the organisation is proud to bring new creative elements to this year’s celebration. “The Cultural Development Foundation prides itself on training and development,” Germain explained. “Through that, we have started an initiative that began with La Rose and continues with La Marguerite, where we have facilitators that are trained and given prior instruction to go to those La Marguerite groups and help with their presentations in a theatrical, more dramatic type of appeal.”
He noted that these new additions aim to “enhance or elevate the level of the flower festival” while preserving its authenticity. “Every year, we try to up the game a little bit,” he said.
Addressing collaboration between cultural and religious organisations, Germain reaffirmed “the Cultural Development Foundation, one of its key pillars, is collaboration.” He explained that the flower festivals are “uniquely ours, and there is no other country in the world that has two flower festivals.”
Participation in this year’s La Magéwit is expected to be strong with wide involvement from schools, cultural groups, and Saint Lucians at home and abroad. “We will see a lot of young people, a lot of primary school and secondary school attending the La Marguerite Festival,” Jermaine shared. “We have four to five schools participating this year and about six to seven groups island-wide.”
CDF also announced that the event will be live-streamed on YouTube and Facebook to allow Saint Lucians in the diaspora to join in the celebration.
The La Magéwit Flower Festival, marked by its signature purple, blue, and white colours remains one of the island’s two historic flower festivals. It fuses music, spirituality, theatre, and social commentary, standing as a symbol of Saint Lucia’s enduring cultural resilience and pride.
