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Events

Signature events, every year

Skydiving boogies, independence jumps and the Thunderball Drop bring people to the islands for something unforgettable. Stays, flights and transport can be arranged around every event.

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Skydivers leaving the jump plane high above the turquoise cays

December 2026

Thunderball Drop

  • Annually · the last 12 days of December
  • Across the Bahamas

A skydiving celebration of the James Bond classic Thunderball and its Bahamian legacy: jumps across the islands, island tours and a New Year's Eve gala.

Visit thunderballdrop.com Plan travel around it

The yearly calendar

Skydive Bahamas & LLE events

Official Bahamas Parachute Association safety-regulated events, with LLE arranging stays, flights, yachts and VIP hospitality for guests.

  1. April

    Freefly skydivers above the marinas of West End, Grand Bahama

    The Bahamas Boogie Festival

    Annually · April · The Bahamas

    A skydiving boogie festival: fun jumps and tandem skydives over Bahamian water, with island hospitality on the ground.

    2027 dates to be announcedPlan travel around it

  2. July

    Skydivers in freefall over West End, Grand Bahama

    Sky Is Alive Boogie

    Annually · July 1–11 · Old Bahama Bay Resort, West End, Grand Bahama

    Eleven days of jumping at West End: tandem skydives, fun-jumper loads from turbine aircraft, deep-sea fishing, swimming pigs and Bahamian culture. An official Bahamas Parachute Association safety-regulated event.

    2027 dates to be announcedPlan travel around it

  3. July

    A tandem skydive under canopy above the turquoise cays

    Independence Jumps

    Annually · July 4 and July 10 · West End, Grand Bahama

    Celebration jumps for USA Independence Day on July 4 and Bahamian Independence on July 10, the annual Independence Showcase, flown during the Sky Is Alive Boogie.

    2027 dates to be announcedPlan travel around it

  4. July

    World Skydive Day with Skydive Bahamas Adventures

    World Skydiving Day

    Annually · July 11 · Old Bahama Bay Resort, West End, Grand Bahama

    Join skydivers around the world for the global World Skydiving Day celebration, with tandem jumps for first-timers and loads for licensed jumpers.

    2027 dates to be announcedPlan travel around it

  5. December

    Skydivers leaving the jump plane high above the turquoise cays

    Thunderball Drop

    Annually · the last 12 days of December · Across the Bahamas

    A skydiving celebration of the James Bond classic Thunderball and its Bahamian legacy: jumps across the islands, island tours and a New Year's Eve gala.

    Visit thunderballdrop.com Plan travel around it

Past event · July 1–11, 2026

Sky Is Alive 2026

Old Bahama Bay Resort, West End, Grand Bahama

Skydivers in freefall over West End, Grand Bahama
Freefly skydivers above the marinas of West End, Grand Bahama
Skydivers over the island

Event flyers

  • Sky Is Alive Boogie 2026 flyer, July 1–11, Old Bahama Bay Resort
  • World Skydiving Day 2026 flyer, July 11
  • The Sky Is Alive: Independence & More, a week of jumping
  • Three events, one drop zone: fun jumpers flyer
  • The Ultimate Bahamas Adventure flyer, July 1–11, 2026
  • Fun jumpers, influencers and extreme jumpers boogie flyer

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