Kite-flying events are held throughout the country to mark Easter. Families can be seen every weekend in April out in parks flying their kites and spending quality time together. It is a time to put petty feuds aside and appreciate the importance of your family.

This festival is celebrated in the third week in June and includes diverse demonstrations of Dominican culture such as concerts; dance performances; folk music presentations; merengue, salsa, blues and jazz performances; and theatre shows. There are also arts and crafts exhibitions found near to Central Park.

Held in Puerta Plata, the annual international film festival known as DRIFF runs for one week in November, screening films on the beach and in specially designed theatres. Parties held after the screenings often carry on until the early hours. World-famous stars can often be seen in attendance, but the main reason for turning up, apart from the films, is for the parties, music, dancing and food.