Explore how wellness tourism can become a driving force for sustainable development in Curaçao. This interactive session will feature key insights from local leaders and wellness experts on how the island can position itself as a premier wellness destination.

 

The event will include a panel discussion and open dialogue aimed at shaping the future of Curaçao’s wellness tourism landscape.

 

📅 24 October 2025

🕖 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

📍 Location: Biblioteka Nashonal (BNK) 

 

• Category: Wellness tourism / Panel session

• Organized by: Activ International Trade Services C.V. in collaboration with Curaçao Wellness Association

• Entrance: XCG 20 (includes snacks & beverages)

• RSVP: WhatsApp +5999 697 3095

• Social: @curacaowellnessassociation

Unleashing potential and transforming lives through inclusive rehabilitation. People with a variety of health conditions experience disability. Enabling them to participate in activities they value and enjoy has become the main goal of current rehabilitative practice.

This conference will host international experts from various fields and an overview of international and local expertise where diverse health conditions meet innovative solutions. Join us at the forefront, discover, engage and become part of the future of inclusive rehabilitation.

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• Category: Wellness conference

• Location: Renaissance Wind Creek Hotel - Curaçao

• Email: curacaoconference@cdtc.info

• Web: medconferencecuracao.com

• Social: Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn @medicalconferencecuracao

International full & half marathon, 10K, and 5K run/walk along Curaçao’s waterfront and across the iconic Queen Emma and Juliana bridges​. 

 

Attracts local and international runners; courses are AIMS/World Athletics certified to top standards​. Features include a Saturday 5K “Night Run” and a Sunday marathon & races, with a finish-line beach party. Registration is open online​. 

 

• Category: Fitness (Marathon/Run)

• Location: Willemstad (Start/Finish at Mangrove Beach Corendon Resort)​. curacao.com

• Organizing Body: Foundation Run in the Sun (KLM Curaçao Marathon organizers)

• Email: info@curacaomarathon.com​

• Web: curacaomarathon.com​

• Social: Facebook/Instagram @KLMCuracaoMarathon​

Multi-sport charity event (cycling routes of 10–60 km, open-water swim 2.7 km, 5 km walk, 5 km run) raising funds for cancer patients​. 

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Thousands participate across the island to support the Prinses Wilhelmina Fonds (cancer foundation). Active since 2005, it fosters hope and awareness for those affected by cancer. Often includes bonus events like kitesurfing “Surf for the Roses.” Registration proceeds go 100% to cancer care.

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Ride, Walk, Swim & Run - *20th edition slated for Jan 2026 – Date TBA​

 

• Location: Willemstad and island-wide (e.g. cycle starts/ends at Mambo Beach, walk at Brionplein)​. 

• Category: Fitness & Medical (Cancer Charity)

• Organizing body: Ride for the Roses Curaçao Foundation (in collaboration with Prinses Wilhelmina Fonds)

• Email: info@ridefortheroses.net​

• Web: ridefortheroses.net​ 

• Social: Facebook/Instagram @RideForTheRosesCuraçao

A 3-month wellness challenge hosted by Rotary District 7030 to promote physical activity and mental well-being. Participants worldwide (including Curaçao) track their daily steps via a mobile app and strive to “step” into a healthier lifestyle​. Encourages goal-setting, global camaraderie, and community health (“Service Above Self”). Open to all; free registration via Rotary’s website​. 

 

• Category: Fitness (Wellness Challenge)

• Location: Virtual/Anywhere (participants join remotely via app)

• Organizing body: Rotary Club of Curaçao & Rotary District 7030

• Web: rotarydistrict7030.org (Online registration & app)​ rotarycuracao.org

• Contact: via local Rotary Club of Curaçao (social media/website)

Island-wide environmental clean-up campaign as part of the global “Let’s Do It World” movement. Thousands of volunteers team up to remove litter from beaches, neighborhoods, and nature areas​. 

 

More than a clean-up, it’s a public awareness drive against pollution and littering (“Enough is enough!”)​. Curaçao Clean Up provides materials and coordinates sites; prizes are awarded to top volunteer teams (the “Clean-Up Superheroes”)​. Teams register in advance to get assigned locations and supplies.

​*2025 date TBA, mid-September

 

• Category: Environmental (Community Clean-Up)

• Location: Multiple locations across Curaçao (e.g. beaches, parks, residential areas)​. 

• Organizing body: Curaçao Clean Up Foundation (in collaboration with Let’s Do It World international)

• Web: curacaocleanup.com​

• Social: Facebook/Instagram @CuracaoCleanUp

A week-long series of marine conservation events focusing on Curaçao’s reefs and oceans. Local dive centers organize activities like underwater clean-ups, coral reef restoration dives, and lionfish removal, aligned with PADI’s global AWARE Week​. 

Emphasizes community involvement to protect marine ecosystems crucial to the island’s environment and tourism​. Often features educational workshops on ocean sustainability.

 

• Category: Environmental (Marine Conservation)

• Location: Various dive sites (e.g. Jan Thiel, Caracas Bay, Mambo Beach)​. 

• Organizing body: Curaçao dive community (local dive shops) in partnership with PADI AWARE Foundation

• Web: padi.com/aware (global info)​ unclecalsdiveclub.com

• Contact: Local dive centers (e.g. Scubaçao, Dive Curaçao – via social media)

Free public health fair providing basic medical screenings and wellness education. Medical students and professionals offer free check-ups (blood pressure, BMI, blood sugar, etc.) to hundreds of attendees​.

Includes informational booths on preventive healthcare, healthy lifestyle demos, and sometimes flu vaccination drives. In 2024 it was hosted in partnership with the KLM Curaçao Marathon to promote health among the community and visiting runners​. 

 

• Category: Medical Wellness (Health Fair)

• Location: Sambil Shopping Mall, Willemstad (community event space)

• Organizing body: St. Martinus University Faculty of Medicine (SMUFOM), in collaboration with partners like KLM Marathon

• Web: martinus.edu search.wdoms.org

• Phone: +5999 747 2220​

• Social: Facebook @SMUFOM

An evening 5 km “Fun Walk” through downtown Willemstad to honor breast cancer fighters and spread awareness. Organized by Fundashon Sinta Ros (Curaçao’s breast cancer foundation), the walk draws families and survivors wearing pink. Proceeds (e.g. T-shirt sales at ₡18) support breast cancer research and patient support​. 

 

The event highlights the rising incidence of breast cancer (even in younger women) and promotes early detection and healthy lifestyles​. 

Location: Willemstad city center (starts and ends at Brionplein, Otrobanda)​. 

 

• Category: Medical (Cancer Awareness)

• Organizing body: Fundashon Sinta Ros (Breast Cancer Foundation of Curaçao)

• Email: fundashonsintaros@gmail.com​

• Web: fundashonsintaros.com

• Phone: +5999 511 3992 / +5999 738 2411​

• Social: Facebook @FundashonSintaRos

A 5 km and 10 km walk/run event promoting diabetes awareness and healthier lifestyles. Hosted during Diabetes Awareness Month, it is spearheaded by SOKUDI (Sosiedat Kurasoleño di Diabetis, the Curaçao Diabetes Association). Participants of all ages join to “Dia-Beat” diabetes by staying active and informed. Funds raised support diabetes education and management programs. Local service clubs (Lions, Leo) often partner in organizing and logistics​. The walk encourages the public to take charge of their health in a fun, community-oriented way.

 

• Location: Willemstad (route varies; often through city streets with start/finish near a community center or pharmacy)

• Category: Medical (Diabetes Awareness)

• Organizing body: SOKUDI – Curaçao Diabetes Association (member of International Diabetes 

• Email: sokudi.korsou@gmail.com​

• Social: Facebook & Twitter

• Phone: +5999 888 8844​

A 5 km and 10 km walk/run event promoting diabetes awareness and healthier lifestyles. Hosted during Diabetes Awareness Month, it is spearheaded by SOKUDI (Sosiedat Kurasoleño di Diabetis, the Curaçao Diabetes Association). Participants of all ages join to “Dia-Beat” diabetes by staying active and informed. Funds raised support diabetes education and management programs. Local service clubs (Lions, Leo) often partner in organizing and logistics​. The walk encourages the public to take charge of their health in a fun, community-oriented way.

 

• Location: Willemstad (route varies; often through city streets with start/finish near a community center or pharmacy)

• Category: Medical (Diabetes Awareness)

• Organizing body: SOKUDI – Curaçao Diabetes Association (member of International Diabetes 

• Email: sokudi.korsou@gmail.com​

• Social: Facebook & Twitter

• Phone: +5999 888 8844​

A 5 km and 10 km walk/run event promoting diabetes awareness and healthier lifestyles. Hosted during Diabetes Awareness Month, it is spearheaded by SOKUDI (Sosiedat Kurasoleño di Diabetis, the Curaçao Diabetes Association). Participants of all ages join to “Dia-Beat” diabetes by staying active and informed. Funds raised support diabetes education and management programs. Local service clubs (Lions, Leo) often partner in organizing and logistics​. The walk encourages the public to take charge of their health in a fun, community-oriented way.

 

• Location: Willemstad (route varies; often through city streets with start/finish near a community center or pharmacy)

• Category: Medical (Diabetes Awareness)

• Organizing body: SOKUDI – Curaçao Diabetes Association (member of International Diabetes 

• Email: sokudi.korsou@gmail.com​

• Social: Facebook & Twitter

• Phone: +5999 888 8844​