Would you rather attend a national holiday event or an official holiday event? Cuba has both! The official ones are linked to the dates of the revolution and their heroes. The national ones have cultural and religious influences. Music and dancing take place in both. Cuba has celebrations all year long. If you happen to be a tourist wanting to attend a specific one, you have to plan accordingly. The main holidays are Triumph of the Cuban Revolution(Jan. 1st), Victory of Bahia de cochinos(Apr. 19th), Workers Day(May 1st), Commemoration of the Assault on the "Cuartel Moncada"(July 25-27), Day of National Rebellion(July 26th), Independence Day(Oct.10th), Christmas(Dec. 25th), and New Year's Eve(Dec.31st). Some of their holidays we also have here in the U.S. but of course their independence day lands on a different month and day. Many of Cuba's National holidays celebrate Castro's rise to power and are particularly marked with military parades and demons