Annual Pirates Week Festival. Oct 31 Cayman Turtle Farm's Annual Turtle Release. Dec Parade of Lights. The mode of life on the Cayman Islands is a blend of local traditions and of American and British patterns of behaviour. Handshaking is the usual greeting.
Flowers are acceptable as a gift on arrival or following a visit for a meal.
Dinner jackets are seldom worn. Short or long dresses are appropriate for women in the evenings. It is normal to prescribe the required mode of dress on invitation cards. Casual wear is acceptable in most places, but beachwear is best confined to the beach to avoid offence. Topless bathing is prohibited.