Bon bini ·

Here’s today in Sunrise City.

What’s open, what’s on and how to spend the hours you have in San Nicolas, Aruba.
Sun today
↑ 6:30 AM↓ 6:20 PM
Moon tonight
Swim today
Baby Beach & Rodger’sStrong currents on the east coast
Today in town
4:00 PM · Afternoon mural tour4:00 PM · Afternoon mural tour9:30 AM · Morning mural tour4:00 PM · Afternoon mural tour9:30 AM · Morning mural tour9:30 AM · Morning mural tourGalleries and Charlie’s Bar are closed: a beach day
Coming up
Sat 28 Nov · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 28 Nov · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 12 Dec · 7 PMAruba Christmas Fair + Youth Art FairThe Promenade, San NicolasFreeSat 26 Dec · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 30 Jan · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 30 Jan · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 27 Feb · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 27 Feb · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 27 Mar · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 27 Mar · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 24 Apr · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 24 Apr · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 29 May · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 29 May · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 26 Jun · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 26 Jun · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 31 Jul · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 31 Jul · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 28 Aug · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 28 Aug · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$156–12 Sept 2027Art Week ArubaArtTable · Art Fashion · Aruba Art Fair X · Mural FestivalMon 6 Sept 2027 · 7 PMArtTable100+ canvases. 1 painting. Opens Art WeekWed 8 Sept 2027 · 7 PMArt FashionDoors 7 PM, show 8 PM10–12 Sept 2027 · 7 PMAruba Art Fair XThe 10th edition, on the streets of San NicolasSat 25 Sep · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 25 Sep · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 30 Oct · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 30 Oct · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 27 Nov · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 27 Nov · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 25 Dec · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15
Sun and moon calculated for San Nicolas, in Aruba time.

Open now

Main Street · since 1941
 
Jamaican and Aruban · Main Street
 
Coffee and breakfast · Main Street
 
Smoothies and healthy food · Main Street
 
Homemade soups · Main Street
 
Bakery and snacks · Marktstraat
 
Local breakfast and lunch
 
Kebabs, shoarma and wings · Bernhardstraat
 
Surinamese and Indonesian · Weg Rooi Hundo
 
Cocktails and karaoke · San Nicolas
 
Trinidadian · on the road to Baby Beach
 
Beach grill · on Baby Beach
 
Cocktails and infinity pool · above Baby Beach
 
Seafood and BBQ · on Baby Beach
 
Gallery and mural tours · Main Street
 
Zeer Tropisch Art House · Main Street
 
Shallow, calm water · snorkelling
Public beach
Hours from public listings, last checked 20 October 2026. Run one of these places? See something wrong? Tell us.

What’s on

Sat 28 Nov · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 28 Nov · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 12 Dec · 7 PMAruba Christmas Fair + Youth Art FairThe Promenade, San NicolasFreeSat 26 Dec · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 30 Jan · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 30 Jan · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 27 Feb · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 27 Feb · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 27 Mar · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 27 Mar · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 24 Apr · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 24 Apr · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 29 May · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 29 May · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 26 Jun · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 26 Jun · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 31 Jul · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 31 Jul · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 28 Aug · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 28 Aug · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$156–12 Sept 2027Art Week ArubaArtTable · Art Fashion · Aruba Art Fair X · Mural FestivalMon 6 Sept 2027 · 7 PMArtTable100+ canvases. 1 painting. Opens Art WeekWed 8 Sept 2027 · 7 PMArt FashionDoors 7 PM, show 8 PM10–12 Sept 2027 · 7 PMAruba Art Fair XThe 10th edition, on the streets of San NicolasSat 25 Sep · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 25 Sep · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 30 Oct · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 30 Oct · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 27 Nov · 9 AMSan Nicolas Pop-Up MarketPlaza Lolita, Main Street · local makers, food and musicFreeSat 27 Nov · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15Sat 25 Dec · 9:30 AMFin di Luna mural walkFrom ArtisA Gallery, Main Street$15
Mon4:00 PM Afternoon mural tourTue4:00 PM Afternoon mural tourWed9:30 AM Morning mural tourThu4:00 PM Afternoon mural tourFri9:30 AM Morning mural tour · First Friday A new show opens at ArtisA GallerySat9:30 AM Morning mural tour · Last Saturday Pop-Up Market at Plaza Lolita · Last Saturday Fin di Luna mural walk · $15SunGalleries and Charlie’s Bar are closed: a beach day

How long do you have?

Pick your time and follow a ready-made plan: every stop is a real place in town.
Main Street on foot: murals, coffee, Charlie’s Bar
Baby Beach in the morning, murals and lunch after
Sunrise at the lighthouse to sunset
Getting here and back from the port

80+ murals. Start with these.

San Nicolas is Aruba’s open-air gallery. Every wall has an artist and a story.
La Abuela mural by Chemis in San Nicolas

La Abuela

Chemis · 2025
Roots in Bloom mural by Marcus, Gomad & Debbie in San Nicolas

Roots in Bloom

Marcus, Gomad & Debbie
Lo de Aquí mural by Fio Silva & Sake Ink in San Nicolas

Lo de Aquí

Fio Silva & Sake Ink · 2025
Greetings from Aruba mural by Ice One in San Nicolas

Greetings from Aruba

Ice One

Essentials

Getting here

Easiest: a tour with Aruba Mural Tours, with hotel pick-up. Or the bus: L1, L2 or L3 from Oranjestad; L900 to Baby Beach.

Taxi

Official rates: airport to San Nicolas $45, to Baby Beach $60.

Sea safety

Swim at Baby Beach and Rodger’s Beach. The east coast has strong currents.

Parking

Free parking everywhere: in town and at the beaches.

Have a place in San Nicolas?

Kitchens, guesthouses, shops, guides, dive and kite schools, musicians: every San Nicolas business is listed for free.
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