CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN – JUNE 2018

Photo: Barbados Tourism Authority

JUNE 2018

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From May 29 to June 2 : 8th International meeting of Underwater Photography (CUBA)*Photo

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From May 31 to June 2 : Pineapple Festival in Eleuthera island (BAHAMAS)*Photo

From May 31 to June 3 : Martinique Bachata Days Festival (MARTINICA)

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From May 31 to June 3 : Cat Island Rake & Scrape Festival (BAHAMAS)*Photo

From May 31 to June 3 : 10th Salsa Fiesta TNT – Caribbean Salsa Congress (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

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June 1 : Meisjes Blijven Meisjes beach Festival – Hip Hop (CURAÇAO)*Photo

June 1 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)

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June 1 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

June 1 (1st Friday) : Labour Day (THE BAHAMAS)

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From June 1 to 2 : 16th edition Book Fair (SAINT MARTIN)*Photo

From June 1 to 3 : Pineapple Festival / Festival de la Piña – La Parguera (PUERTO RICO)

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From 1 to 3 : Électro Addikt Festival (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

From 1 to 3 : Calabash International Literary Festival (JAMAICA)

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From June 1 to 3 : Rendez-vous aux Jardins (GUADELOUPE ; MARTINIQUE)*Photo

From June 1 to 10 : Puerto Rico Restaurant Week (PUERTO RICO)

June 2 : La Grivelière, Vestige of the past – visit, show, food (GUADELOUPE)

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June 2 : Crop Over Xplosion (BARBADOS)*Photo

June 2 : Miss SVG (SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)

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June 2 : Story Time – books & songs for children (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 2 : Miss Tourism Bonaire (BONAIRE)

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June 2 : Vieux Fort Carnival 2018 Launch (SAINT LUCIA)*Photo

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June 2 : Residents Free Entry – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 2 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

From June 2 to 3 : Salon Manten Art (GUADELOUPE)

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June 3 : Abolition of slavery June 3, 1848 (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 3 : Crop Over Festival – Calypso Tent (BARBADOS)

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June 3 : Gala of Classical Dance, La Fée Clochette (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

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June 3 : Mango Mélée (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

June 3 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruins of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

From June 3 to 10 : 29th Annual International Ocho Rios Jazz Festival (JAMAICA) 

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June 4 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 5 : Story Time – books & songs for children (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

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June 5 : Pride Film Festival in St Croix (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

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June 5 : Bonbini Festival, every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

From June 5 to 10 : We Beat 2018 – cinema, calypso & kaiso music, steelband & mas parade (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

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June 6 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 6 : Open Canvas at KARoo – every Wednesday, local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

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June 6 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)*Photo

From June 6 to 10 : 4th Fishermen’s Literary Prize (GUADELOUPE)

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June 7 : Punda Thursday Vibes – shopping & culture by night (CURAÇAO)*Photo

June 7 : Crop Over Festival – Crop Over in the City (BARBADOS)

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June 7 : Carubbian Festival, every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

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June 8 : Last Day Exhibition “Le Code Noir” – 170th Anniversary of Abolition of slavery – Schoelcher Library (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

June 8 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)

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June 8 : Piano Kon Sa Ka Ékri 2018 (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

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June 8 : Changing of the Guard in front of the Governor’s House – Ceremony since 1958 to honor Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 8 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

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June 8 : Yoruba Village Drum Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

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From June 8 to 15 : Festival 1ère Rencontre autour du Piano (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

From June 8 to 15 : 5th annual Men’s Week (ANGUILLA)

From June 8 to 28 : Pride Art Exhibit in St Croix (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

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June 9 : Story Time – books & songs for children (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

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June 9 : 36th Caribbean Gospel Songs – with artists from Curaçao, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Trinidad & Tobago, Dominican Rep., Surinam, Barbados, Haiti, and more (CURAÇAO)*Photo

June 9 : Residents Free Entry – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

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June 9 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

June 9 : Crop Over Festival – Crop Over Craft Works (BARBADOS)

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June 9 : Queen’s Birthday (ANGUILLA ; ANTIGUA ; MONTSERRAT ; SAINT KITTS & NEVIS ; SAINT LUCIA ; TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS ; CAYMAN ISLANDS etc.)*Photo

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June 10 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruins of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

June 10 : Fun, Run, Walk & Socacise Sunday – Carnival (SAINT LUCIA)

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June 11 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 12 : Pride Film Festival in St Croix (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

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June 12 : Bonbini Festival, every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

June 12 : Story Time – books & songs for children (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

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June 13 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 13 : Open Canvas at KARoo – every Wednesday, local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

June 13 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)

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From June 13 to 16 : Enfoque International Film Festival (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

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From June 13 to 17 : Mango Madness Festival (SAINT LUCIA)*Photo

June 14 : Carubbian Festival, every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)

June 14 : Punda Thursday Vibes – shopping & culture by night (CURAÇAO)

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June 14 to 14 : All Andros Crab Festival (BAHAMAS)*Photo

From June 14 to 24 : 2nd Puerto Rico’s International Folk Festival (PUERTO RICO)

June 15 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

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June 15 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 15 : Gombay Summer Festival – The Abacos (BAHAMAS)

June 15 : Eid-ul-Fitr (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

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From June 15 to 17 : 9th edition National Archaeology Days (GUADELOUPE ; MARTINIQUE ; ST MARTIN ; ST BARTHELEMY)*Photo

June 16 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

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June 16 : Crop Over Festival – Calypso Tent, De big show (BARBADOS)*Photo

June 16 : Festival Royalty Pageant – St John Festival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

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June 16 : Story Time – books & songs for children (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 16 : Crop Over Festival – Junior Calypso Monarch Tent 1 (BARBADOS)

June 16 : Final Carnival City (SAINT LUCIA)

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June 16 : West End Snapper Tournament & Festival (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 16 : Residents Free Entry – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

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June 16 : 5th Ti Son Festival – music in Marie-Galante (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

From June 16 to 17 : Shiva’s School of Danse Annual Production (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)

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June 17 : Father’s Day (GUADELOUPE ; MARTINIQUE ; SAINT-MARTIN ; SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY ; CURAÇAO ; PUERTO RICO ; TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

June 17 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son, every Sunday in the Ruins of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

June 17 : Crop Over Festival – Calypso Tent, House of Soca (BARBADOS)

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June 18 : The Tobago Culinary Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

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June 18 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 19 : Labour Day (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

June 19 : Story Time – books & songs for children (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

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June 19 : Bonbini Festival, every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

June 19 : Fride Film Festival in St Croix (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

June 20 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)

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June 20 : Open Canvas at KARoo – every Wednesday, local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 20 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)

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From June 20 to 22 : French Championship of Underwater Photographs 2018 (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

From June 20 to 24 : Boleros de Oro International Festival (CUBA)

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June 21: Fête de la Musique / Music Festival (GUADELOUPE ; MARTINIQUE ; SAINT MARTIN ; SAINT BARTHELEMY)*Photo

June 21 : Carubbian Festival, every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)

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June 21 : Punda Thursday Vibes – shopping & culture by night (CURAÇAO)*Photo

June 22 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)

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June 22 : Changing of the Guard in front of the Governor’s House – Ceremony since 1958 to honor Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 22 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

June 22 : Gombay Summer Festival – The Abacos (BAHAMAS)

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From June 22 to 23 : Pietermaai Proeft – Cuisine Festival (CURAÇAO)*Photo

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From June 22 to 24 : Pool Art Fair – International Artists Fair (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

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From June 22 to July 1 : 8th International Graffiti and Street Art Festival of Guadeloupe (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

June 23 : Story Time – books & songs for children (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

June 23 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

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June 23 : Jazz Meets Culture 2018 – Mix of Jazz with our Caribbean Rhythms like Tumba, Tambú, Seú, Simadam, Ritmo Kombina and Reggae (CURAÇAO)*Photo

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June 23 : Port of Spain Day (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

June 23 : Residents Free Entry – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

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June 24 : Dera Gai / Aruba’s Harvest Festival – Saint John’s Day – celebrated for about 100 years with traditional music & dance (ARUBA)*Photo

June 24 : Crop Over Festival – Junior Calypso Monarch Tent 2 (BARBADOS)

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June 24 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son, every Sunday in the Ruins of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

June 24 : Food Fair Coronation– St John Festival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

June 24 : Junior Carnival Parade 2018 (SAINT LUCIA)

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June 24 : Father’s Day (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

June 24 : Feast of St John the Baptist (PUERTO RICO)

June 24 : Vincy Mas – Soca Semifinals (SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)

From June 24 to 29 : 17th Circuba 2018 (CUBA)

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June 25 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 26 : Story Time – books & songs for children (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

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June 26 : Aimé Césaire Poésie et Politique – last day of the exhibition started on 04/29/2018 (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

June 26 : Bonbini Festival, every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)

June 27 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)

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June 27 : Open Canvas at KARoo – every Wednesday, local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 27 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)

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From June 27 to July 1 : 22nd Annual St Kitts Music Festival (SAINT KITTS & NEVIS)*Photo

June 28 : Punda Thursday Vibes – shopping & culture by night (CURAÇAO)

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June 28 : Carubbian Festival, every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

June 28 : Festival Village “Sessionville” – Concert – St John Festival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

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June 28: Statia Taste of the Cultures, every last Thursday of the month (SINT EUSTATIUS)*Photo

June 29 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)

June 29 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

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June 29 : 31thAnnual Fisherman’s Birthday Celebration 2018 (GRENADA)*Photo

June 29 : Fisherman’s Day (SAINT LUCIA; TOBAGO)

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June 29 : Gombay Summer Festival – The Abacos (BAHAMAS)*Photo

June 29 : Vincy Mas – Calypso Semifinals (SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)

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From June 29 to 30 : 3rd Breadfruit Festival (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

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From June 29 to July 1 : Antigua & Barbuda Mango Pineapple Culinary Competition (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)*Photo

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From June 29 to July 1 : Aruba Summer Music Festival (ARUBA)*Photo

From June 29 to July 2 : International Cayman Film Festival – CayFilm Festival (CAYMAN ISLANDS) – Cancelled in 2018

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From June 29 to July 8 : 50th edition Aibonito Flower Festival (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

From June 29 to July 10 : Vincy Mas – Carnival (SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)

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June 30 : Story Time – books & songs for children (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

June 30 : Children’s Village – St John Festival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

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June 30 : Nos Zjilea – local arts & crafts, plants & vegetables, educational presentations, food & drinks (BONAIRE)*Photo

June 30 : Junior Carnival – Vincy Mas (SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)

June 30 : Welcome Color Caribbean – Music (GUADELOUPE)

June 30 : Residents Free Entry – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

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From June 31 to July 1 : 24th edition Book Fair “Livres en Folie” (HAITI)*Photo

June : Latin Music Festival (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

June : Pan African Festival commemorating Emancipation (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

June : T&T Opera Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

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June : 10th edition Varadero Gourmet Festival (CUBA)*Photo

June : Middle Caicos Crab Fest (TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS)

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June : Miss Antigua & Barbuda Pageant (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)*Photo

June : 30th Annual Guánica Crab Festival (PUERTO RICO)

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June : Jarabacoa Flowers Festival (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo