CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN – JANUARY 2019

JANUARY 2019

From August 22, 2018 to Mai 2019 : Exhibition May 68, Gros-Morne (MARTINIQUE)

From November 16 to January 5 : St Kitts & Nevis National Carnival – Sugar Mas (ST KITTS & NEVIS)*Photo

From December 7 to January 31 : Frame & Art Anonymous Charity Art Show (BARBADOS)

From December 21 to January 1 : Montserrat Festival 2018 (MONTSERRAT)*Photo

From December 26 to January 5 : Crucian Christmas Festival / Carnival in St Croix (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 1 : New Year’s Day *Photo

January 1 : Independence Day (HAITI)*Photo

January 1 : Giraumon Soup Festival (HAITI)*Photo

January 1 : Liberation Day / Revolution Triumph Birthday (CUBA)

January 1 : Street Parade & Closing of Montserrat Festival – Street Jam (MONTSERRAT)

January 1 : New Year’s Day Junkanoo Parade / Carnival 2018 in The Abacos, Grand Bahamas Island, Nassau, Paradise Island, Eleuthera, Harbour Island (BAHAMAS)*Photo

January 1 : Ben démaré or Sea-Bathing of the Carnival groups (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

January 1 : Maskarada 2019 (BONAIRE)

January 1 : Unox Nieuwjaardsduik / Sea bath (CURAÇAO)

January 2 : Heroes’ Day / Ancestors’ Day (HAITI)*Photo

January 2 : 9.5 Dance & Dine – Big Bang edition (CURAÇAO)

January 2 : J’Ouvert – St Croix Carnival (US VIRGIN ESLANDS)*Photo

January 2 : Food, Arts & Crafts Fair – St Croix Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

January 2 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

January 2 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday, night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

January 2 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)*Photo

January 2 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)

January 3 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

January 3 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)

January 4 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

January 4 : Children’s Parade – St Croix Carnival (US VIRGIN ESLANDS)

January 4 : Déboulé de groupes à po à Petit-Canal – Carnival (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

January 4 : Cabana Beach Festival XL (CURAÇAO)

January 4 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo

January 5 : Adult Parade – St Croix Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 5 : Mas en Folie au Vélodrome Amédée Detraux – Carnival (GUADELOUPE)

January 5 : Village Closing Event & Fireworks – St Croix Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)

January 5 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 5 : Aruba Torch Parade – Carnival (ARUBA)*Photo

January 5 : Tabula Rasa (CURAÇAO)

January 5 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay (CAYMAN ISLANDS) *Photo

January 5 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

January 5 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 5 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

From January 5 to 6 : 23^rd Three Wise Men Festival / Fiesta de Reyes Cantores Isabelinos 2019 (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

January 6 : Epiphany *Photo

January 6 : Accompong Maroon Festival (JAMAICA)

January 6 : Official Carnival opening (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

January 6 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

January 6 : Official Carnival Opening (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

January 6 : Fuik Dag – Big Party on the water, every first Sunday of the year (CURAÇAO)

January 6 : Carnaval in Haiti – every Sunday (HAITI)*Photo

January 7 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)

January 8 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 8 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)

From January 8 to 22 : St Barth’s Music Festival (ST BARTHELEMY)*Photo

January 9 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)

January 9 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday, night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 9 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)

January 9 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo

January 10 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)

January 10 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo

January 11 : Changing of the Guard Ceremony in Nassau in front of the Governor’s House (BAHAMAS)*Photo

January 11 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)

January 11 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

From January 11 to 20 : 3^rd Barbados Independant Film Festival – BIFF (BARBADOS)*Photo

January 12 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

January 12 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 12 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

January 12 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

January 12 : Residents free entry to the National Museum, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

January 13 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

January 14 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)

January 15 : “Bonbini” Festival, every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

January : Pongal Festival – Indian Festival (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

January 15 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

From January 15 to 21 : Cuba Jazz Festival (CUBA)*Photo

From January 15 to 27 : Festival des Petites Formes – Theatre (MARTINIQUE)

January 16 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)

January 16 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 16 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)

January 16 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)*Photo

From January 16 to 20 : 11^th annual Cayman Cookout (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 17 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)

January 17 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo

From January 17 to 20 : Festival of San Sebastián Street / Fiesta de la Calle San Sebastián 2018 (PUERTO RICO)

January 18 : Sunsezt Jazz in Frederiksted – every 3^rd Friday (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 18 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

January 18 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo

From January 18 to 19 : 24^th edition Rebel Salute Reggae Festival (JAMAICA)*Photo

January 19 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

January 19 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 19 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

January 19 : Children & Youth Carnival Queen election (ARUBA)*Photo

January 19 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

January 19 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

From January 19 to 20 : Water Island Music Festival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 20 : Novilla Festival / Festival de la Novilla (PUERTO RICO)

January 20 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

January 21 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)

January 21 : Our Lady of Altagracia Feast (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

January 21 : Martin Luther King 2019 (PUERTO RICO, US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 22 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

January 22 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

January 23 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

January 23 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)

January 23 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 23 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)

From January 23 to February 6 : Mustique Blues Festival (ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)

January 24 : Carnival Queen election (ARUBA)*Photo

January 24 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)

January 24 : Statia Taste Of the Cultures – traditions, arts and crafts, food, drinks, music, entertainment etc. / every last Thursday (ST EUSTATIUS)*Photo

January 24 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)

January 25 : Betico Croes Day (ARUBA)

January 25 : Changing of the Guard Ceremony in Nassau in front of the Governor’s House (BAHAMAS)*Photo

January 25 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

January 25 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)*Photo

January 26 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

January 26 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

January 26 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

January 26 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

January 26 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

January 26 : Duarte Day (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

January 27 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

January 27 (Last Sunday) : Blessing of the Whaleboats in Bequia (ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)*Photo

January 28 (4^th Monday) : National Heroes Day (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

January 28 : José Martí’s Birthday (CUBA)*Photo

January 28 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)

January 29 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

January 29 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

January 30 : Living History at Fort Charlotte (BAHAMAS)*Photo

January 30 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

January 30 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

January 30 : Creative Nassau Market (BAHAMAS)

From January 30 to February 3 : Bequia Music Fest (ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)*Photo

From January 30 to February 3 : 3^rd Bayamón International Film Festival (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

January 31 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

January 31 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)

January : Wishes of the Bèlè Masters in Sainte-Marie / Swaré Bèlè de Présentation des Voeux des Maîtres du Bèlè (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

January : 60^th Casa de Las Americas Literary Prize (CUBA)*Photo

January : Nobel Laureate Festival in tribute to Sir Arthur Lewis & Derek Walcott (SAINT LUCIA)*Photo

January : Maritime Film Festival (BONAIRE)*Photo

January : 3^rd International Organ Festival of Puerto Rico (PUERTO RICO)*Photo