CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN

Barbados Reggae Festival – Photo : Alwyn Kirk

APRIL 2019

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

From December 27, 2018 to December 26, 2019 : LTM National Pantomine – folk music, dances & songs (JAMAICA)*Photo

April 1 : National Youth Day (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

April 1 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Monday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

April 2 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)

April 2 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

April 3 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)

April 3 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

April 3 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)

April 3 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

April 4 : Jazz under the Stars 2019 (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

April 4 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)

April 4 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo

From April 4 to 7 : 4^th Danzon International Meeting Miguel Failde in Memoriam – Matanzas (CUBA)

From April 4 to 8 : Anti-Stress Festival – Humour (MARTINIQUE)

From April 4 to 13 : Saint-Barthélemy Book Festival (SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY)*Photo

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

April 5 : Taste of Bonaire / Culture edition (BONAIRE)*Photo

April 5 : Creative Nassau Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)

From April 5 to 6 : Curaçao Culinair 2019 (CURAÇAO)

April 6 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

April 6 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

April 6 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

April 6 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

April 6 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

April 6 : Jazz Artists on the Greens (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

From April 6 to May 4 : 67^th St Thomas Carnival (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

From April 6 to 26 : Exhibition “Voyage intemporel” by Thierry Gillon aka “Pwofésè” (GUADELOUPE)

April 7 : Vegfest 2019 (CURAÇAO)

April 7 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

April 7 to 28 : SVG Gospel Fest (ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)*Photo

April 8 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Monday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

April 9 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

April 9 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

From April 9 to 13 : 8^th Meetings around the International Education Film Festival – FREE (GUADELOUPE)

April 10 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

April 10 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

April 10 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

April 10 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)

From April 10 to 14 : Curaçao International Film Festival 2019 (CURAÇAO)*Photo

From April 10 to 14 : Eleuthera … All That Jazz (BAHAMAS)

April 11 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

April 11 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)

April 12 : Creative Nassau Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

April 12 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

April 12 : Changing of the Guard Ceremony in Nassau in front of the Governor’s House (BAHAMAS)*Photo

From April 12 to 14 : New Fire Festival 2019 – music, art, yoga, education, food etc. (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

From April 12 to 22 : 27^th Crab Festival (GUADELOUPE)

April 13 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

April 13 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

April 13 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

April 13 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

April 13 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

April 14 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

April 14 to 22 : EasterVal (ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)

From April 14 to 24 : International Meeting of Ballet Teaching Academies (CUBA)*Photo

April 15 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Monday (BAHAMAS)

April 15 : José de Diego Birthday (PUERTO RICO)

From April 15 to 25 : Voice Festival (GUADELOUPE)

April 16 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

April 16 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

April 17 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)

April 17 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

April 17 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)

April 17 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

April 18 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)

April 18 : Art Thursday in the city of Christiansted, St Croix island (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

April 18 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)

April 19 : Good Friday *Photo

April 19 : Creative Nassau Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)

April 19 : Sunsezt Jazz in Frederiksted – every 3^rd Friday (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

From April 19 to 20 : Curaçao International BlueSeas Festival 2019 (CURAÇAO)

From April 19 to 21 : 17^th Fèt a Kabrit – La Désirade Island (GUADELOUPE)

April 20 : Kalakaswé with Lúcia de Carvalho at the Memorial ACTe / Fanswa Ladrézeau & Daniel Savonnier (tanbouyé) (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

April 20 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

April 20 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

April 20 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

April 20 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

April 20 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

From April 20 to 21 : 12^th Annual Festival Del Mar (ANGUILLA)*Photo

From April 20 to May 7 : Carnival (SINT MAARTEN)*Photo

April 21 : Easter *Photo

April 21 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

From April 21 to 26 : 14^th Taller Internacional de Teatro de Títeres – Matanzas (CUBA)*Photo

April 22 : Easter Monday – Public Holiday (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, SAINT-MARTIN, SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, ARUBA, CURAÇAO, BAHAMAS, SAINT-VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, SINT EUSTATIUS, BONAIRE, SABA, MONTSERRAT…)*Photo

April 22 : Monday Easter Day Simadan (Harvest) Festival in Rincon (BONAIRE)

April 22 : Harvest Festival Parade – Seú 2019 – Traditional Dance (CURAÇAO)*Photo

April 22 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Monday (BAHAMAS)

April 22 : 49^th Earth Day (ARUBA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

April 22 : 21^st Annual Pelican Point Coconut Festival (BAHAMAS)

From April 22 to 23 : Buccoo Goat, Donkey and Crab races (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

April 23 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

April 23 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

From April 23 to 30 : Barbados Reggae Festival (BARBADOS)*Photo

April 24 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

April 24 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

April 24 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo

April 24 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)

April 25 : Statia Taste of the Cultures – traditions, arts and crafts, food, drinks, music, entertainment etc. – every last Thursday (ST EUSTATIUS)*Photo

April 25 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)

April 25 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

From April 25 to 28 : The Tobago Jazz Experience (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

April 26 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)

April 26 : Changing of the Guard Ceremony in Nassau in front of the Governor’s House (BAHAMAS)*Photo

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

From April 26 to 28 : 10^th Carriacou Maroon & String Band Music Festival (GRENADA)*Photo

From April 26 to May 5 : 2019 Santo Domingo International Book Fair (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

April 27 : Cultural event “Nos Zjilea” in Rincon – Local arts & crafts, plants & vegetables, educative presentations, food, live music (BONAIRE)*Photo

April 27 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

April 27 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

April 27 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

April 27 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

April 27 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

April 27 : King Willem Alexander’s Birthday / King’s Day Celebration (SINT EUSTATIUS ; SINT MAARTEN ; ARUBA ; BONAIRE ; CURAÇAO ; SABA)*Photo