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Grenada Calendar of Events 2008 January 22nd- 38th Annual Spiceisle Bill Fish Tournament( Grenada Yacht Club) 25th to 29th. La source Grenada sailing Festival( Grand Anse beach 5 days) FEBRUARY 7th - Independence Day - 33yrs. One of the highlights of this public holiday is a military parade at Tanteen. Beach parties are also prominent on the island. 19th– 20th - Carriacou Carnival Celebrations involving two days of street parades and Various competitions among calypsonians and masquerade bands. MARCH 17th - St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations Celebrations take place in Sauteurs. Exhibits include local arts and crafts, agricultural produce and food. APRIL 05th -5th Annual Round the Island Easter Regatta 06th - Good Friday – public Holiday 09h - Easter Monday – public Holiday 10th - World Cup Cricket(10 days) Click Here
28th - Carriacou Maroon Music Festival Venue: Belair Park This provides a scintillating 3 day display of Nation Dance, String Band Music and Quadrille Dancing. The Maroon festival attracts visitors from North America, Europe and other Caribbean nations. MAY 1st - Labour Day – Public Holiday 28th - Whit Monday – Public Holiday JUNE 07th - Corpus Christi – Public Holiday 24th -29th - Fisherman Birthday Celebrations Gouyave in the Parish of St. John’s is the most popular town for this celebration. Church services and the blessing of boats and nets followed by boat races and late afternoon street festivals and fireworks. JULY 30th – 2nd August - Carriacou Regatta Carriacou Regatta focuses mainly on the locally built ‘workboats’ with some ten different classes of boats. Other highlights of the festival are Yatch racing, Miss Aquaval Queen Show, Donkey race, Greasy Pole, Football, Netball competition and more. AUGUST 2nd – 4th - Rainbow City Festival The town of Grenville in the parish of St. Andrew’s is the location for this lively celebration. Local arts, crafts, food, music and tours of scenic sites in the parish combine to make this a festival not to be missed. 2nd - Emancipation Day 14th – 15th - Grenada Carnival Carnival attracts visitors from around the world. It two days of non-stop partying and jump up, including bands and costume competition, Monday Nite Mass, J’Ouvert and the parade of the bands. OCTOBER 8th - Grenada Cricket Classic 25th – Thanksgiving 1983 USA military intervention in Grenada is celebrated with church services and beach parties. DECEMBER 24th - Christmas Eve Communities celebrate the birth of Christ with evening church services. 25th - Christmas Day 26th - Boxing Day – Public Holiday 31st - New Year Eve: New Year’s Eve is celebrated with church services and gala parties to ring in the New Year.
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