Calendar of Events

Caribbean Compass

JULY
1    Public holiday in Antigua (Vere Bird Sr. Day) and Suriname (Eid-ul-Fitr)
2    Curaçao Flag Day. Public holiday in Curaçao
3    Emancipation Day. Public holiday in USVI
3 - 4    17th Annual Firecracker 500 Race, Tortola, BVI. West End Yacht Club (WEYC), Tortola, BVI,
       tel (284) 495-1002, fax (284) 495-4184, mvh@surfbvi.com, www.weyc.net
4    Independence Day (USA). Public holiday in Puerto Rico and USVI. Carnival in St. John, USVI
6    Public holiday in Cayman Islands (Constitution Day) and Guyana (Emancipation Day)
6 – 7    St. Vincent Carnival (Vincy Mas). Public holiday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. www.carnivalsvg.com
7    FULL MOON
10    Independence Day. Public holiday in The Bahamas
10 - 12    Premier’s Cup Youth Regatta, Tortola. Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club (RBVIYC),
       tel (284) 494-3286, rbviyc@rbviyc.com, www.rbviyc.net
11    Bequia’s 14th Annual Fisherman’s Day, info@bequiatourism.com
11 – 19    Calabash Festival, Montserrat. www.visitmontserrat.com
11 - Aug 1    Tobago Heritage Festival. Tel (868) 639-4441
14    Bastille Day. Public holiday in French West Indies
18    Volcano Anniversary. Public holiday in Montserrat
20    Luis Muñoz Rivera’s Birthday. Public holiday in Puerto Rico
20 - 21    St. Lucia Carnival. www.luciancarnival.com
21    Schoelcher Day. Public holiday in French West Indies
24    Birth of Simón Bolívar. Public holiday in Venezuela
24 - 26    USVI Lifestyle Festival, St. Thomas. www.usvimf.com
25    Constitution Day. Public holiday in Puerto Rico
25 - 27    Rebellion Days. Public holiday in Cuba
26 – 2 Aug    25th edition Tour des Yoles Rondes, Martinique. www.tourdesyoles.com/www.yoles-rondes.org
26 – 3 Aug    44th Annual Carriacou Regatta Festival. www.carriacouregatta.com
27    José Celso Barbosa's Birthday. Public holiday in Puerto Rico
29    Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Potluck Barbecue, Carriacou Yacht Club. boatmillie@aol.com
30 – 1 Aug    Canouan Carnival. Tel (784) 458-8197
31    Somer’s Day. Public holiday in Bermuda
31    Carriacou Children’s Education Fund Charity Auction, Carriacou Yacht Club. boatmillie@aol.com

AUGUST
1    Emancipation Day. Public holiday in Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica,
     St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago
1    Emancipation Day Sailing Races, St. Lucia. SLYC
3    August Monday. Public holiday in The Bahamas, Dominica, Montserrat,
     St. Kitts & Nevis, Turk & Caicos, and Barbados (Kadooment Day)
3 – 4    Public holiday in Antigua & Barbuda (Antigua Carnival) and BVI (Emancipation Festival)
4    Culturama. Public holiday in Nevis
5    FULL MOON. Public holiday in Jamaica (Independence Day)
10    Constitution Day. Public holiday in Anguilla
10 - 11    Grenada Carnival. Public holiday in Grenada
15    Feast of the Assumption. Public holiday in Haiti and French West Indies
15 – 16    Caribbean Dinghy Championships, Barbados. tindale@caribsurf.com
16    Restoration Day. Public holiday in Dominican Republic
22    Great Race (powerboats) from Chaguaramas, Trinidad to Store Bay, Tobago
24    Festival of St. Barthelemy, St. Barth. Boat races
28 – 3 Sept    56th San Juan International Billfish Tournament, Puerto Rico. www.sanjuaninternational.com
30    Feast of St. Rose De Lima, St. Lucia. Cultural folk festival
31    Independence Day. Public holiday in Trinidad

All information was correct to the best of our knowledge at the time this issue of Compass went to press —
but plans change, so please contact event organizers directly for confirmation.
If you would like a nautical or tourism event listed FREE in our monthly calendar,
please send the name and date(s) of the event and the name
and contact information of the organizing body to
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