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Caribbean calendar
Events
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA.
There’s plenty of live music on offer in
Antigua. Back II Life…Antigua 2009 is
organised by Soul II Soul and will run from
April 22-29. The line-up includes DJs such
as Jazzie B, Trevor Nelson and Norman Jay.
soul2soul.co.uk/back2life
Antigua’s International Music Festival is set
to take place from June 5-7. Last year
Lionel Richie, Maxi Priest, Kenny Rogers
and Shaggy (pictured) were on the bill.
antiguamusicfestival.com
Antigua’s annual carnival will be staged
from July 23-August 4 this year. Expect
calypso music, steel bands, floats and end- Find your sea legs with the Antigua Sailing
The Caribbean calendar is
less opportunities for dancing until dawn. Week, from April 26-May 2. Five days of
filled with cultural, sporting,
antiguacarnival.com racing in some of the world’s best sailing
musical and gastronomic
DeJam festival, from September 23-30, will conditions combined with famous Antiguan
showcase top DJs from around the world. hospitality, make this a regatta not to miss.
events, and most of the
dejamfestival.com sailingweek.com
islands throw big parties
for carnival. Dates can vary,
ST LUCIA.
so check tourist board
Musicians and visitors flock from far and
websites.
wide for St Lucia Jazz (May 1-10), the
longest running jazz festival in the
Caribbean. The main stage is located on
historical Pigeon Island, which has idyllic
views of Rodney Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
stluciajazz.org
St Lucia’s carnival takes place on July 20-21.
A grand parade of colourful costumes winds
through the streets of the capital, Castries,
and prizes are awarded for the best bands.
stlucia.org
NEVIS. JAMAICA.
Some of the fittest athletes in the world Supermodels parade the latest creations
will sweat it out in Nevis on March 15. from local and international designers in
The Carino Health Spa Triathlon includes Jamaican Fashion Week (June 10-15).
Olympic distances: a 1,500m swim, a 40km caribbeanfashionweek.com
bike race and a 10km run. The standard is Calabash International Literacy Festival is
high because “elite” athletes can now use three days and nights of reading and live
this race to accrue valuable points to enter music at Jake’s on Treasure Beach. It takes
World Championship events. place every Memorial Day weekend in May
neviscycleclub.com and it’s free for the public to attend.
jakeshotel.com
Culturama is a 12-day celebration of the
emancipation of slaves
in the 1830s, running ST KITTS.
from July 24-August 4 Here carnival runs from Boxing Day until
this year. Highlights New Year, combining carnival traditions
include street fairs, with the religious rituals of Christmas.
parades, drama, a Miss stkittscarnival.com
Culture Queen pageant St Kitts’ Music Festival is due to take place
and a Mr Kool contest. in the Warner Stadium on June 26-28.
nevisculturama.net stkittsmusicfestival.net
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