Barbados'
Celebrations
& Festiv
als
Barbados’ Celebrations and Festivals
Trying to decide when to take a vacation,
stay-cation or break from work?
Consider a holiday that falls, close to
the dates outlined below, for fabulous
opportunities to learn about the islands
celebrations, festivals and the customs.
December |
Run Barbados | Dec 6th – 8th
The first weekend in December marks
the Run Barbados festival A Fun Mile,
a 5k, a 10k, a Half-Marathon, and a
Marathon make up this event. Since
its inception in 1983, runners from the
world around have flocked to the island
to participate in this charitable event.
Run Barbados festival is open for persons
of all fitness levels, from the highly
competitive down to the stroller. While
many are in it for the competition, some
see it is the opportunity to get the blood
pumping while interacting with friends.
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1-246-467-3600 www.runbarbados.org/
Christmas | Dec 25
th
Christmas is one of the most highly
anticipated seasons in Barbados. It
begins with our music, then moves into
our houses, and our food right down to
our outfits when persons get to show
off their best. The climax takes place on
Christmas day. Persons, decked out in
their finest, head to Queen’s Park for
a grand promenade. From the young
to the old, it’s said that anyone who is
anyone is in Queen’s Park or Christmas
morning; and that’s only one of the
island’s holiday traditions. Check online
at www.caribbeandreamsmagazine.com
for more on Bajan Christmas.
January |
Naniki Caribbean Jazz
Safari- Barbados
Jan 16th – Jan 21st
2013 saw the dawn of a new regional
festival - The NANIKI Caribbean
Jazz Safari. This musical ride travelled
throughout the Caribbean. It started
in Barbados, in January, continued in
Antigua in April, Grenada in June, then
Suriname in August and St. Vincent
in October. The show featured local,
regional and international talent to treat
the ears of jazz fans. The overwhelming
response would, no doubt, indicate
continuity and growth for many years to
come.
Barbados Horticultural
Society’s Annual Flower
Show | Jan 25th & 26th
This annual show held by the Barbados
Horticultural Society at Balls Plantation
in the parish of Christ Church is a haven
for nature lovers; it is an exhibition
of the most beautiful and exotic flora
offered by Barbados and the other
islands of the Caribbean. The Society
uses this platform to show off its
award-winning horticultural and flowerarranging expertise and is a show not to
be missed.
•Balls Plantation, Christ Church
February |
Holetown Festival
Feb 9th – 16th
In the year 1627 British sailors
established Holetown, Barbados first
known settlement, on the West Coast.
To commemorate this historic event,
there is an annual weeklong celebration
in February, known as the Holetown
Festival. This event features many
interesting parades, dancers, live music,
arts and crafts booths, and of course,
delicious Bajan delicacies! If you are in
Barbados around this time be sure to be
part of this colourful and funfilled event.
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