Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine April 2017 | Page 463

EVENTS APRIL 1 Jazz Artists on the Greens Enjoy artists from Haiti, US Virgin Islands, Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago, held at The Greens at Farm Road, St Joseph. APRIL 14 - 17 Easter Weekend Fun-filled weekend of activities throughout the entire island APRIL 26 - 30 Bocas Lit Fest -Trinidad & Tobago Literary Festival A lively celebration of books, writers, writing, and ideas, with a Caribbean focus and international scope www.bocaslitfest.com MAY 3 - 16 European Film Festival Daily screenings of films from the European Union organised by EU Member States with diplomatic missions in Trinidad and Tobago (France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom) JUNE 17 Annual Yoruba Village Drum Festival The Yoruba Drum Festival is a superb celebration about “Talking Drums”, usually held as part of events leading up to Emancipation Day celebrations on the island. Caroni Bird Sanctuary Photo Credit: Gail Frederick