Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine October 2016 | Page 213

GRENADA
MONSTERRAT
Calendar of Events
Events
2016
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OCTOBER
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OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
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NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
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DECEMBER

OCTOBER 30

Carriacou Corn Festival

Experience a mixture of food and music at
the inaugural Carriacou Corn Festival, which
explores the variety of ways corn, a crop
indigenous to Carriacou is prepared for eating.

NOVEMBER

Alliouaguana Literary Festival

Book presentations and readings by guest
authors, storytelling under the stars, open mike
performances and literary workshops.

NOVEMBER 25

Spicy Divas In Concert, Grenada

A show highlighting the marketable talents of
Grenadian female artistes.

DECEMBER
Carnival

DECEMBER 16

This Festival runs from mid-December until
New Year’s Day, and is the climax of the year.
Carriacou
Parangthe
Festival
Calypso competitions,
Festival Queen
Various
bands
compete
during
this shows,
festivaland
competition, beauty and talent
whichthe
aims
to
maintain
the
island’s
musical
parade of costumed troupes on New
tradition
house-to-house
serenading during
Year’sofDay,
as well as Masqueraders
dancing
Christmas
time.
The
lyrical
composition
of
most
in the streets. As night falls, excitement
songsbuilds
are sometimes
political
in
nature
and
also
up at street ‘jump ups’ informal dancing
filledinwith
village
gossip
providing
laughter
and
the street, with exuberant crowds following a
entertainment.
truck
playing loud music.

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