Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine October 2017 | Page 265

OCTOBER
Gouyave 2016
Fish Friday
Seafood lovers will enjoy this event held
every Friday from 6:00 pm in the West coast
town of Gouyave. This is a year-long event.
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OCTOBER
11 - 14
OCTOBER
Pure Grenada Dive Fest
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
Spearheaded by the Grenada Scuba Diving
Association, dive shops will host a number of
activities embracing divers of all skill levels.
The Festival will also showcase why diving in
Pure Grenada is ‘Out of this World!’
OCTOBER 29
Carriacou Corn Festival
This festival explores the variety of ways
corn is prepared for eating by the people
of Carriacou. Be it corn bread, corn soup
or the ever-popular roast corn, there are
many different delicious corn-preparations
to savour. There will also be performances,
Literary
Festival
music, Alliouaguana
fun activities for the
kids and
friendly
Book domino
presentations
and readings by guest
competitions.
authors, storytelling under the stars, open mike
performances and literary workshops.
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER 15
Carriacou Parang
Various bands compete during this festival
which aims to maintain the island’s musical
tradition of house-to-house
Carnival serenading
during
Christmas
season.
The lyrical
This the
Festival
runs from
mid-December
until
composition
most
sometimes
New Year’s of Day,
and songs
is the are
climax
of the year.
political Calypso
in nature
and also the
filled
with Queen
village
competitions,
Festival
gossip,
providing
lots and
of laughter
and and
competition,
beauty
talent shows,
entertainment.
the parade
of costumed troupes on New
Year’s Day, as well as Masqueraders dancing
in the streets. As night falls, excitement
builds up at street ‘jump ups’ informal dancing
in the street, with exuberant crowds following a
truck playing loud music.
DECEMBER
Photo Credit: Kelsey Meyer
© Grenada Tourism Authority
© Pure Grenada