OCTOBER 2019
From July 19 to December 31 : Fridays Festive (BARBADOS)*Photo
From September 1 to October 3 : Taste of Jamaica (JAMAICA)*Photo
From September 30 to November 17 : San Fernando Junior Arts Festival (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)
October 1 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo
October 1 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
From October 1 to 31 : Creole Heritage Month (St LUCIA)*Photo
From October 1 to 31 : See and Learn (SABA)*Photo
From October 1 to 31 : Month of Local Food at Restaurant (ARUBA)
October 2 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
October 2 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)
October 2 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo
October 2 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)
October 3 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo
October 3 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)
October 4 : Creative Nassau Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)*Photo
October 4 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
October 4 : Urban Festival Curaçao 2019 (CURAÇAO)
October 4 : Changing of the Guard Ceremony in Nassau in front of the Governor’s House (BAHAMAS)*Photo
From October 4 to 11 : 6th edition Guadeloupe International Human Rights Film Festival (GUADELOUPE)
October 5 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
October 5 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
October 5 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
October 5 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
October 5 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)
October 6 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
October 7 : Thanksgiving Day, first Monday in October (St LUCIA)*Photo
October 7 : City Night 2019 (BARBADOS)
October 7 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Monday (BAHAMAS)
From October 7 to 9 : Soul in the Sun (JAMAICA)
From October 7 to 16 : Santa Rosa First People’s Heritage Week (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)
October 8 : Anniversary of Henri Christophe’s Death (HAITI)*Photo
October 8 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)
October 8 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
October 9 : Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s Birthday (CUBA)*Photo
October 9 : Abolition of Slavery by Sweden in 1847 (ST BARTHELEMY)
October 9 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo
October 9 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)*Photo
October 9 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
October 9 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo
From October 9 to 14 : Bloom Curaçao Festival (CURAÇAO)
From October 9 to 15 : Ciné Star Film Festival (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
October 10 : Curaçao autonomous Day (CURAÇAO)
October 10 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo
October 10 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)
October 10 : Art Thursday in the city of Christiansted, St Croix island (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo
From October 10 to 14 : Discovery Day Homecoming festival in San Salvador (ex Guanahani), first landfall of Christopher Columbus on October 12, 1492 – Food, drink, cultural performances, gospel concerts etc. (BAHAMAS)*Photo
October 11 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)
October 11 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
October 11 to 18 : Curaçao Restaurant Week (CURAÇAO)
Octobre 12 : Art Gri Culture in Anse-Bertrand (GUADELOUPE)*Photo
October 12 : Chinese Arrival Day (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)
October 12 : Christopher Columbus Day (BAHAMAS ; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
October 12 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)*Photo
October 12 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
October 12 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
October 12 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
October 12 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
October 13 : Grupo Bonyé – merengue, son, jazz, chaque dimanche dans les Ruines de San Francisco (RÉPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE)*Photo
October 14 (2sd Monday in October) : Christopher Columbus Day (US VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO)
October 14 : National Heroes Day (BAHAMAS)
October 14 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Monday (BAHAMAS)*Photo
From October 14 to 18 : 7th International Food Festival “Culinaria 2019” (CUBA)
From October 14 to 22 : Merritone Family Reunion & Homecoming – Music festival / Sound System (JAMAICA)
October 15 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
October 15 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo
October 16 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)
October 16 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
October 16 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo
October 16 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)
Octobre 17 : Anniversary of Jean-Jacques Dessalines’ Death (HAITI)
October 17 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo
October 17 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo
October 18 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
October 18 : Nassau Creative Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)
October 18 : Changing of the Guard Ceremony in Nassau in front of the Governor’s House (BAHAMAS)*Photo
October 18 : Sunset Jazz in Frederiksted – 3rd Friday of the month (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo
From October 18 to 27 : Divali Nagar 2019 (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)
From October 18 to 27 : 18th Habana Theatre Festival (CUBA)*Photo
October 19 : 3rd Blue Bay Taste (CURAÇAO)
October 19 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)
October 19 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
October 19 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
October 19 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza deEspaña (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
October 19 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
October 20 : Tobago Blue Food Festival at L’Anse Fourmi Bloody Bay (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)
October 20 : Grupo Bonyé at the Colonial City – merengue, jazz and son held every Sunday in the Ruinas de San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
October 21 : Antillean Day (ST EUSTATIUS)*Photo
October 21 : St Ursula’s Day (BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS)
October 21 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Monday (BAHAMAS)*Photo
From October 21 to 27 : 10th Latin Festival or Latin Fiesta – Latin music, food, arts & festivities (ST KITTS & NEVIS)
October 22 : Heritage Day / Jounen Éwitaj (DOMINICA)*Photo
October 22 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
October 22 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo
From October 22 to 26 : 14th Dominicana Moda – Fashion (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
October 23 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
October 23 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)
October 23 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo
October 23 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)
From October 23 to 27 : 6th Barbados Visual Media Festival / Movie festival with local and foreigners filmmakers (BARBADOS)*Photo
October 24 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo
October 24 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)
From October 24 to 27 : Barbados Food & Rum Festival (BARBADOS)*Photo
October 25 : Creative Nassau Market – every Friday (BAHAMAS)
October 25 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
From October 25 to 27 : 21th Annual World Creole Music Festival (DOMINICA)*Photo
From October 25 to 31 : Cayman Cocktail Week, Grand Cayman (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
From October 25 to November 1 : Dominican Republic Jazz Festival (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
October 26 : Creole Day (DOMINICA)
October 26 : Open DayWorkshop in Collectif Rip’Art, Anse-Bertrand (GUADELOUPE)
October 26 : Cultural event “Nos Zjilea” in Rincon – local arts & crafts, plants & vegetables, educative presentations, food, live music (BONAIRE)*Photo
October 26 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)
October 26 : Storytime at The Library – every Saturday at George Town Public Library (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
October 26 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
October 26 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo
October 26 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
From October 26 to November 3 : Jamaica Food and Drink Festival (JAMAICA)*Photo
October 27 : Independence Day (ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES)*Photo
October 27 : Divali (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo
October 27 : Carriacou Corn Festival – food, steel pan, quadrille dance performances, domino competitions (GRENADA)*Photo
October 27 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
October 28 : International Creole Day (HAITI ; GUADELOUPE ; MARTINIQUE ; DOMINICA ; St LUCIA ; St MARTIN…)*Photo
October 28 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Monday (BAHAMAS)
October 29 : Creole Day / Jounen Kréyòl (ST LUCIA)*Photo
October 29 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)
October 29 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo
October 30 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
October 30 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)*Photo
October 30 : Creative Nassau Market – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)
October 30 : Living History at Fort Charlotte – every Wednesday (BAHAMAS)*Photo
October 31 : Halloween (PUERTO RICO)*Photo
October 31 : Statia Taste of the Cultures – traditions, arts and crafts, food, drinks, music, entertainment etc. – every last Thursday (ST EUSTATIUS)*Photo
October 31 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)
October 31 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo
From 31 October to November 1 : National Dress Day (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)