CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN – MARCH 2020

Les Mardis de Grand-Case - Photo: Office de Tourisme de Saint-Martin

MARCH 2020

61PjkHAWrAL._SX425_From February 3 to June 26 : Exhibition “Jamaica Jamaica: How Jamaican Music Conquered the World” (JAMAICA)*Photo

colonial-1961674_960_720March 1 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

From March 1 to 2 : National Music Awards (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)

Flag_of_AnguillaMarch 2 : James Ronald Webster Day – Father of the Nation (ANGUILLA)*Photo

March 3 : Les Mardis de Grand-Case (SAINT MARTIN)

Aruba - BonbiniMarch 3 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

book-4133883_960_720March 3 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

March 4 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)

brush-96240_960_720March 4 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

7cd2c2feb9ce5ec27ee1dd531a7c612cFrom March 4 to 8 : 11th edition Festival Prix de Court – Cinema (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

March 5 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)

Aruba 44March 5 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

March 6 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

From March 6 to 7 : Mutton Festival – Long Island (BAHAMAS)

Montserrat 8_1From March 8 to 18 : St Patrick’s Festival (MONTSERRAT)*Photo

Musée national Îles CaïmansMarch 7 : Residents free entry to the National Museum – first Saturday of the month (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

March 7 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

Bonaire 6March 7 : Taste of Bonaire (BONAIRE)*Photo

March 7 : Scharloo Art History & Music Tour (CURAÇAO)

March 7 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Plaza espana 1March 7 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

March 7 : Taste of Rhum 2020 – San Juan (PUERTO RICO)

March 7&8 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace (BAHAMAS)

music-3090204_960_720From March 7 to May 16 : Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico 2019-2020 Season (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

poetry-album-3433271_960_720From March 7 to 23 : 22e édition Printemps des Poètes (GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, SAINT MARTIN, SAINT BARTHÉLEMY)*Photo

March 8 : International Women’s Day

Carnaval de la République Dominicaine 3March 8 : National Carnival Parade – Santo Domingo (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

March 8 : Día Nacional de la Zalsa – Salsa Music & Dance celebration – San Juan (PUERTO RICO)

Rép Dom 24_1March 8 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

dance-378277_960_720From March 8 to November 29 : Parguera Baila Salsa – every Sunday free Salsa classes & performances from local salsa orchestras – La Parguera’s Plaza San Pedro (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

March 9 : Mojito Mondays (JAMAICA)

Mardi de grand-Case 17March 10 : Les Mardis de Grand-Case (SAINT MARTIN)*Photo

March 10 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)

Aruba 39March 10 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

March 10 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

brush-3209495_960_720March 11 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

March 11 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)

dj-433746_960_720From March 11 to 15 : SXM Music Festival (SAINT MARTIN)*Photo

From March 11 to 15 : Brit Jam – Montego Bay (JAMAICA)

March 12 : Meeting around Raphaël Confiant’s book “Grand Café Martinique” – Bibliothèque Schoelcher, Fort-de-France (MARTINIQUE)

Punda Curaçao 1March 12 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)*Photo

March 12 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)

Bahamas 88From March 12 to 14 : 16th edition Bahamian Music & Heritage Festival – The Exumas (BAHAMAS)*Photo

From March 12 to 15 : 30th Annual Moonsplash Music Festival (ANGUILLA)

clown-1585781_960_720From March 12 to 22 : Circo Fest – Old San Juan (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

March 13 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)

Rép. Dom. Plaza de EspanaMarch 13 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

From March 13 to 15 : BRT Weekend (JAMAICA)

flag-of-trinidad-and-tobago-3036188_960_720March 14 : Commonwealth Day (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

March 14 : Cafe Del Mar Curaçao (CURAÇAO)

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March 14 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

March 14 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

cuba-1240895_960_720March 14 : Bomba Festival – Traditional Music – Ponce (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

March 14 : Nicholl’s Town Music Arts & Craft Festival – every second Saturday in March – Andros (BAHAMAS)

brushes-3129361_960_720.jpgMarch 14 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)*Photo

March 14&15 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace (BAHAMAS)

Rép-Dom-10bMarch 15 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

March 16 : Mojito Mondays (JAMAICA)

17362827_342422689486545_8559982523275722228_nMarch 17 : Les Mardis de Grand-Case (SAINT MARTIN)*Photo

saint-patrick-1266800_960_720March 17 : St. Patrick Day (MONTSERRAT, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

March 17 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)

Aruba 120_1March 17 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

March 17 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

From March 17 to 23 : Festival de la Narración Oral “Primavera de Cuentos” – Theatre (CUBA)

flag-26009_960_720March 18 : National Anthem & Flag Day (ARUBA)*Photo

March 18 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)

March 18 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Carnaval de Mi-Carême 2March 19 : Défilé de la Mi-Carême en Rouge & Noir – Carnaval (GUADELOUPE)*Photo

glass-473758_960_720March 19 : Art Thursday in the city of Christiansted, St Croix island (US VIRGIN ISLANDS)*Photo

March 19 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)

March 19 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)

girl-2029709_960_720From March 19 to 22 : Avant-Garde Fashion face Weekend – Kingston (JAMAICA)*Photo

From March 19, 2020 to February 17, 2022 : Arte & Cultura Viva – Monthly on the 3rd Thursday – Hormigueros (PUERTO RICO)

Trinidad & Tobago 1_1March 20 : International Earth Day (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

March 20 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)

March 20 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

jamaican-3605457_960_720From March 20 to 22 : Stepping High Festival – Rastafarian lifestyle celebration – Negril (JAMAICA)*Photo

March 21 : Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival – Kingston (JAMAICA)

street-food-3507726_960_720March 21 : Live Street Food Festival – Food from around the world – Grand Cayman (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

March 21 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

fantasy-3237644_960_720March 21 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

March 21 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

alcohol-21759_960_720March 21&22 : Authentically Bahamian Marketplace (BAHAMAS)*Photo

March 22 : Festival de la Novilla – San Sebastian (PUERTO RICO)

Bonyé 4March 22 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

March 23 : Mojito Mondays (JAMAICA)

drum-2187_960_720From March 23 to 29 : 18th edition Fiesta del Tambor / Drum Festival “Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam” (CUBA)*Photo

March 24 : Les Mardis de Grand-Case (SAINT MARTIN)

clay-74792_960_720March 24 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)*Photo

March 24 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)

the-witch-2829797_960_720March 24 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

March 25 : Hindi (Hindu) New Year (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

colored-pencils-4031668_960_720March 25 : Open Canvas at KARoo – each Wednesday night local artists gather to paint (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

March 25 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Wednesday for children (MARTINIQUE)

St-Eustache-13March 26 : Statia Taste of the Cultures – traditions, arts and crafts, food, drinks, music, entertainment etc. – every last Thursday (ST EUSTATIUS)*Photo

March 26 : Punda Thursday Vibes (CURAÇAO)

Aruba 119March 26 : “Carubbian” Festival – every Thursday evening in San Nicolas (ARUBA)*Photo

March 27 : Creative Nassau Market – Nassau & Paradise Island (BAHAMAS)

Santo Domingo 3March 27 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Friday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)*Photo

From March 27 to 29 : Carnaval Vegalteño – Vega Alta (PUERTO RICO)

handsaw-159622_960_720March 28 : 9th Annual Rake and Scrape Music Festival (TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS)*Photo

March 28 : Food & Rum Pop-up (BARBADOS)

Bonaire mMarch 28 : Cultural event “Nos Zjilea” in Rincon – local arts & crafts, plants & vegetables, educative presentations, food, live music (BONAIRE)*Photo

March 28 : Drawing & Painting Workshops at Centre d’Interprétation Paul Gauguin in Le Carbet – Saturday for adults (MARTINIQUE)

St Barth 9March 28 : Earth Hour (SAINT BARTHÉLEMY, SAINT MARTIN, JAMAICA)*Photo

March 28 : Earth Hour Concert (JAMAICA)

dance-3882695_960_720March 28 : Festival de Bomba Puertorriqueña Libre Soberao – Salinas (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

March 28 : Santo Domingo de Fiesta – every Saturday at the Plaza de España (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

witchs-house-1635770_960_720March 28 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Saturday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)*Photo

From March 28 to 29 : Coffee and Chocolate Expo 2020 – San Juan (PUERTO RICO)

Barbade 12From March 28 to 29 : Heart of Barbados Weekend (BARBADOS)*Photo

From March 28 to September 19 : Latilié Creole – Dinamik, Jenn Matnik (MARTINIQUE)

microphone-4553843_960_720March 29 : 38th édition International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) – Kington (JAMAICA)*Photo

March 29 : Antigua & Barbuda U Can Dance Annual Caribbean Festival 2020 (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA)

drum-285596_960_720 (1)March 29 : 10mo Encuentro de Tambores / 10th Drum Meeting – Cataño (PUERTO RICO)*Photo

March 29 : Last Sundays at the National Gallery (JAMAICA)

March 29 : Grupo Bonyé – merengué, son, jazz, every Sunday in the Ruines of San Francisco (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

still-life-697794_960_720March 30 : Pigeon Peas Festival – Diego Martin (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)*Photo

March 31 : Les Mardis de Grand-Case (SAINT MARTIN)

Aruba 51March 31 : “Bonbini” Festival – every Tuesday evening at Fort Zoutman (ARUBA)*Photo

March 31 : Story Time – Books & Songs for children in Camana Bay, every Tuesday (CAYMAN ISLANDS)

dj-3926209_960_720From March 31 to April 5 : Jamaica Frenzy – House Music Festival – Negril (JAMAICA)*Photo