2008
Trinidad & Tobago Calendar




Trinbago Events Calendar


Dates in red are public holidays
2008
January 1st - New Year’s Day

6th - Pembroke Harvest Fest

12th to 13th - AMBL/TATIL Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

13th - Parlatuvier Harvest Fest

13th - Spring Garden Harvest Fest

13th - Ricoh Race Day (Sailing); 1pm

19th - Hosay Festival

20th - TTSA Memorial Race Day (Sailing); 1pm

24th to 27 - Carnation Ladies Open Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

27th - Besetha Harvest Fest

27th - St. Patrick’s Harvest Fest

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February 2nd - World Wetlands Day

2nd - Monthly Medal Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

3rd - Hope Harvest Fest

4th - Carnival Monday

5th - Carnival Tuesday

6th - Ash Wednesday

7th - Chinese New Year

7th - TALK TENT 25th Anniversary @ Queen’s Hall, St. Anns. Tickets are priced at $100 and are available at Cleve’s, Crosby’s, Discotrak (Curepe), and Queen’s Hall. Call 632-1647 or 624-1284.

8th - TALK TENT 25th Anniversary @ Queen’s Hall, St. Anns. Tickets are priced at $100 and are available at Cleve’s, Crosby’s, Discotrak (Curepe), and Queen’s Hall. Call 632-1647 or 624-1284.

9th - Delta Men's Medal Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

9th - HCL 30th Anniversary Charity Tournament Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

10th - Adelphi Harvest Fest

16th to 17th - National C & D Championships Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

17th - Bucoo Harvest Fest

17th - TALK TENT 25th Anniversary @ Queen’s Hall, St. Anns. Tickets are priced at $100 and are available at Cleve’s, Crosby’s, Discotrak (Curepe), and Queen’s Hall. Call 632-1647 or 624-1284.

17th - Rainbow Warriors' River Raid MTB Race @ Chaguaramas

17th - Mount Gay Race Day (Sailing); 1pm

20th - BPTT Texas Scramble Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

21st to 22nd - BPTT Pro Am Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

22nd - FLOW Corporate Day Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

23rd to 24th - Petrotrin Open Golf Tournament @ Petrotrin Pointe-à-Pierre Golf Club

24th - Bon Accord Harvest Fest

24th - Franklyn Harvest Fest

24th - CLICO T&T International Marathon

24th - Maritime Management Race Day (Sailing); 1pm

28th - The National Action Cultural Committee's Fourth Annual Veterans Calypso Monarch Competition @ The Amphitheatre, Western Main Road, St James. The finalists, in alphabetical order are: Allrounder, Black Prince, Bro Valentino, Contender, Explainer, Francine, Funny, Johnny King, King Austin, Mudada, Poser and Power. Plus Guest performer Baron.

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March 1st - Diego Martin Junior Secondary School hosting a Sports & Family Day, inclusive of football, cricket, netball, basketball, fun events, DJ music and live entertainment. Interested past students and teachers can contact Clayton Patrick (637-4371) or Shurland Hartley (465-4747) for more information.

1st - 2008 TTKF National Junior Championships @ Trinidad Taekwondo Centre - Lange Street, Montrose, Chaguanas; 9am

1st - Powerade Millennium Lakes Invitational Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

1st - Delta Men's Medal Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

1st to 31-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago

2nd - Habitat for Humanity Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

3rd - Mt. St. George Harvest Fest

6th to 9th - Trinidad and Tobago Open Amateur Golf Championship @ St. Andrew's Golf Club, Moka, Maraval, Trinidad

6th to 9th - 12th Annual Tobago International Game Fishing

8th - 6th Annual Jazz Artistes on the Greens @ Centre for Creative and Festival Arts, UWI, on Gordon Street, St Augustine. Fetauring: Birdsong Steel Orchestra, SELC Quartet featuring legendary Barbadian pianist Ebe Gilkes, Clarence Green of Barbados, Luther Francois of St Lucia and Sean Thomas of Trinidad. They will also include Carl Gustava of St Lucia, singing and playing guitar; Jamaican Jazz vocalist Samantha Gooden, the Cuban trio Jyros Band and ace Trinidadian pan soloist Duvone Stewart.

8th to 9th - Trinidad Guardian Asset Management Ltd/TTGFA Wahoo Tournament

10th - Commonwealth Day

15th - Audi Quattro Cup Golf Tournamen @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

16th - Rotary Club Charity Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

16th - Monthly Medal Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

16th - Lucozade Race Day (Sailing); 1pm

18th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

19th - St. Joseph Day

20th - International Earth Day

21st - Good Friday

21st to 24th - Tobago Invitational Golf Tournament Mt. Irvine Golf Club

22nd to 23rd Phagwa-Holi Festival

23rd - Easter Sunday

24th - Easter Monday

24th - Buccoo Goat, Donkey & Crab Races @ Mt. Pleasant

25th - Buccoo Goat, Donkey & Crab Races @ Buccoo

25th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

25th to 31st - Third West Indies Blind Regional Championship in Trinidad and Tobago

26th - CariFin 1 Lap Savannah; 5pm

26th - Rainbow Warriors' 5km & Mini Duathlon @ Queen Park Savannah, Port of Spain

29th to 31 - Neal and Massy Closed Championships Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

29th to 31st - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Grand Tacarib. For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

30th - Spiritual Baptist Liberation Shouter Day

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April 1st Mar to 31-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago

1st - Mayaro Borough Days

1st - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

2nd - CariFin's Green Mile; 5pm

2nd, 3rd & 5th Annual Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament @ Charlotteville

5th - Delta Men's Medal Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

5th - Damion Melville in Concert @ Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre. Tickets for Damion Melville in Concert go on sale soon at all regular outlets nationwide. For more information, contact Randy Glasgow Productions at 628-9158 and rgplted2002@yahoo.com

9th - West Indies Vs The World Beacon Cycling Series @ Queen’s Park Savannah; 8PM

8th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

8th to 9th - Trinidad & Tobago Cancer Benefit Regatta / Silent Art Auction; (Fundraising Event in the favor of the T&T Cancer Society, hosted by the T&T Sailing Association, Chaguaramas. The Silent Art Auction will be held on Sat. 28th April ONLY! start 1PM. Races will be held on Sat. & Sun. starting time in accordance with wind conditions.)

9th - CariFin's Hollows Challenge; 5pm

9th to 20th - 2008 WI vs World Series Cycling Series. The competition will then head to the Arima Velodrome (12-13), Tobago, Skinner Park in San Fernando, and Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain.

10th to 20th - First Annual Global Conference in the Western Hemisphere on Lord Hanuman (The Hanuman Heritage Festival) @ Dattatreya Yoga Centre, Carapichaima

12th - West Indies Vs The World Beacon Cycling Series @ Arima Velodrome; 5PM

12th to 13th - Sagicor St. Andrew's Invitational Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

13th - Presidents Cup Race Day (Sailing); 1pm

13th - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Rio Seco. For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

15th - Scotiabank Women on the Move Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

15th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

16th - CariFin's Fitness Challenge; 5pm

16th - West Indies Vs The World Beacon Cycling Series @ Tobago Market Square; 6PM

16th to 20th - AgriTECH Expo 2008 @ University Field Station in Mt Hope

18th - Point Fortin Borough Day

18th to 20th - Cancer Benefit Regatta (Sailing)

19th - CariFin's Cricket & Football; 10am

19th - Monthly Medal Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

19th - SAGC Corporate Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

19th - Clico International Under-15 Cricket Championships to be held in the West Indies

19th - West Indies Vs The World Beacon Cycling Series @ Queen’s Park Savannah; 6:30PM

19th - Bishop Anstey High School's Second Annual Walkathon/5K entitled "Burn It Out"; 6:30am. Walk Participants will begin the at the school, located on Keate Street, Port-of-Spain, walk around the Queen’s Park Savannah and then return to the school. Registration costs $20 per person, or $200 per team of 15, and is open to all in the school as well as students, parents, teachers and fitness clubs from around the Port-of-Spain area. Registration closes on Friday.

20th - Charlotteville Harvest Fest

22nd - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

23rd to 24th - 2nd Annual Pan Jazz 'in de Yard' 2008' @ Royal Bank of Trinidad & Tobago (RBTT) Redemption Sound Setters yard in Bethel. Pantrinbago has put together a lineup of high quality talent from the local and regional scene including, Liam Teague, Robbie Greenidge, Anise Hadeed, Tony (Pan Jumbie) Williams, Clive Zander, the Kariwak Players, Ken (Professor) Philmore, Duvonne Stewart and many more.

25th - National Rapso Day

25th to 26th - Hamare Taal-Rhythms of Our People @ Queen's Hall, St Ann's (rhythms of Kathak will counterpoint, compare, contrast and finally blend with tap)

25th to 27th - Tobago Jazz Festival @ Plymouth Recreation Ground. On Friday, April 25, things heat up as Smokey Robinson is set to hit the stage. Peabo Bryson, James Ingram and legendary Diana Ross will also have crowds grooving during Friday's line-up. On Saturday, April 26, fans can sway to the sounds of Latin star, Shakira, along with En Vogue and roots reggae musical band, Steel Pulse. Ending the festivities with a big-bang is none other than Grammy Award-winning R&B diva, Whitney Houston and adult contemporary icon Rod Stewart.

25th to 27th - Golf and Jazz @ Tobago Plantations Golf & Country Club

26th Audrey Jeffers Day

26th - CariFin's Torch Run; 7am

26th to 27th - THE Trinidad and Tobago Orchid Society (TTOS) hosting its spring show to the auditorium of the San-Fernando Technical Institute. The show opens to the public on both days from 10 am to 6 pm.

27th - Goodwood Harvest Fest

27th - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Paragrant Ridge and Waterfall. For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

28th to 3rd May - Hilton Trinidad is hosting its first Food Festival for 2008—Flavours of Thailand

28th to 4th May - National Volunteer Week

29th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

30th Apr. to 3rd May - Trade and Investment Convention Exhibition (TIC) @ Centre of Excellence in Macoya. For frequent updates and new buyer and exhibitor registrations, visit www.tic-tt.com.

30th Apr. to 3rd May - Point Fortin Borough Celebrations

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May 28th Apr. to 3rd May - Hilton Trinidad is hosting its first Food Festival for 2008—Flavours of Thailand

28th Apr. to 4th May - National Volunteer Week

30th Apr. to 3rd May - Point Fortin Borough Celebrations

1st - Donkey Derby hosted by the Rotary Club of Arima

1st to 7th - Trinidad & Tobago Annual Youth Week

1st Mar to 31-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago

3rd - Delta Men's Medal Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

3rd - Pt. Fortin Borough Steelband Competiton @ Market Square, Pt. Fortin

3rd - Free Comic Book Day kicks off at The Genesis Fiundation, 1 Rosalino Street, Woodbrook, POS; 9am to 1 pm. Call 627-8433 or 737-4102 for more information.

4th - Belle Garden Harvest Fest

4th - CariFin's Family Fun Day; 10am

4th - Val Turton/Carl Osborne Foundation Golf Tournament @ Petrotrin Pointe-à-Pierre Golf Club

4th - Dragon Boat Race @ Guapo Beach via Clifton Hill Road, Point Fortin

7th - Feast of La Divina Pastora - Siparia Fete

6th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

9th - Maple Sports Club's Dinner and Awards Function @ Ken Galt Hall at the Centre of Excellence in Macoya, Tunapuna.

10th - Delta Men's Medal Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

10th - Parent Teachers Association of Bishop Anstey Junior School, Monte Cristo's third annual night of cuisine entitled Chefs of Monte Cristo—A Mother’s Day Extravaganza at Bishop Anstey High School grounds, Keate Street, Port-of-Spain from 6.30 pm. Dinner is at 7 pm. The tickets cost $200 for adults and $100 for children.

11th - Mason Hall Harvest Fest

11th - Mother's Day

11th - Trilium Charity Golf Tournament

11th - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Turure Riverine Formations. For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

11th to 16th - Angostura Tobago Sail Week

13th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

14th - Cotton Tree Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

17th - Monthly Medal Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

17th - Laventille Steelband Festival - Eight of Hearts Laventille Community Complex; 7:00 p.m.

17th to 18th - 34th Hampton International Games @ Hasely Crawford Stadium; Wrightson Road, Woodbrook, Port of Spain

18th - Whim Harvest Fest

18th - Hi Lo Trini Scramble (SAGC Members Only) Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

20th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

22nd - Corpus Christi

22nd - Guardian General Tobago Open (Practice Round) Golf Tournmant @ Tobago Plantations Golf & Country Club

23rd to 25th - Guardian General Tobago Open Golf Tournmant @ Tobago Plantations Golf & Country Club

24th - 4TH Annual Toyota Rainbow Cup International Triathlon & 5k Grafton Beach, Tobago 8:00 AM; for more information call 868-632-9004 or visit http://www.rainbowtri.com

24th to 25th - Sugar and Energy Festival 2008 @ Couva-California District

24th to 25th - Taste TNT

25th - Delaford Harvest Fest

25th - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Madamas. For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

26th to 31st - First Annual Fashion Week Trinidad & Tobago (FWTT) @ Adam Smith Square, Port of Spain

27th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

30th - Indian Arrival Day

30th - Republic Bank Limited Corporate Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

30th May to 1st June - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Turtle Watching and Grande Riviere Weekend. For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

30th May to 7th June - We Beat Festival @ St. James

30th - Parlatuvier Anglican School Sports and family Day Admission –Free 10am until Entertainment, Live Band, Track and Novelty events, swimming races and food sale.

30th - ComPANions Sports and Family Day @ Clico Sforzata Pan Yard

31st - Delta Men's Medal Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

31st May to 1st June - RBTT Invitational Golf Tournament @ Petrotrin Pointe-à-Pierre Golf Club

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June 30th May to 1st June - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Turtle Watching and Grande Riviere Weekend. For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

30th May to 7th June - We Beat Festival @ St. James

31st May to 1st June - RBTT Invitational Golf Tournament @ Petrotrin Pointe-à-Pierre Golf Club

1st - Bloody Bay Fest

1st Mar to 31-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago

3rd - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

5th - Ganga Dashara Festival

6th to 14th - WeBeat Festival 2008

7th to 8th - Trinidad Kingfish Tournament

7th to 8th - Coca Cola SAGC Club Championships Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

8th - Roxborough Harvest Fest

10th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

12th to 15th - National Senior Trials for CAGC Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

14th - Monthly Medal Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

15th - Lambeau Harvest Fest

15th - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Curaguate (Rincon). For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

15th - Father's Day

17th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

19th - Labour Day

19th - Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) Butler 20K Run in San Fernando

19th to 22nd - Tobago House of Assembly Golf Tournmant @ Tobago Plantations Golf & Country Club

21st - Mercedes Championships Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

22nd - National Youth Festival sponsored by Southern Vicariate of the Archdiocese entitled, “Solidarity­ A Positive Revolution”. Many events are being planned, including a Parade, Youth Platform, mother and son breakfasts, father and daughter lunches, which will include Cedros Fish Broth, Mayaro Coconuts, Penal Indian delicacies , to name a few. There will be many cultural and historical aspects to this event, reflecting our diverse heritage, the release ended. One of the many highlights of the event is a Fashion Show, showcasing young designers and models, expressing authentic Caribbean wear, blending “spirituality with culture”. The first screening will be held on March 16 2008 at 1 pm at Fatima College Auditorium. Models are asked to dress to impress, females please wear jeans and open toe heels. All young designers are asked to bring samples of their designs. For further information about the Fashion Show, please call Stephen Jones at 783-8122/328-4357. Kai Waterton at 356-3956. For further information about the Fashion Show, please call Stephen Jones at 783-8122/328-4357. Kai Waterton at 356-3956.

23rd - Port of Spain Day

24th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

28th - Lucas Bowl (SAGC Members Only) Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

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July 1st Mar to 31-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago

1st - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

2nd - St Peter's Day (Fisherman's Fete) @ Matelot Village

4th to 6th - Charlotteville Fisherman Festival @ Charlotteville

5th - Trinidad Gatorade Junior Fishing Tournament

5th - Delta Men's Medal Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

5th - The 2008 edition of Dining With The Saints hosted by the Past Students of St Mary’s College.

6th - Castara Harvest Fest

6th - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Morne La Croix to Brasso Seco. For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

7th to 11th - CAJGC Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

8th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

12th - Monthly Medal Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

11th to 1st August - Tobago Heritage Festival

14th - Caricom Day

15th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

20th - Black Rock Harvest

20th - Dewar's 12 Stableford challenge Golf Tournament @ Petrotrin Pointe-à-Pierre Golf Club

20th - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Sombasson Falls. For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

22nd - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

26th - Prime Minister's Charity Golf Tournament @ Petrotrin Pointe-à-Pierre Golf Club

29th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

30th to 4th Aug - Great Fete Weekend (Crown Point, Shirvan Road and Pigeon Point)

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August 11th July to 1st August - Tobago Heritage Festival

30th July to 4th Aug - Great Fete Weekend (Crown Point, Shirvan Road and Pigeon Point)

1st - Emancipation Day

1st - Arima Borough Days

1st to 3rd - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Tobago. For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

2nd - Delta Men's Medal Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

3rd - Speyside Harvest Fest

3rd - Laventille Steelband Festival Parade

5th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

12th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

13th to 15th - Stephen Ames Cup Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

13th to 17th - Santa Rosa Festival

15th to 24 - Tourism Park 2009 (tenative)

16th - Monthly Medal Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

17th - Rainbow Warriors' City of POS Intl. Duathlon & 4k @ Port of Spain

19th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

23rd - 2008 Great Race from Pier 1 Chaguaramas to Store Bay, Tobago; Pirogues class leave at 6:50am.; M Class leave at 8am.

23rd or 30th - Holly B's 45th Annual Queen of the Ball, Ballroom Dance Competition and Dance @ Venue TBA (teneative)

26th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

28th - Feast Day of Santa Rosa Festival

29th Aug. to 1st Sep. - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Point Radix. For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

30th - Ice Picks' Annual Independence Eve Fete @ The Harvard Club in St James.

30th - Santa Rosa Days

30th - BMW Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

31st - Independence Day

1st Mar to 31-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago

TBA - Trinidad Tarpon Bash

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September 29th Aug. to 1st Sep. - Sacketteers Hiking Club @ Point Radix. For more information call: Garth 675-1742, Ricardo 355-5649/748-3533, Lennox 625-9814 or Calvin 752-6439

2nd - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

6th - Delta Men's Medal Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

6th - Duke of Edinburgh Award Tournament @ Tobago Plantations Golf & Country Club

9th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

13th to 14th - Agostini Ladies Open Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

14th Sep to 14th Oct - Ram Leela Festival

16th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

19th - Credo (Brian Weekes) Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

20th to 21st - Millennium Lakes Open Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

21st - Laventille Steelband Festival - March for Peace

23rd - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

24th - Republic Day

24th - UWI Endowments Golf Challenge @ Petrotrin Pointe-à-Pierre Golf Club

24th to 29th - Tobago International Cycling Classic

27th - Courts (SAGC Members Only) Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

28th - Tourism Day

30th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

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October 1st - Eid-ul-Fitr

1st - Immortelle Charity Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

2nd - The International day of the Elderly

7th - Chaguanas Borough Days

7th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

3rd to 5th - Flow MLGCC Club Championships Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

4th - Delta Men's Medal Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

8th - Immortelle Charity Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

10th - Schlumberger Corporate Day Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

11th - Monthly Medal Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

11th - Benefit Concert hosted by the Past Pupils of St Joseph’s Convent (POS) & St Mary’s College @ St Mary’s College Centenary Hall. The full proceeds of this year’s concert will once more be used to fund an educational project for youths of other organisations.

12th - Store Bay Open Water Swimming Classic @ Store Bay Beach

12th - TTGA Corporate Golf Challenge @ Petrotrin Pointe-à-Pierre Golf Club

14th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

16th - World Food Day

19th - Blue Food Festival @ L’Anse Fourmi Bloody Bay Recreation Grounds - An annual event of entertainment and cooking.

19th - UWI Medical Sciences Charity Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

20th to 1st Nov - National Tourism Week

21st - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

24th - United Nations Day

26th - Breast Cancer Aweraness Day

26th - Patience Hill Harvest Fest

26th - Rainbow Warriors' WMJX Mountain Bike Race @ Chaguaramas

26th - AMCHAM Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

27th - Sixth Annual Newsday Republic Day Cycling Classic @ King George V Park in St Clair.

28th - Florida Caribbean Cruise Ship Conference Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

28th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

28th - Divali

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November 20th Oct to 1st Nov - National Tourism Week

1st - Delta Men's Medal Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

4th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

8th - Monthly Medal Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

9th - Black Rock Harvest Fest

11th - Rememberance Day

11th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

15th - Atlantic LNG Charity Golf Tournamnet @ Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club

16th - Les Couteaux Harvest Fest

16th - Moriah Harvest Fest

16th - Scarborough Harvest Fest

16th - Rainbow Warriors' Sprint & Kids Triathlon @ Chagville

18th - San Fernando Day

18th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

23rd - Mt. Gomery Harvest Fest

25th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

27th - Wine tasters Golf Festival @ Petrotrin Pointe-à-Pierre Golf Club

29th - Trinidad Funfish Tournament

30th - Living Waters Community Charity Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

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December 1st - International World National AIDS Day

2nd - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

6th - Delta Men's Medal Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

7th - Plymouth Harvest Fest

7th to 13th - Tobago House Assembly Week Celebrations @ Shaw Park Complex; Dwight Yorke Stadium and Other venues

8th - SAGC White Hat Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

9th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

16th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

23rd - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

25th - Christmas Day

26th - Boxing Day

26th - 8th Annual Penta Paints Kite Flying Competition @ Plymouth Recreation Grounds

26th - TGIF Family Tournament Golf Tournament @ St Andrew's Golf Club

26th - PINK An All-Inclusive Poolside @ Tobago Venue TBA

30th - Cultural Explosion Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre @ 2-4 Robert Trace Mt. Pleasant, Tobago

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Carnival 2009 - February 23rd & 24th
dates and events are subject to change or be cancel without notice.
Dates in red are public holidays
Key Dates in History

  • 1498 - Christopher Columbus claims Trinidad for the Spanish Crown.
  • 1592 - The Spanish Colonise Trinidad and retain possession for two centuries.
  • 1610 - Dutch traders sell Trinidad its first African slaves
  • 1797 - British forces capture Trinidad and Tobago in 1802
  • 1802 to 1814 - Immigrant Program from China.
  • 1814 - Tobago, which has changed hands several times, is ceded to Britian.
  • 1845 - First indentured immigrants from India (the programme lasted till 1917).
  • 1888 - Tobago is linked with Trinidad in a single administrative unit.
  • 1941 - US military bases built in Trinidad.
  • 1956- Dr. Eric Williams founds PNM and wins general elections; main support from blacks. Indian population supports opposition
  • 1958 - Trinidad & Tobago joins the Federation of the West Indies and remains a member until its dissolution four years later.
  • 1962 - Independence from Britian.
  • 1970 - Black Power demonstrations cause brief state of emergency.
  • 1976 - Republic within the Commonwealth.
  • 1980 - The Tobago House of Assembly established, internal autonomy 1987.
  • 1981 - Dr. Eric Williams dies after being Head of Government (as Chief Minister and Prime Minister) for 25 years.
  • 1988 - Baseo Panday dismissed from cabinet; forms left wing UNC.
  • 1990 - Prime Minister taken hostage in failed fundamentalist coup.
  • note #1: In the late 18th century both Trinidad and Tobago were cultivated and effectively administered by the French, under an agreement with the Spanish. It was during this period that the French started the plantation system on both islands and began importing the requisite slave labor.





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