Trinidad & Tobago Calendar

2010
Trinidad & Tobago Calendar

Dates in red are public holidays
2010
January	1st - New Year’s Day 2nd - Tobago Comedy Festival @ Original Sunday School, Buccoo, Tobago; 8.30 pm. The full cast for the Tobago Comedy Festival includes Naomi Abiola, Lady IB, KMK, Quicksilver, Llylo, Panman Job, Sunny Moon Theatre, Mr Mc Cleod and Sprangalang. Tickets priced at $100 and $125 are available at Sports and Games, Scarborough and Original Sunday School, Buccoo. For further information call 469-8323. 3rd - Pembroke Harvest Fest 3rd - TTSA Yacht Race @ 1pm (sailing) 10th - Parlatuvier Harvest Fest 10th - Spring Garden Harvest Fest 17th - The Trinidad and Tobago Powerlifting Federation's 2010 National Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships @ at the Himalayas Club, Third Avenue, Barataria. Registration fee:($150), competition fee( $50) and an anti-doping fee ($50). Competitors can also register on the day of the event from 7-9 in the morning. For further information contact 466-9032, 735-3832 or 295-5602 or e-mail ttpowerlifting@yahoo.com. 21st - The Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service Northern Division's First Carnival Aerobic Burnout @ Fire Service Headquarters, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain. The competition is open to members of the public at $20, and interested persons are asked to contact acting fire sub officer Cooke (390-9353/625-1671-5) or fire fighter Wyke (351-8134/625-2671). 24th - Besetha Harvest Fest 24th - St. Patrick’s Harvest Fest 24th - CLICO T&T International Marathon 24th - TTSA Yacht Race @ 1pm (sailing) 24th - TTCF Road Race from Foreshore in Mucurapo to Couva and back to the Foreshore. (Cycling); 7 am 27th to 7th Feb - Lemons, Oranges and Lime (LOL), a Carnival themed festival of original short works hosted by Trinidad Theatre Workshop (TTW) 30th to 31st - Track League (cycling) @ Skinner Park, San Fernando and Arima Velodrome; 3pm back to the top
February	27th Jan. to 7th Feb - Lemons, Oranges and Lime (LOL), a Carnival themed festival of original short works hosted by Trinidad Theatre Workshop (TTW) 2nd - World Wetlands Day 7th - Hope Harvest Fest 7th - TTSA Yacht Fun Race @ 1pm (sailing) 7th - TTCF Criterium Road Race from Reinzie Kirton Highway to San Fernando n (Cycling) 12th - Taste of Carnival @ the Institute’s Campus in Chaguaramas; from noon to 6 pm. For tickets, which cost $350, or for more information, contact the TTHTI at 634-4250/2144 ext 308, 235, or 350. Organisers can also be reached via e-mail at info@tthti.edu.tt 14th - Adelphi Harvest Fest 14th - Chinese New Year (Year of Tiger) 15th - Carnival Monday 16th - Carnival Tuesday 17th - Ash Wednesday 18th to 20th - Tobago Comedy Festival @ Original Sunday School, Buccoo, Tobago; 8.30 pm. The full cast for the Tobago Comedy Festival includes Naomi Abiola, Lady IB, KMK, Quicksilver, Llylo, Panman Job, Sunny Moon Theatre, Mr Mc Cleod and Sprangalang. Tickets priced at $100 and $125 are available at Sports and Games, Scarborough and Original Sunday School, Buccoo. For further information call 469-8323. 18th to 21st - Tobago Carnival Regatta 2010 @ Pigeon Point Heritage Park, Tobago 19th to 21st - Track League (cycling) @ Arima Velodrome; 7am 20th - Past Students of the San Fernando Government Secondary School's (Modsec) Back-to-School Reunion and All-inclusive Dinner @ school’s auditorium, Todd Street, San Fernando, from 5 pm. Contributions are TT$200 or US$35 and the theme is “Modsec School Days Were Happy, Happy, Happy”. Interested persons can visit the website www.modsec.org for further information and to purchase tickets contact Modsec at 657-7169, or Randy at 620-3972. 21st - Bucoo Harvest Fest 22nd to 20th Mar - Trinidad & Tobago 29th Biennial Music Festival 2010 26th to 28th - Track League (cycling) @ Arima Velodrome; 7am 28th - Bon Accord Harvest Fest 28th - Franklyn Harvest Fest 28th - TTSA Yacht Race @ 1pm (sailing) back to the top
March	22nd Feb to 20th Mar - Trinidad & Tobago 29th Biennial Music Festival 2010 1st to 31-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 11st - Phagwa-Holi Festival 5th to 7th - 30th to 31st - Track League (cycling) @ Skinner Park, San Fernando 6th - North American, Central American and Caribbean Area (NACAC) Cross Country Championships at the Mt Irvine Golf Course, Tobago 6th to 7th - TTGFA Wahoo Tournament 7th - Mt. St. George Harvest Fest 9th - Commonwealth Day 12th to 14th - Track League Finals (cycling) @ Arima Velodrome 14th - TTSA Yacht Race @ 1pm (sailing) 19th - St. Joseph Day 19th to 22nd - 13th Annual Tobago International Game Fishing 20th - International Earth Day 20th - Jazz Artists On The Greens 2010 hosted by Jazz Alliance of T&T (Jatt) 21st - TTSA Yacht Race @ 1pm (sailing) 28th - TTSA Yacht Race @ 1pm (sailing) 30th - Spiritual Baptist Liberation Shouter Day back to the top
April	1st Mar to 31-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 1st - Mayaro Borough Days 2nd - Good Friday 2nd to 4th - TTCF Easter Grand Prix (Cycling) 4th - Easter Sunday 4th - National Youth Day 5th - Easter Monday 5th - Buccoo Goat, Donkey & Crab Races @ Mt. Pleasant 6th - Buccoo Goat, Donkey & Crab Races @ Buccoo 7th - World Health Day 10th to 18th Apr - International Youth Week 11th - TTSA Yacht Race @ 1pm (sailing) 14th to 25th - TTCF Beacon Series - venues between Trinidad (Arima Velodrome, Arima/Skinner Park, San Fernando/George V Park, St Clair) and the sister isle of Tobago (Market Square) 18th - Point Fortin Borough Day 18th - Charlotteville Harvest Fest 18th - TTSA Yacht Race @ 1pm (sailing) 18th to 24th - National Volunteer Week 21st - Secretary's Day 21st to 24th - TTGFA Marlin Madness Tournament in Tobago 25th - National Rapso Day 25th - Goodwood Harvest Fest 25th - TTSA Yacht Race @ 1pm (sailing) 26th - Audrey Jeffers Day 29th Apr. to 2nd May - Point Fortin Borough Celebrations TBA - Tobago Plymouth Jazz Festival @ Plymouth Recreation Ground, Plymouth, Tobago TBA - TSTT Pan in the 21st Century/Down Memory Lane back to the top
May	1st Mar to 31-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 29th Apr. to 2nd May - Point Fortin Borough Celebrations 1st to 2nd - TTSA Race Round 'D' Gulf (sailing) 2nd - Belle Garden Harvest Fest 7th - Feast of La Divina Pastora - Siparia Fete 9th - Mason Hall Harvest Fest 9th - Mother's Day 9th - TTSA Yacht Fun Race @ 1pm (sailing) 12th - International Nurses Day 16th - Whim Harvest Fest 19th - TTCF National Championship @ Arima Veldrome (Cycling) 21st to 23rd - TTCF National Championship @ Arima Veldrome (Cycling) 22nd to 23rd - 36th Hampton International Games @ Hasely Crawford Stadium; Wrightson Road, Woodbrook, Port of Spain. Hampton games are cancelled due to a lack of funding and venue issues. 22nd to 23rd - Sugar and Energy Festival 2010 @ Couva-California District 23rd - Delaford Harvest Fest 24th - Parlatuvier Anglican School Sports and family Day 28th to 30th - TTCF National Championship @ Arima Veldrome (Cycling) 29th - TTSA Mini Regatta @ 1pm (sailing) 30th - Indian Arrival Day back to the top
June	1st Mar to 31-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 3rd - Corpus Christi 4th to 12th - WeBeat Festival in St James 5th - World Environmental Day 6th - Bloody Bay Fest 7th - Whit Monday 13th - Roxborough Harvest Fest 13th - TTSA Yacht Race @ 1pm (sailing) 19th - Labour Day 19th - Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) Butler 20K Run in San Fernando 19th to 20th - Trinidad Kingfish Tournament 19th to 20th - TTSA Mini Regatta @ 1pm (sailing) 20th - Father's Day 20th - Lambeau Harvest Fest 21st - Ganga Dashara Festival 23rd - Port of Spain Day 26th to 27th - Charlotteville Fisherman Festival @ Charlotteville back to the top
July	1st Mar to 31-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 3rd - Junior Angler Fishing Tournament 4th - St Peter's Day (Fisherman's Fete) @ Matelot Village 4th - Castara Harvest Fest 12th - Caricom Day 16th to 18th - 2010 World Karate Championships & Hall of Fame Hosted by Purple Dragon @ Hyatt Regency Hotel & Jean Pierre Complex. For more information call 623-7203 or 680-4441 or email: 2010tournament@gmail.com. 16th to 1st Aug. - Tobago Heritage Festival 18th - Black Rock Harvest 28th to 2nd Aug - Great Fete Weekend (Crown Point, Shirvan Road and Pigeon Point) back to the top
August	1st Mar to 31-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 16th Jul to 1st Aug - Tobago Heritage Festival 28th Jul to 2nd Aug - Great Fete Weekend (Crown Point, Shirvan Road and Pigeon Point) 1st - Emancipation Day 1st - Arima Borough Days 1st - Speyside Harvest Fest 1st to 8th - Arima Fest 11th to 15th - Santa Rosa Festival 13th to 15th - TTGFA Tarpon Thunder Tournament 16th to 22nd - First Caribbean Amateur Fighting Championship (CAFC) 27th - Feast Day of Santa Rosa Festival 28th - 2010 Great Race from Pier 1 Chaguaramas to Store Bay, Tobago; Pirogues class leave at 6:50am.; M Class leave at 8am. 30th - Santa Rosa Days 30th - Ice Picks' Annual Independence Eve Fete @ The Harvard Club in St James. 31st - Independence Day TBA - Holly B's 46th Annual Queen of the Ball, Ballroom Dance Competition and Dance back to the top
September	10th - Eid-ul-Fitr 22nd to 22nd Oct - Ram Leela Festival 24th - Republic Day 24th to 8th Oct - Hindus Memorial Services (observance of Pitra Paksh) 28th - Tourism Day 29th to 3rd Oct - Tobago International Cycling Classic 30th - Caribbean Youth Day TBA - San Fernando Jazz Festival back to the top
October	22nd to 22nd Oct - Ram Leela Festival 24th - Sep to 8th Oct - Hindus Memorial Services (observance of Pitra Paksh) 29th - Sep to 3rd Oct - Tobago International Cycling Classic 2nd - The International day of the Elderly 3rd to 9th - Fire Prevention Week 7th - Chaguanas Borough Days 10th - Store Bay Open Water Swimming Classic @ Store Bay Beach 12th - Chinese Arrival Day 16th - World Food Day 17th to 24th - Blue Food Festival @ L’Anse Fourmi Bloody Bay Recreation Grounds - An annual event of entertainment and cooking. 24th - Patience Hill Harvest Fest 24th - United Nations Day 26th - Breast Cancer Aweraness Day 8th to 16th - National Tourism Week back to the top
November	5th - Divali 5th to 13th - Divali Nagar 2010 @ Narsaloo Ramaya Marg, Off Uriah Butler Highway, Chaguanas 11th - Rememberance Day 14th - Black Rock Harvest Fest 18th - San Fernando Day 27th - Funfish Tournament 21st - Les Couteaux Harvest Fest 21st - Moriah Harvest Fest 21st - Scarborough Harvest Fest 28th - Mt. Gomery Harvest Fest back to the top
December	1st - International World National AIDS Day 4th to 10th - Tobago House Assembly Week Celebrations @ Shaw Park Complex; Dwight Yorke Stadium and Other venues 5th - Plymouth Harvest Fest 16th - Hosay Festival 25th - Christmas Day 26th - Boxing Day 26th - 9th Annual Penta Paints Kite Flying Competition @ Plymouth Recreation Grounds 26th - PINK An All-Inclusive Poolside @ Tobago Venue TBA TBA - Tour de Penal Duathlon & 5km Fun Run/Walk back to the top
Carnival 2010 - February 15th & 16th Carnival 2011 - March 7th & 8th 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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