Trinidad & Tobago Calendar

2012
Trinidad & Tobago Calendar

Dates in red are public holidays
dates and events are subject to change or be cancel without notice
2012
January	26th Dec. to 1st Jan. - Chinapoo Village Social Welfare Organisation will host Kwanzaa celebrations at #1 Trinity Avenue, Chinapoo Village, Mapp-Lands, Movant/Laventille 1st - New Year’s Day 1st - Pembroke Harvest Fest 7th - The 24th Annual “Top 20 Stars of Gold and Calypso of the Year” Awards Ceremony @ National Academy for the Performing Arts, (NAPA) Upper Frederick Street, Port-of-Spain. 8th - Parlatuvier Harvest Fest 8th - Spring Garden Harvest Fest 14th - Tatil Open Invitational Tournament (Golf) @ St Andrew’s Golf Club, Moka, Maraval 15th - Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT)'s 2011 Award Ceremony 22nd - Manta Ray Swim Meet at the Marlins Swimming Pool (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 22nd - Besetha Harvest Fest 22nd - St. Patrick’s Harvest Fest 22nd - CLICO T&T International Marathon 22nd - River Raid VI (Mountain Bike Race & Trail Run) @ Samaan Park, Chaguaramas. For more information contact: Jason Gooding via Phone/Fax:: (868) 632-9004; Mobile: (868) 784-4128 \| (868) 766-5358; General Email: info@rainbowtri.com; Personal Email: jason@rainbowtri.com or visit: http://rainbowtri.com. 23rd - Chinese New Year (Year of Dragon) 28th - De Biggest Maco (RR.RS productions) @ Queen's Hall, St Ann's; 8.30 pm 29th - De Biggest Maco (RR.RS productions) @ Queen's Hall, St Ann's; 6.30 pm 29th - Sea Hawks' Second Annual Swim Splash at the Centre of Excellence Swimming Facility (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 31st - Tobago African Union 2011 Windball Cricket Prize Presentation @ the Fairfield Complex, Bacolet Street; 7:30 pm. back to the top
February	2nd - World Wetlands Day 4th - World Cancer Day 5th - Hope Harvest Fest 5th - TSTT's Foundation Secondary School Meet (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 6th to 8th - Trinidad & Tobago Energy Conference 2011 - Energy and Investment @ Hyatt Regency 7th - Ganesh Jayanti 8th - First Citizens Sports Foundation, under the Distinguished Patronage of His Excellency, President of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Professor George Maxwell Richards will host its Annual Sports Awards @ Queen's Hall, Port of Spain 9th to 12th - EricThe Musical (Theatre/Musical) recreates the life of Dr Eric Eustace Williams @ the Little Carib Theatre, corner of Norfolk Street and Jerningham Avenue, Belmont 12th - Adelphi Harvest Fest 14th - St Crispin’s School Reunion @ school compound 14th to 19th - The Silly People Play Mas (Theatre) @ Trinidad Theatre Workshop, at 8 pm each night. Featured performers are Errol Roberts (Blood), Theresa Awai, Lylah Persad, Taromi Joseh and Ralph Campbell. 19th - Bucoo Harvest Fest 20th - Carnival Monday 20th - Maha Shiva Raatri 21st - Carnival Tuesday 22nd - Ash Wednesday 23rd to 26th - The Silly People Play Mas (Theatre) @ Trinidad Theatre Workshop, at 8 pm each night. Featured performers are Errol Roberts (Blood), Theresa Awai, Lylah Persad, Taromi Joseh and Ralph Campbell. 23rd to 26th - The annual Carnival Talk Tent @ Queen's Hall, St Ann's. Tickets are priced at $200 for the opening charity night and $150 for all other performances and are available at Cleve's, Crosby's, RIK High Street/Gulf City and Queen's Hall. Call 632-1647 or 624-1284. 23rd to 5th Mar - Trinidad and Tobago Music Festival @ various venues. For more information visit http://ttmusicfestival2012.webs.com/ 24th - Long Course Pentathlon (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 24th to 26th - Tobago Carnival Regatta 2011 @ Pigeon Point Heritage Park, Tobago. 26th - Bon Accord Harvest Fest 26th - Franklyn Harvest Fest TBA - Annual Milo Track and Field Games @ Hasely Crawford Stadium; 9 am back to the top
March	23rd Feb. to 5th Mar - Trinidad and Tobago Music Festival @ various venues. For more information visit http://ttmusicfestival2012.webs.com/ 1st to 31st-Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 3rd to 4th - CARIFTA Trials @ Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. 4th - Mt. St. George Harvest Fest 7th to 10th - National Age Group Long Course Championships (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 8th - Phagwa-Holi Festival 12th - Commonwealth Day 14th to 15h - National Secondary Schools Championships @ Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. 17th - St. Patrick Day 18th - RWTC Mini Duathlon & 1 Lap Run; for more information visit: http://rainbowtri.com 19th - St. Joseph Day 20th - International Earth Day 24th - Trinidad and Tobago Music Festival Gala closing ceremony with 50th Independence Anniversary Celebrations @ National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Port Of Spain 24th - Jazz Artists on The Greens @ The Greens at Farm Road, Farm Road, Saint Joseph, Trinidad & Tobago 24th to 25th - Stingray Swim Club host their South/Central Invitational Primary/Secondary Schools Swim Meet (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 24th to 25th - Southern Games @ Guaracara Park in Pointe-a-Pierre 30th - Spiritual Baptist Liberation Shouter Day 31st to 1 Apr - Falcon Games @ Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Tobago. back to the top
April	1st Mar to 31st Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 31st Mar to 1-Apr - Falcon Games @ Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Tobago. 1st - Mayaro Borough Days 1st - National Youth Day 6th - Good Friday 6th - Hanuman Jayanti 7th - World Health Day 8th - Easter Sunday 8th - Radio 90.5fm Easter Kite Flying @ Queen’s Park Savannah 9th - Easter Monday 9th - Buccoo Goat, Donkey & Crab Races @ Mt. Pleasant 10th - Buccoo Goat, Donkey & Crab Races @ Buccoo 15th - Charlotteville Harvest Fest 15th - the Petrotrin/Palo Seco Games @ Palo Seco 15th to 21st - National Volunteer Week 21st to 29th - Tobago Jazz Experience 2012 - Beach Jazz Fiesta at the Pigeon Point Heritage Park. Headline acts will be American Grammy-nominated R&B singers Janelle Monae and Angie Stone, and Brit Award winner Emeli Sande, David Rudder, Kees Dieffenthaller, Shurwayne Winchester. 22nd - Goodwood Harvest Fest 22nd - Earth Day 22nd - Manny Ramjohn Games @ Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella 22nd to 28th - Administrative Professional's Week (Secretary's Week) 25th - National Rapso Day 25th - Administrative Professional's Day (Secretary's Day) 26th - Audrey Jeffers Day 26th to 29th - 2012 Bocas Lit Fest @ Main venues: National Library and Old Fire Station, downtown Port of Spain 27th to 6th May - Point Fortin Borough Celebrations TBA - TSTT Pan in the 21st Century/Down Memory Lane back to the top
May	1st Mar to 31st Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 27th Apr to 6th May - Point Fortin Borough Celebrations 5th to 6th - Stingray Swim Club Annual May Classic (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 6th - Belle Garden Harvest Fest 7th - Feast of La Divina Pastora - Siparia Fete 9th – Europe Day 12th - International Nurses Day 13th - Mother's Day 13th - Mason Hall Harvest Fest 20th - Whim Harvest Fest 27th - Delaford Harvest Fest 27th - Hampton International Games @ Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. 30th - Indian Arrival Day 30th to 3rd Jun. - Third Annual National Open Long Course Championships (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) back to the top
June	1st Mar to 31st Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 30th May to 3rd Jun. - Third Annual National Open Long Course Championships (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 1st to 9th - WeBeat 2012 3rd - Bloody Bay Fest 4th - Whit Monday 5th - World Environmental Day 5th - Ganga Dashahara 7th - Corpus Christi 9th to 10th - National Juvenile Championships @ Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. 10th - Roxborough Harvest Fest 10th - The 18th Annual Ganga Dhaaraa River Festival @ Blanchisseuse 10th - National Primary School Swim Meet (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 14th - World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) 17th - Father's Day 17th - Lambeau Harvest Fest 19th - Labour Day 19th - Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) Butler 20K Run in San Fernando 21st - Rath Yaatra 23rd - Port of Spain Day 23rd - The National Association of Athletics Administrations' (NAAA) Open Championships @ Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. 27th - World Diabetes Day 29th to 1st-Jul - Charlotteville Fisherman Festival @ Charlotteville back to the top
July	1st Mar to 31st Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 29th Jun to 1st-Jul - Charlotteville Fisherman Festival @ Charlotteville 1st - Castara Harvest Fest 2nd - St Peter's Day (Fisherman's Fete) @ Matelot Village 9th - Caricom Day 16th - Triathlon (Fun) Boot Camp; for more information visit: http://rainbowtri.com 16th to 1st Aug. - Tobago Heritage Festival 22nd to 29th - Tobago Underwater Carnival 2012. For more information visit: http://www.tobagounderwatercarnival.com 25th to 29th - Great Fete Weekend in Tobago. 25th to 29th - National Short Course Age Group (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) back to the top
August	1st Mar to 31st Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 16th Jul to 1st Aug - Tobago Heritage Festival 1st - Emancipation Day 1st - Arima Borough Days 2nd - Raksha Bandhan 4th - Arima Fest 5th - Speyside Harvest Fest 8th to 12th - Santa Rosa Festival 10th - Shri Krishna Janam Ashtmi 12th -International Youth Day 19th - Eid-ul-Fitr 19th - Feast Day of Santa Rosa Festival 25th - 2012 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 31st - Independence Day TBA - Holly B's Annual Queen of the Ball, Ballroom Dance Competition and Dance TBA - Goodwill Swim Meet (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) back to the top
September	15th - Scotiabank hosts its 14th annual Women Against Breast Cancer 5K Classic event. The 5k will take place at three strategic venues throughout the country ¬ Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of- Spain, Skinner’s Park in San Fernando and Store Bay, Tobago. There will also be an exciting aerobic warm-up preceding the race beginning at 3:30 pm. 23rd - Trinidad and Tobago's Maracas Open Water Classic (swimming competition) @ Maracas Bay. Those interested should visit ASATT's website at www.swimtt.com or contact Kervin Jean at 868-772-7071. 24th - Republic Day 25th to 30th - Tobago International Cycling Classic 28th - Tourism Day 30th - Caribbean Youth Day 30th to 15th Oct - Hindus Memorial Services (observance of Pitra Paksh) back to the top
October	30th Sep to 15th Oct - Hindus Memorial Services (observance of Pitra Paksh) 2nd - The International day of the Elderly 6th to 7th - Stingray Annual October Classic (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 7th - Chaguanas Borough Days 7th to 13th - Fire Prevention Week 12th - Chinese Arrival Day 14th - Store Bay Open Water Swimming Classic @ Store Bay Beach 14th - Peter Awong Memorial Swim Meet (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 16th - World Food Day 16th - Ramleela 16th to 25th Oct - Ram Leela Festival (September to October...7 to 31 days) 19th to 21st - Torpedoes Invitational Swim Meet (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 21st - Blue Food Festival @ L’Anse Fourmi Bloody Bay Recreation Grounds - An annual event of entertainment and cooking. 21st to 28th - National Tourism Week 24th - United Nations Day 26th - Breast Cancer Awareness Day 28th - Patience Hill Harvest Fest 28th - Tidal Wave Aquatics East/Central Secondary Schools Meet (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 28th to 3rd Nov. – Nurses Week back to the top
November	28th Oct. to 3rd Nov. – Nurses Week 4th - Beacon Insurance Swim Meet (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 8th to 11th - National Open Short Course (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 11th - Rememberance Day 11th - Black Rock Harvest Fest 13th - Divali 14th - World Diabetes Day 18th - San Fernando Day 18th - Les Couteaux Harvest Fest 18th - Moriah Harvest Fest 18th - Scarborough Harvest Fest 18th - RWTC Tag Team Triathlon & 3km Beach Run @ Las Cuevas Beach, North Coast Road (15 mins past Maracas Bay). For more information contact: Jason Gooding via Phone/Fax:: (868) 632-9004; Mobile: (868) 784-4128 \| (868) 766-5358; General Email: info@rainbowtri.com; Personal Email: jason@rainbowtri.com or visit: http://rainbowtri.com. 21st - Hosay Festival 25th - Mt. Gomery Harvest Fest 28th - Kaartik back to the top
December	1st - International World National AIDS Day 1st to 7th - Tobago House Assembly Week Celebrations @ Shaw Park Complex; Dwight Yorke Stadium and Other venues 2nd - Plymouth Harvest Fest 12th to 16th - World Short Course (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 13th to 16th - ASATT Invitational (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 14th - Radio Tambrin's Annual Christmas Parade and Children Treat. The parade is scheduled to start at 3pm from the Old Market car park 19th - Short Course Trials (Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago - ASATT ... website at www.swimtt.com) 25th - Christmas Day 26th - Boxing Day 26th - 10th Annual Penta Paints Kite Flying Competition @ Plymouth Recreation Grounds 26th - PINK An All-Inclusive Poolside in Tobago back to the top
Carnival 2013 - Febuary 11th & 12th 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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