Trinidad & Tobago Calendar

2013/2014
Trinidad & Tobago Calendar

Dates in red are public holidays dates and events are subject to change or be cancel without notice
2013
December	9th Nov to 15th Dec - Jazz Alliance of Trinidad and Tobago (JATT) in collaboration with LiveArt Bistro will offer a multi-module improvisation course for all instrumentalists at LiveArt Bistro, 5 Albion Street, Port-of-Spain. Each musician will receive 18 contact hours and will kick off the course study with an assignment relating to scales and rudiments over eight weeks from September 23 to November 8. This is to allow for easy session flow when the lessons begin on November 9. The areas to be covered are chromatic scale, whole tone scales, major scales, dominant scales, minor scales, sight reading, sticks wrapping, posture, technique, thirds, triads, diminished chords, dominant chords, minor seventh chords, flat five chords, minor six chords, chord progressions, dominant rules, minor rules, 5432 phrases, jazz standards, calypso standards, rudiments, tuning, listening, transcribing, swing, Latin, funk, African, waltz-3/4, bossa nova, calypso-kaiso, rapso and soca. Deadline for registration is September 16. Musicians can contact JATT at 689-4298 or jazzalliancett.org for registration details. • For more information contact 689-4298, 625-7123 or jazzalliancett@gmail or liveartbistrott@gmail.com 30th Nov to 1st Dec - H2O Phlo Christmas production of This Christmas… A Christmas Story at Queen’s Hall, St. Anns. The headline act, H2O Phlo (Junior Nelson, Jason “Fridge” Seecharan and Keston Rosales), will be accompanied musically by the 2G band (Richard “Char su” Ahong, Gabriel Bernard, Curtis “Bling” Bethelmy, Kerdice Devenish and Kevin Stephen). Also sharing the stage with them on both nights will be featured artistes Laureston Special, Neisha “Jus’tis” Guy, Rembunction, Myron B, Raymond Edwards and CAL Invaders. Tickets for the ‘This Christmas… A Christmas Story’ are currently on sale at Queen’s Hall Box Office; T&T Cancer Society; Crosby’s, St James; Cleve’s, Frederick Street; KAM’s, Long Circular Mall; Richard’s, West Mall; First Priority, Gulf City, La Romaine and, Castro’s, Arima. For more information visit the H2O Phlo fan page on Facebook, email goldpointltd@gmail.com, or call 795-0370. 30th Nov to 1st Dec - Faith Centre hosts Christmas musical entitlted 'One Bethlehem Night' at the Faith Centre Church Auditorium on Prince of Wales St, San Fernando.Tickets are available from members of the music ministry and also on the night of the show. 1st - International World National AIDS Day 1st - Pan Trinbago's Northern Region's "Bingo" at SWWTU, Hall, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain 1st - Etienne Charles (Creole Soul) Live at The Little Carib Theatre, Port of Spain. (family show, starting at 1 pm.) 5th - The 5th Annual Tobago House of Assembly Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Louis D'or Nurseries. 5th to 8th - BP Marionettes’ production of A Christmas Jubilee entitled "There Was a Man Sent From God "There Was a Man Sent From God at Queen’s Hall. Tickets officially go on sale for There Was a Man Sent From God from Marionettes members from November 24 ( orders@marionetteschorale.com or 790-1751), and at the Queen’s Hall Box Office from November 25 (624-1284, 10 am–6 pm Monday to Saturday) at $150 open and $200 reserved. There is an early bird special of ten per cent off the opening night performance, December 5, on tickets bought by December 1. 7th - Kings of Soca Parang at Arima Velodrome, Arima; 7:30pm. This event also features the International Food Festival. Offering not only favourite Christmas dishes, but also delectable delights from the world over prepared by top cooks and chefs throughout the night. Music by Baron, Scrunter, Kenny J, Crazy, Ninja, Ronoman, Myron B, Impulse, Bindley B and Marcia Miranda plus live music will be provided by Joey Rivers and the Parang & Soca Orchestra. Tickets are available at regular outlets nationwide, including Cleve’s, Frederick Street, Port-of-Spain; Crosby’s, St James; All Cache’s clothing stores; Xtra Foods Supermarket; DiscoMart, EconomySange Grande; Laxmi Jewellers, San Fernando; Michelle’s, Arima; and, It’s Personnel, Shops of Arima. For more information call 628-9158, or contact www.Facebook/rgpevents,www.randyglasgowproductions.info. Click here to see flyer. 7th to 8th - Ray Holman's A True Trini Christmas 3 at The Little Carib Theatre, Port of Spain (Saturday 7 at 8pm; Sunday 8 December at 6:30pm). Tickets: $250.00; Available @The Little Carib Box Office (noon to 6pm – Monday to Friday). Contact: 762 1456. Click here" to see flyer. 7th to 13th - Tobago House Assembly Week Celebrations at Shaw Park Complex; Dwight Yorke Stadium and Other venues 8th - Plymouth Harvest Fest 13th - Radio Tambrin's Annual Christmas Parade and Children Treat. The parade is scheduled to start at 3pm from the Old Market car park 14th to 15th - Trinidad and Tobago Youth Philharmonic, the Euangelion Singers, with Music Director Kenneth Listhrop presents it Christmas production 2013, “Hallelujah Handel - Messiah Pt 1.” at NAPA, Port-of-Spain; (Saturday at 7.30 pm; Sunday December at 5.30 pm). The Christmas concert will debut TTYP’s Symphonic Band, conducted by John Waterman as well as the combined orchestras conducted by Assistant Music Director (Strings) Tracell Frederick, performing entertaining and delightful instrumental excerpts from Handel’s Water Music Suite and Royal Fireworks. “Messiah Pt 1” will be conducted by music director Kenneth Listhrop, with soloists Rashidah Vitalis and Debra James (sopranos), Carol Joseph (contralto), Wayne Harris (tenor), Sebastian Rodney (bass), Euangelion Singers (chorus). 15th - Barcode's Annual 'Pig Out' Christmas Lime 25th - Christmas Day 26th - Boxing Day 26th - 10th Annual Penta Paints Kite Flying Competition at Plymouth Recreation Grounds 26th - PINK An All-Inclusive Poolside in Tobago 28th - Stiletto Foundation Cruise onboard Treasure Queen, berthed at Pier 2, Chaguaramas. This is a charity event that Constance Productions is having to raise funds for Nicolette Bravo, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, a disease that not only drains one mentally and physically but financially. Bravo has maxed out her benefits as she copes valiantly with her ailment and this event is an attempt to assist her financially. back to the top
2014
January	1st - New Year's Day 5th - Pembroke Harvest Fest 12th - Parlatuvier Harvest Fest 12th - Spring Garden Harvest Fest 19th - CLICO T&T International Marathon 26th - Besetha Harvest Fest 26th - St. Patrick's Harvest Fest 26th - SWAHA International Hindu Organisation Annual Sports Day at the Ato Boldon Stadium; 9 am. 31st - Chinese New Year (Year of Horse) back to the top
February	2nd - World Wetlands Day 2nd - Hope Harvest Fest 4th - World Cancer Day 9th - Adelphi Harvest Fest 16th - Bucoo Harvest Fest 21st to 23rd - Tobago Carnival Regatta 2014 at Pigeon Point Heritage Park, Tobago. 23rd - Bon Accord Harvest Fest 23rd - Franklyn Harvest Fest 28th - Maha Shiva Raatri back to the top
March	1st to 31st Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 2nd - Mt. St. George Harvest Fest 3rd - Carnival Monday 4th - Carnival Tuesday 5th - Ash Wednesday 11th - Commonwealth Day 15th - Jazz Artists on The Greens at The Greens at Farm Road, Farm Road, Saint Joseph, Trinidad & Tobago. 15th to 16th - Southern Games 2014 (Track& Field) at Guaracara Park in Pointe-a-Pierre; 2pm. 17th - St. Patrick Day 17th - Phagwa-Holi Festival 19th - St. Joseph Day 20th - International Earth Day 21st to 22nd - Falcon Games (Track& Field) at Dwight Yorke Stadium, Tobago; 9am. 30th - Spiritual Baptist Liberation Shouter Day back to the top
April	1st Mar to 31st Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 1st - Mayaro Borough Days 1st - National Youth Day 6th to 12th - National Volunteer Week 7th - World Health Day 8th - Ram Navami 15th - Hanuman Jayanti 18th - Good Friday 18th to 27th - The Tobago Jazz Experience (formerly the Tobago Jazz Festival) with performances at Speyside, Signal Hill, Scarborough, Castara and the Pigeon Point Heritage Park. 20th - Easter Sunday 20th - Charlotteville Harvest Fest 20th - Radio 90.5fm Easter Kite Flying at Queen's Park Savannah 20th to 26th - Administrative Professional's Week (Secretary's Week) 21st - Easter Monday 21st - Buccoo Goat, Donkey & Crab Races at Mt. Pleasant 22nd - Buccoo Goat, Donkey & Crab Races at Buccoo 22nd - Earth Day 23rd - Administrative Professional's Day (Secretary's Day) 24th - The San Fernando City Corporation's 3rd Annual San City Green Expo at Skinner Park in San Fernando; 10am. 25th - National Rapso Day 25th to 3rd May - Point Fortin Borough Celebrations 26th - Audrey Jeffers Day 26th - National Security Officers Day of Appreciation 27th - Goodwood Harvest Fest TBA - TSTT Pan in the 21st Century/Down Memory Lane back to the top
May	1st Mar to 31st Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 25th Apr to 3rd May - Point Fortin Borough Celebrations 4th - Belle Garden Harvest Fest 4th - Manny Ramjohn Games (Track & Field) at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo; 9am. 4th - Choka Fest (sada roti with a range of choka, including baigan, tomatoes, aloo, coconut, salt-fish and smoked herring) at Nu Image Simplex Complex, New Grant, Princes Town. The day starts with breakfast between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. followed by Historian Dr Kumar Mahabir will deliver a feature address on the theme 'Promoting and Preserving Indian Culture in the 21st Century'. 4th - Point Fortin Borough Day Regatta at Guapo Beach Facility, Clifton Hill, Point Fortin; 10:00am to 3:00pm 6th to 12th - Nurses Week (Nurses Day 6th) 7th - Feast of La Divina Pastora - Siparia Fete 9th - Europe Day 11th - Mother's Day 11th - Mason Hall Harvest Fest 12th - International Nurses Day 17th - Rainbow Cup International Triathlon at Grafton Beach, Tobago 17th - 18th - Hampton International Games (Track & Field) at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo; 2pm. 18th - Whim Garden Harvest Fest 23rd to 25th - Sugar & Energy Festival at Gilbert Park, California 24th - 25th - Hampton International Games (Track & Field) at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo; 2pm. 25th - African Liberation Day 25th - Tobago Culinary Festival at Pigeon Point. 25th - Delaford Harvest Fest 25th - St Mary's College presents Pan With The Saints at St Mary's College. Entrance to the venue is on Pembroke Street, Port-of-Spain, and free secured parking will be available at Atlantic Energy car park, upper Pembroke Street. Featuring Birdsong, Witco Desperadoes, Republic Bank Exodus, PCS Silver Stars, White Oak Starlift Steel orchestras and host band, the St Mary's College Pan Ensemble. Admission fee to the event is just $150 and tickets are available from: the Past Students' office (623-0874); Principal's office (623-8835); Cleve's on Frederick Street; Crosby's in St James (622-7622; Gregg Mannette (678-7555); Jeffrey Claverie (735-8070); Nestor Lambert (682-3310); and, other members of the CIC Past Students' Management Committee. 30th - Indian Arrival Day 30th - Mere Desh Celebrations at the Centre Pointe Mall Chaguanas 30th - ComPANion Sports and Family Day at Edinburgh 500, Chaguanas back to the top
June	1st Mar to 31st Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 1st - Bloody Bay Fest 2nd - Whit Monday 5th - World Environmental Day 6th to 14th - WeBeat Festival 2014 at at the St James Park and Amphitheatre. 8th - Roxborough Harvest Fest 8th - The 20th Annual Ganga Dhaaraa River Festival at Blanchisseuse 8th - Ganga Dashahara 8th - Labor Day Celebrations 2014: Rienzi Cycling Classic at 5 a.m. and ends at 10 a.m. 8th - Labor Day Celebrations 2014: Thanksgiving service at the Fyzabad Union Hall 13th - Labor Day Celebrations 2014: Labour Day Calypso Finals at Fyzabad Hall 7 p.m. 14th - Labor Day Celebrations 2014: A Festival of Drums at the Charlie King Junction in Fyzabad at 5 p.m. 14th - World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) 14th - African Liberation Celebrations 2014 at the Gravity Night Club Car Park, Long Circular Road, St James. 14th - The Father's Day Spectacular at Centre of Excellence in Macoya. Featuring Ravi Bissambhar (Bissambhar Family... Ravi, Nisha, Nilli and Anil) and Anil Bheem (Bheem Family ...Anil, Prematee, Pritivi) with their musical families and bands. Also feautred Avinash Maharaj will also join the cast with the band T&TEC Gayatones, Anand Yankaran, Kenneth Supersad and friends. For further information visit www.rafimohammed.com. 14th - Annual Father's Day concert by Raymond Ramnarine and his band, Dil-E- Nadan at Nu Image Simplex Complex, New Grant, Princes Town; 8 pm 14th to 15th/20th to 21st - Tobago Dragon Boat Association Regatta at Pigeon Point Heritage Park; 8am to 4pm. For more information visit http://ttdbf.webs.com. 15th - Father's Day 15th - Lambeau Harvest Fest 15th - The Friends of Victory Foundation (FoVF)'s Sixth Annual "Victory Games" at Police Barracks Grounds, Long Circular Road, St James. 19th - Labour Day 19th - Corpus Christi 19th - Labor Day Celebrations 2014: >the Butler Classics, Labour Day March, Labour Day show. 19th - Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) Butler 20K Run in San Fernando 19th to 22nd - The Tableland Pineapple Farmers' Association (TPFA) Annual Fruit Festival at Nu Image Simplex Complex, Tableland. 22nd - The Tobago Culinary Festival at Pigeon Point Heritage Park, Tobago. The gates open at 10 am and admission is free. The delicious cuisine being sold in the local and international food courts will be on sale from 11 am. 23rd - Port of Spain Day 23rd to 27th - Trinidad & Tobago Jazz Week at various venues. For more information on TnT Jazz Week visit us on Facebook: Jazz Alliance of Trinidad and Tobago or call 625-7123 / 689-4298. 27th - World Diabetes Day 27th to 29th - Charlotteville Fisherman Festival at Charlotteville 28th - The Ministry of Sport's National Youth Sport Festival at Eastern Regional Indoor Sporting Arena and Eddie Hart Grounds, Tacarigua from 8 am. 28th - Dining With The Saints (DWTS) produced by the CIC past students association at 'Big Yard' of the College at Pembroke Street, Port-of-Spain; 7 pm. Entertainment by pianist Frankie Callender teaming up with honey-voiced vocalist Margarita Fanovich, Black Sage, Denyse Plummer and Caribbean Airlines Invaders steel orchestra. MC duties have been entrusted to the humourous radio personality, Peter Kelly. Secured parking will be available at Scotia Bank car park at the corner Park and Pembroke Streets and at Atlantic Energy carpark, upper Pembroke Street. A free shuttle service will be provided from and to the car parks. back to the top
July	1st Mar to 31st Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 2nd - St Peter's Day (Fisherman's Fete) at Matelot Village 3rd to 7th - Mango Festival at UWI (University of West Indies) 5th - Roxborough Sea Food Festival @ Roxborough Hard Court 6th - Castara Harvest Fest 8th - Caricom Day 11th to 14th - Tobago Motor Rally at Turtle Beach. 12th - Miss Arima Pageant Royale (Arima Fest 2014) 13th - Box Car Derby (Arima Fest 2014) 16th to 1st Aug - Tobago Heritage Festival 20th - Food Fair (Arima Fest 2014) 25th - Parangrama (Arima Fest 2014) 29th - Eid-ul-Fitr 29th - Rath Yaatra 30th Jul to 3rd Aug - Great Fete Weekend in Tobago. back to the top
August	1st Mar to 31st Aug - Leatherback Watching in Tobago 16th Jul to 1st Aug - Tobago Heritage Festival 30th to 3rd Aug - Great Fete Weekend in Tobago. 1st - Emancipation Day 1st - Arima Borough Days 1st to 3rd - Delaford Fishermen Festival 2nd - Arima Fest 3rd - Speyside Harvest Fest 3rd - Laventille Steelband Festival at Eastern Main Road, Laventille; 4pm 6th to 10th - Santa Rosa Festival 8th - 3rd Annual Curry Duck and Cocktails Festival at Parlatuvier Bay Tobago followed by a street party. Admission is free! For further information please call Mrs Nicole Chance-Stewart at 682-8723 or email tobagocurryduckandcocktails@gmail.com. 10th - Raksha Bandhan 10th - Parlatuvier Fisherfolk Festival at Parlatuvier Bay Tobago followed by a street party. Admission is free! For further information please call Mrs Nicole Chance-Stewart at 682-8723 or email tobagocurryduckandcocktails@gmail.com. 12th - International Youth Day 17th - Shri Krishna Janam Ashtmi 23rd - 2014 Great Race from Pier 1 Chaguaramas to Store Bay, Tobago; Pirogues class leave at 6:50am.; M Class leave at 8am. 24th - 103FM Curry Duck Competition at Chagville Beach, Chaguaramas. 24th - Feast Day of Santa Rosa Festival 25th - Carib Santa Rosa Festival (Arima Fest 2014) 30th - Santa Rosa Day 31st - Independence Day back to the top
September	8th - Ganesh Jayanti 9th to 24th - Hindus Memorial Services (observance of Pitra Paksh) 12th to 14th - Angostura Rum Festival hosted by Angostura Ltd. at Laventille compound. 24th - Republic Day 25th to 3rd Oct - Ram Leela Festival 27th - 16th Annual Scotiabank Women Against Breast Cancer 5k Classic 27th to 28th - Tobago Open Tennis Tournament (last weekend in September ) 28th - Tourism Day 30th - Caribbean Youth Day 30th to 5th Oct - Tobago International Cycling Classic back to the top
October	25th Sep to 3rd Oct - Ram Leela Festival 30th Sep to 5th Oct- Tobago International Cycling Classic 2nd - The International day of the Elderly. 3rd - Ramleela 5th to 11th - Fire Prevention Week 7th - Chaguanas Borough Days 12th - Chinese Arrival Day 12th - Store Bay Open Water Swimming Classic at Store Bay Beach. 16th - World Food Day 19th - Tobago Blue Food Festival at L’Anse Fourmi Bloody Bay Recreation Grounds - An annual event of entertainment and cooking. 19th to 26th - National Tourism Week 23rd - Divali 24th - United Nations Day 26th - Breast Cancer Awareness Day 26th - Patience Hill Harvest Fest back to the top
November	1st to 2nd - Bago Sport Beach Football International. For more information visit www.bagosports.com 2nd - Black Rock Harvest Fest 3rd - Hosay Festival 6th - Kaartik 11th - Rememberance Day 14th - World Diabetes Day 16th - Les Couteaux Harvest Fest 16th - Moriah Harvest Fest 16th - Scarborough Harvest Fest 18th - San Fernando Day 23rd - Mt. Gomery Harvest Fest back to the top
December	1st - International World National AIDS Day 4th - The 6th Annual Tobago House of Assembly Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Louis D'or Nurseries. 6th to 12th - Tobago House Assembly Week Celebrations at Shaw Park Complex; Dwight Yorke Stadium and other venues. 7th - Plymouth Harvest Fest 12th - Radio Tambrin's Annual Christmas Parade and Children Treat. The parade is scheduled to start at 3pm from the Old Market car park. 14th - Barcode's Annual 'Pig Out' Christmas Lime. 25th - Christmas Day 26th - Boxing Day 26th - 11th Annual Penta Paints Kite Flying Competition at Plymouth Recreation Grounds. 26th - PINK An All-Inclusive Poolside in Tobago. 31st - Old Year's Festivities back to the top
Carnival 2015 - Febuary 16th & 17th Carnival 2016 - February 8th & 9th 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. 2010 - Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar was sworn in on May 26, 2010 as the country's first female Prime Minister for Trinidad and Tobago 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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