Discover Trinidad & Tobago 2016 — 25th Anniversary Edition
With our 2016 edition (our 27th), we celebrate 25 years of producing Discover Trinidad & Tobago. Published every year since 1991, Discover Trinidad & Tobago is aimed both at international visitors planning a trip to the islands – whether for an eco adventure, business trip, or beach holiday – and at local Trinbagonians looking to know and explore more about their native islands. Our comprehensive coverage of Trinidad and Tobago — from arts and culture to eco adventures, accommodation to sports, planning flights and transportation and more — can help anyone plan anything from a day trip or weekend escape, to a full-on an adventure holiday or leisurely vacation. It might take a lifetime to truly experience all that the islands have to offer, but at least we can show you where to start. For more: http://www.discovertnt.com • http://www.facebook.com/discovertnt
With our 2016 edition (our 27th), we celebrate 25 years of producing Discover Trinidad & Tobago. Published every year since 1991, Discover Trinidad & Tobago is aimed both at international visitors planning a trip to the islands – whether for an eco adventure, business trip, or beach holiday – and at local Trinbagonians looking to know and explore more about their native islands. Our comprehensive coverage of Trinidad and Tobago — from arts and culture to eco adventures, accommodation to sports, planning flights and transportation and more — can help anyone plan anything from a day trip or weekend escape, to a full-on an adventure holiday or leisurely vacation. It might take a lifetime to truly experience all that the islands have to offer, but at least we can show you where to start. For more: http://www.discovertnt.com • http://www.facebook.com/discovertnt
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august<br />
1 (public holiday): Emancipation Day<br />
Arima Borough Day (<strong>Trinidad</strong>)<br />
Castara Fisherman’s Fete (<strong>Tobago</strong>)<br />
Santa Rosa Festival (<strong>Trinidad</strong>)<br />
Great Race (<strong>Trinidad</strong> to <strong>Tobago</strong>)<br />
Oshun River Festival (<strong>Trinidad</strong>) <strong>—</strong> marked by Orisha devotees celebrating the goddess of love, fertility<br />
and inland waters<br />
Harvest Festival (<strong>Tobago</strong>): Speyside<br />
31 (public holiday): Independence Day <strong>—</strong> commemorates the islands’ independence from<br />
Britain in 1962, featuring a parade of the protective services; national awards; and fireworks<br />
september<br />
Angostura Rum Festival<br />
<strong>Trinidad</strong> & <strong>Tobago</strong> Film Festival<br />
<strong>Trinidad</strong> & <strong>Tobago</strong> Restaurant Week<br />
<strong>Tobago</strong> Fest<br />
<strong>Tobago</strong> International Cycling Classic<br />
24 (public holiday): Republic Day <strong>—</strong> marks the adoption in 1976 of a new<br />
republican constitution (in which a President replaced the Queen of England as<br />
the head of state, and the islands became a republic within the Commonwealth)<br />
Derby Horse Racing Classics (<strong>Trinidad</strong>)<br />
Maracas Open Water Classic (<strong>Trinidad</strong>)<br />
Republic Day Cycling Classic (<strong>Trinidad</strong>)<br />
Parang season begins<br />
october<br />
8-11: Hosay (<strong>Trinidad</strong>)<br />
First People’s Heritage Week<br />
Blue Food Festival (<strong>Tobago</strong>)<br />
National Tourism Week<br />
Ramleela Festival (<strong>Trinidad</strong>)<br />
Steelpan & Jazz Festival (<strong>Trinidad</strong>)<br />
Harvest Festival (<strong>Tobago</strong>): Patience Hill<br />
TBC (public holiday): Divali<br />
december<br />
Christmas with the Marionettes Chorale<br />
(<strong>Trinidad</strong>)<br />
Paramin Parang Festival (<strong>Trinidad</strong>)<br />
Assembly Day (<strong>Tobago</strong>)<br />
25 (public holiday): Christmas Day<br />
26 (public holiday): Boxing Day<br />
Phagwa (Holi) is celebrated in March. Photo by Stephen Broadbridge<br />
november<br />
International Surf Festival<br />
Scarborough Cup Golf<br />
Tournament (<strong>Tobago</strong>)<br />
<strong>Tobago</strong> Christmas Caravan<br />
Harvest Festivals (<strong>Tobago</strong>):<br />
Plymouth, Black Rock, Les<br />
Couteaux, Moriah,<br />
Scarborough,<br />
Montgomery<br />
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