Carnival Dates For the next ten years
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Dates for the Next 10 Years
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Date and Events February 23, 2009 - March 5, 2019 |
Information Event Type: Carnival Dates 2009 - February 23rd & 24th 2010 - February 15th & 16th 2011 - March 7th & 8th 2012 - February 20th & 21st 2013 - February 11th & 12th 2014 - March 3rd & 4th 2015 - February 16th & 17th 2016 - February 8th & 9th 2017 - February 27th & 28th 2018 - February 12th & 13th 2019 - March 4th & 5th Venue: N/A Location: Trinidad and Tobago Contact: |
Annual Carnival Talk Tent 2009 | |
Date and Events
February 26, 2009 - March 1, 2009 8:00pm - 'til |
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Event Type: Cultural Local talk show on contemporary topics that highlights the different styles of oral tradition such as poetry, story telling, comedy, rapso and trini dialect featuring some of Trinidad & Tobago's top talk artists and special guests. Produced and directed by Paul Keens-Douglas, the show highlights clean quality comedy, humor, storytelling and social commentary. Venue: Queen's Hall, 1-3 St. Ann's Road, St Ann's Location: Trinidad Contact: Contact: Paul Keens Douglas |
1st Annual T&T Carnival Comedy Fest | |
Date and Events
February 27, 2009 - March 7, 2009 |
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Event Type: Carnival Show A new concept which will expose local comedians to nationals and visitors alike who have never experienced a local comedy show. It will feature 25 of the country's biggest comedians. Venue: Varied venues Location: Trinidad Contact: Randy Glasgow Productions Tel: 1 (868) 628-9158/ 622-0834; Email: rgpltd2002@yahoo.com |
1st Annual T&T Carnival Comedy Fest | |
Date and Events
February 27, 2009 - March 7, 2009 |
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Event Type: Special A new concept which will expose local comedians to nationals and visitors alike who have never experienced a local comedy show. It will feature 25 of the country's biggest comedians. Venue: Varied venues Location: Trinidad Contact: Randy Glasgow Productions Tel: 1 (868) 628-9158/ 622-0834; Email: rgpltd2002@yahoo.com |
Alternative Calypso & Comedy Festival | |
Date and Events
March 1, 2009 |
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Event Type: Special This is a new comedy concept that will differ from Comedy shows in T&T. Comedy event producers (promoters and TV executives) will be invited to see our best comedians on show in this new concept. Venue: Centre Pointe Mall, Chaguanas Location: Trinidad Contact: Randy Glasgow Productions Tel: 1 (868) 628-9158/ 622-0834; Email: rgpltd2002@yahoo.com |
Leatherback Turtle Nesting | |
Date and Events
March 1, 2009 - August 31, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Endangered leatherback turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. These facinating creatures can be observed during the months of March -August as they lay their eggs and their hatchlings emerge. Venue: Grande Riviere and Matura Bay Location: Trinidad Contact: Wildlife Forestry Division Tel: 1 (868) 662-5114 |
Alternative Calypso & Comedy Festival | |
Date and Events
March 6, 2009 |
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Event Type: Special This is a new comedy concept that will differ from Comedy shows in T&T. Comedy event producers (promoters and TV executives) will be invited to see our best comedians on show in this new concept. Venue: Dwight Yorke Stadium, Tobago Location: Tobago Contact: Randy Glasgow Productions Tel: 1 (868) 628-9158/ 622-0834; Email: rgpltd2002@yahoo.com |
Alternative Calypso & Comedy Festival | |
Date and Events
March 7, 2009 |
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Event Type: Special This is a new comedy concept that will differ from Comedy shows in T&T. Comedy event producers (promoters and TV executives) will be invited to see our best comedians on show in this new concept. Venue: Centre of Excellence, Macoya Location: Trinidad Contact: Randy Glasgow Productions Tel: 1 (868) 628-9158/ 622-0834; Email: rgpltd2002@yahoo.com |
40 Years of Drums & Steel | |
Date and Events
March 7, 2009 - March 8, 2009 Varied times |
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Event Type: Carnival Show Village Drums of Freedom presents its 2009 Cultural Show celebrating 40 years of Drums & Steel featuring drummers, dance troupes, steelbands, pan soloists, calypsonians and DJ Nadel. Free entry, bar and buffet on sale. Venue: Corner of Alfred Richards and De Freitas Streets, St. James Location: Trinidad Contact: Contact: Gerry Drums or Flora-belle Achee Tel: 1 (868) 622-3744/ 622-2995; Email: fyemarine@yahoo.com |
Annual Carnival Talk Tent 2009 | |
Date and Events
March 7, 2009 - March 8, 2009 8:00pm - 'til |
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Event Type: Cultural Local talk show on contemporary topics that highlights the different styles of oral tradition such as poetry, story telling, comedy, rapso and trini dialect featuring some of Trinidad & Tobago's top talk artists and special guests. Produced and directed by Paul Keens-Douglas, the show highlights clean quality comedy, humor, storytelling and social commentary. Venue: Naparima Bowl, San Fernando Location: Trinidad Contact: Contact: Paul Keens Douglas |
Trinidad Guardian Asset Management Ltd/TTGFA Wahoo Tournament | |
Date and Events
March 7, 2009 - March 8, 2009 |
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Event Type: Sport Game fishing event sponsored by Trinidad Guardian Holdings Venue: N/A Location: Tobago Contact: Trinidad and Tobago Game Fishing Association Website: www.ttgfa.com |
Phagwa/ Holi Festival | |
Date and Events
March 9, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Communal, joyous event in which participants release inhibitions and throw bright liquid or purple colored powder on each other with a laissez-faire spirit. The festivities reenact the legend of Holi (Holika). Venue: N/A Location: Trinidad Contact: National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) Tel: 1 (868) 671-6242 |
Buccoo Goat Race Festival | |
Date and Events
April 13, 2009 - April 14, 2009 |
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Event Type: Sport Event featuring Goat races, Crab races and other recreational, sporting activities. Venue: Mt. Pleasant & Buccoo Location: Tobago Contact: Department of Tourism Tel: 1 (868) 639-2125/ 639-4636; Website: www.visittobago.gov.tt |
Point Fortin Borough Day Celebrations | |
Date and Events
April 18, 2009 - May 2, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Community activities in celebration of Point Fortin's Borough Day. Venue: Point Fortin Location: Trinidad Contact: Point Fortin Corporation Tel: 1 (868) 648-2868/69 |
Pan Jazz in the yard | |
Date and Events
April 22, 2009 - April 23, 2009 7:00pm |
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Event Type: Cultural Venue: Tobago Location: Tobago Contact: Pantrinbago Tel: 1 (868) 623-4486; Website: www.pantrinbago.co.tt |
Pt. Fortin Borough Steelband Competition | |
Date and Events
May 2, 2009 TBA |
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Event Type: Cultural Venue: Market Square, Point Fortin Location: Trinidad Contact: Pantrinbago Tel: 1 (868) 623-4486; Website: www.pantrinbago.co.tt |
Hampton Games | |
Date and Events
May 16, 2009 - May 17, 2009 |
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Event Type: Sport The premiere athletic event in the Caribbean sanctioned by the National Amateur Athletic Association of Trinidad and Tobago. This event grooms budding champions and allows Caribbean athletes a forum to measure their talent against International standards. Venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain Location: Trinidad Contact: National Amateur Athletic Association (NAAA) Tel: 1 (868) 622-9516; Website: www.hamptongames.com |
Taste TNT | |
Date and Events
May 23, 2009 - May 24, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Taste T&T is an exciting culinary concept showcasing the best of Trinidad and Tobago's food while at the same time highlighting the creative talents of the country's top and up-and-coming chefs. Venue: N/A Location: Trinidad Contact: Tourism Development Company (TDC) Tel: 1 (868) 675-7034 (-7); Website: www.gotrinidadandtobago.com |
Indian Arrival Day Celebrations | |
Date and Events
May 30, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Annual commemoration of the arrival of the first Indian Indentured labourers from India to Trinidad, in May 1845, on the ship Fatel Razack. Venue: N/A Location: Trinidad Contact: National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) Tel: 1 (868) 671-6242 |
We Beat Festival | |
Date and Events
June 5, 2009 - June 13, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Celebration of the incorporation of St. James into the City of of Port of Spain and a showcase of activities that highlight the history and culture of Trinidad and Tobago: steelband concert and parade, Health Day, amateur talent show, children and kaiso show, showcase of local music genres - Groovy Soca, Chutney and Jazz etc. Venue: St. James Amphitheatre, St. James, Port-of-Spain Location: Trinidad Contact: St. James Community Improvement Committee Tel: 1 (868) 622-7622/ 680-7383; Website: www.webeat.org |
Tobago Heritage Festival | |
Date and Events
July 11, 2009 - August 1, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Celebration of Tobago Venue: Different villages in Tobago Location: Tobago Contact: Heritage Office Tel: 1 (868) 639-4441 |
2009 Caribbean Games Trinidad and Tobago | |
Date and Events
July 12, 2009 - July 19, 2009 |
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Event Type: Sport The Caribbean Games is held quadrennially in the year immediately following the Olympic Games. The Games serve to provide a platform to showcase elite Caribbean athletes as a means of motivating young sportsmen and sportswomen to aspire to international standards and achievements. Events chosen for 2009 are Tennis, Track & Field, Boxing, Netball and Volleyball. Venue: N/A Location: Trinidad Contact: Local Organising Committee 2009 Caribbean Games Tel: 1 (868) 624-8126/ 625-6737; Website: www.caribbeangames2009.com; Email: info@2009caribbeangames.com |
Great Fete Weekend | |
Date and Events
July 22, 2009 - July 27, 2009 |
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Event Type: Special A week of beach parties featuring popular DJs and sound systems in the country. It features Welcome Wed, Retro Thursday, Fantastic Friday, Wet Fete Saturday, Insomniac Sunday and Bar Code Monday. Venue: Varied venues Location: Tobago Contact: Department of Tourism Tel: 1 (868) 639-2125/ 639-4636; Website: www.visittobago.gov.tt |
Emancipation Day Celebrations | |
Date and Events
July 29, 2009 - August 2, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural A commemoration of the emancipation of Africans from slavery in Trinidad and Tobago on August 1st 1834. This observance takes the form of various activities and events focusing on a theme: lectures, local ent, art, cultural and educational exhibitions, street and flambeau processions. Venue: Port of Spain Location: Trinidad Contact: Emancipation Support Committee of T&T Tel: 1 (868) 628-5008; Website: www.panafricanfestival.org |
Tobago International Muhtadi Drumming Festival | |
Date and Events
August 1, 2009 - August 2, 2009 |
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Event Type: Sport 5th Annual two-day star-studded event showcasing the unique artistes and drums from diverse cultures around the globe in a forum which incorporates a mix of rhythms and percussion. Venue: Dwight Yorke Stadium Location: Tobago Contact: Department of Tourism Tel: 1 (868) 639-2125/ 639-4636; Website: www.visittobago.gov.tt |
Laventille Steelband Festival | |
Date and Events
August 2, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Venue: Laventille Community Complex Location: Trinidad Contact: Pantrinbago Tel: 1 (868) 623-4486; Website: www.pantrinbago.co.tt |
Santa Rosa Festival | |
Date and Events
August 23, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural A series of events orchestrated by the Carib Community for both the parish and the wider Arima community. The celebration commences with a Church service at 9:00am followed by a street procession with the Santa Rosa statue and culminates with cultural activities at the Santa Rosa Carib Community Centre. Venue: Amira Location: Trinidad Contact: Santa Rosa Carib Community Tel: 1 (868) 667 0210/ 664 1897; Website: www.kacike.org/srcc/default.html |
The Carib Great Race | |
Date and Events
August 29, 2009 |
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Event Type: Sport Power boat racing, beach parties and other activities Venue: Store Bay Location: Tobago Contact: Mr. Garth Marshall Power Boat Association Tel: 1 (868) 620-9066; Website: www.ttpba.com |
Independence Day Parade/ Celebrations | |
Date and Events
August 31, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Military parade in the morning followed by fireworks in the evening. Venue: Port of Spain Location: Trinidad Contact: |
Panyard Sensations | |
Date and Events
September 9, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Panyard Sensations hosted by the Tourism Development Company Limited (TDC), in conjunction with Pan Trinbago Incorporated, is an annual series that highlights Trinidad and Tobago's national instrument, the steelpan, as well as the practitioners of this remarkable art form. Venue: N/A Location: Trinidad Contact: Tourism Development Company (TDC) Tel: 1 (868) 675-7034 (-7); Website: www.gotrinidadandtobago.com |
Parang celebrations for the Christmas season | |
Date and Events
September 9, 2009 - December 9, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Performances by local groups of the traditional Spanish-influenced Christmas music (Parang). Venue: N/A Location: Trinidad Contact: NPATT |
Eid-Ul-Fitr | |
Date and Events
September 20, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Eid-ul-Fitr is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in the Islamic calendar and it occurs after the sighting of the new crescent moon which signals the end of the month of Ramadan. It is a time when Muslims give thanks for the blessings they have received from Allah, celebrate the victory of the forces of good over evil, and forgive their neighbours for old grudges and ill feelings. Venue: N/A Location: Trinidad Contact: National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) Tel: 1 (868) 671-6242 |
The Trinidad and Tobago Steelpan & Jazz Festival 2009 | |
Date and Events
October 9, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural A high-profile charitable event hosted by the Queen's Royal College Foundation featuring famed local artistes and steelpan bands. Venue: N/A Location: Trinidad Contact: The Queen's Royal College Foundation Tel: 1 (868) 622-2544/ 623-9291; Website: www.trinidadtobagosteelpanjazz.com |
Divali (Festival of Lights) | |
Date and Events
October 17, 2009 |
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Event Type: Cultural Hindu festival celebrated in India and across the world on Amaavasya, the fifteenth night of the dark fortnight of the month of Kaartik (October/November). It is considered the Festival of Lights and is marked by the lighting of deeyas which are made from clay and filled with oil. Venue: N/A Location: Trinidad Contact: National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) Tel: 1 (868) 671-6242 |
Blue Food Festival | |
Date and Events
October 18, 2009 - October 25, 2009 |
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Event Type: Special An annual event of entertainment and cooking skills featuring local food with particular emphasis on blue food. Venue: L'Anse Fourmi Bloody Bay Recreation Grounds Location: Tobago Contact: Department of Tourism Tel: 1 (868) 639-2125/ 639-4636; Website: www.visittobago.gov.tt |
National Tourism Week | |
Date and Events
October 18, 2009 - October 31, 2009 |
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Event Type: Special Involves activities by the Tourism Department and Industry Stakeholders Venue: N/A Location: Tobago Contact: Department of Tourism Tel: 1 (868) 639-2125/ 639-4636; Website: www.visittobago.gov.tt |
The University of the West Indies Sports and Physical Educaton Centre (SPEC) International Half-Marathon | |
Date and Events
November 1, 2009 |
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Event Type: Sport Sporting event that attracts international athletes who attend UWI as well as local and regional University students. It is also open to the general public between the ages of 15 to 80+ based on their physical fitness levels. There are also categories for the physically-challenged and wheel-chair users. Venue: N/A Location: Trinidad Contact: UWI Sport & Physical Edcuation Centre Ms. Patricia Charles Tel: 1 (868) 645-9239/ 687-6264; Website: http://sta.uwi.edu/spec/marathon |
Jump start to Carnival 2010 | |
Date and Events
December 9, 2009 |
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Event Type: Venue: N/A Location: Contact: |
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