Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine April 2016 | Page 125

Calendar of Events

July . August . September 2016

JULY
July 18 & 19

Saint Lucia Carnival Parade
Saint Lucia Carnival is a spectacular explosion of color,
displaying its art, culture, music and dance.

AUGUST
Chocolate Heritage Month
Saint Lucia celebrates Chocolate Heritage Month having recognized the role cacao and its beloved byproduct
chocolate has played in its history. A number of on-island experiences and month long festivals delve in Saint
Lucia’s cacao roots, offering travelers unbeatable islandwide hotel and resort promotions of chocolaty fun.

August 1st

Emancipation Day

SEPTEMBER

August 12th- 14th

September 11th – 17th

The Mercury Beach Event will take place on the Pigeon
Island Beach, August 14th, 2016 from 8am to sundown.
This year approximately 325 vessels from Martinique
and over 7000 visitors from neighboring Guadeloupe, St
Vincent, Barbados, Trinidad and St Lucia are expected
to attend this annual event.

Saint Lucia is one of the most scenic islands
in the Caribbean with first rate dive and snorkeling just off shore. There is endless beauty
beneath the surface at Saint Lucia’s many dive
sites that teem with rainbow color reefs and
colorful varied marine life.

Dive Fest

Mercury Beach Party

August 30th

La Rose Flower Festival
This cultural event is one of the two Flower Festivals “La
Rose” and “La Marguerite” held annually to preserve
St. Lucia’s rich cultural memory, history and heritage.
These Flower Festivals are derived from historical rival
societies who sing virtues of their flowers.
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To highlight the Saint Lucia Dive experience,
Saint Lucia will host for the first time Dive Fest
- “See a complete Different World”, which will
feature five days of two (2) tank dives at different locations on island. Other activities will
include a photography competition, Lion Fish
Derby, a sunset cruise followed by a Night Dive
and a Cultural Extravaganza.