Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine APRIL 2019 | Page 612

EVENTS
TRINIDAD
POPULATION
MAY 1 - 5
SIZE
1.341 million (2013) 5,131 sq. kilometers
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CAPITAL CITY
English
CURRENCY
Trinidad & Tobago Dollar
(1 US dollar equals 6.65 Trinidad & Tobago Dollars)
Port of Spain
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
Boca Lit Fest - Trinidad &
Tobago’s Literary Festival
www.bocalitfest.org
MAY 14 - 28
23rd European Film Festival
Trinidad and Tobago
270 C / 80.60 F
MAY 30
Indian Arrival Day
(public holiday)
A commemoration of the arrival in
Trinidad of indentured servants from
India. Their arrival is re-enacted by
various groups on beaches throughout
the island. There are also award
ceremonies, cultural presentations,
religious services in Indian communities
around the island
JUNE 15
Annual Yoruba Village Drum
Festival
A celebration of “talking drums” usually
held as part of events leading up to
Emancipation Day celebratinos on the
island.
Photo Credit: Trinidad & Tobago Tourism Development Company