Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine APRIL 2019 | Page 80

THE BAHAMAS POPULATION SIZE 13,940 sq. kilometers OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CAPITAL CITY CURRENCY Bahamian Dollar (1 US dollar equals 1.00 Bahamian Dollar) APRIL 10 Eleuthera...All That Jazz 382, 000 (2013) English Events This weekend’s jazz concert provides a showcase for Bahamian musicians and features appearances by international artists. Nassau APRIL 20 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE The festival will feature music, exhibits, movies, and fun for all ages. [email protected] 240 C / 750 F Cat Island Earth Day Festival MAY 20 4th Annual Ole Freetown Cultural Festival A Cultural festival highlighting the heritage of Freetown, the fi rst place where slaves were freed in 1834. The day-long festival will feature traditional games and competitions like pineapple eating, washboard, and tin tub races. JUNE 6 - 10 Deep Creek Conch Festival South Eleuthera This event was designed to promote the Deep Creek settlement and to share its cultural heritage with the younger members of the community, descendants and visitors. It offers down home cooking, Rake and Scrape music, talent shows, arts and craft. JUNE 14 - 16 All Mayaguana Regatta Event-fi lled days and each night will consist of cultural experiences, a Junkanoo rush-out, community band performances, climbing of the greasy pole, plaiting of the Maypole, and live band music. Click here for more Bahamian events © Bahamas Ministry of Tourism