Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine January 2018 | Page 265

Events
MONSTERRAT
Calendar 24
of Events
JANUARY
- 28
49th Annual 2016
Budget Marine
Spice Island Billfish Tournament
This is Grenada’s main sport fishing event
attracting anglers from throughout the
Caribbean and beyond.
.
OCTOBER
JANUARY
29 to
.
FEBRUARY 3
NOVEMBER
Island Water
World Grenada
. 2018
Sailing Week
Head down to Grenada to participate in this
DECEMBER
week of fun on the seas. Click here for more
information and to register.
FEBRUARY 3
Grenada Sailing Festival Work
Boat Regatta
Sailors from fishing communities in Grenada
and its sister islands of Carriacou and Petite
Martinique
compete against
each
other
Alliouaguana
Literary
Festival
durnig Book
this highly
anticipated
annual by event.
presentations
and readings
guest
NOVEMBER
authors, storytelling under the stars, open mike
performances and literary workshops.
FEBRUARY 12
Carriacou Carnival
DECEMBER
The traditional Shakespeare Mas, the island’s
unique Jab Jab, various other types of
Carnival
masqueraders, calypso
and soca music, street
This
Festival
runs
from
parties and parades are
all mid-December
a part of this until
fun
New
Year’s
Day,
and
is
the
climax of
the year.
and energetic event, which attract
people
Calypso
competitions,
the Festival
Queen
from the
neighbouring
islands,
as spectators
competition,
and talent shows, and
and beauty
participants.
the parade of costumed troupes on New
Year’s Day, as well as Masqueraders dancing
in
the streets.
As more
night falls,
excitement
Click
here for
events.
builds up at street ‘jump ups’ informal dancing
in the street, with exuberant crowds following a
truck playing loud music.
© Grenada Tourism Authority
Pure Kelsey
Grenada
Photo ©
Credit:
Meyer