Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine January 2019 | Page 548
Events
ST. KITTS
POPULATION
JANUARY 1
National Carnival’s Grand Parade
SIZE
42,085 (2015) 178 sq. kilometers
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CAPITAL CITY
English
CURRENCY
Eastern Caribbean Dollar
(1 US dollar equals 2.67 Caribbean Dollars)
Basseterre
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
280 C / 820 F
As the island’s carnival draws to a close,
masqueraders take to the streets in one big
festival parade. colourful costumed carnival
bands, traditional mas’ bands, calypso and
soca are all part of Sugar Mas’ on the first
day of the new year.
JANUARY 2
Sugar Mas’ Carnival Last Lap
The island’s carnival celebrations (Sugar
Mas’) climaxes with a huge street party.
FEBRUARY 2-7
Admirals Cup Pro-Am
Golf Tournament
A PGA Club Professional and three
amateurs pair up to compete against other
teams from golf clubs across the U.S.,
Canada, UK and the Caribbean. This is the
only golf event of its kind with tournament
rounds contested simultaneously on two
different Caribbean islands. Click here for
details.
MARCH 31
Bente Weber Memorial Nevis to
St. Kitts Cross Channel Swim
St. Kitts
& Nevis
An open-water 2.5 mile (4km) swim,
starting on Oualie Beach, Nevis, going
across the “Narrows” and ending on
Cockleshell Beach, St. Kitts. Click here for
more information.