Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2018 | Page 108
EVENTS
BARBADOS
JULY 4 - 8
Dive Fest Barbados
POPULATION
284,644 (2013) 431 sq. kilometers
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CAPITAL CITY
English
CURRENCY
Barbadian Dollar
(1 US dollar equals 1.98 Barbadian Dollars)
This event will feature water awareness
programs, scuba and freediving
demonstrations, beach clean ups, conservation
tips, lionfish hunting and tasting, as well as
scuba dives all over the island.
www.divefestbarbados.com
SIZE
Bridgetown
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
JULY
300 C / 860 F
Barbados Crop Over Festival
This annual festival is a traditional celebration
of the end of the sugar cane harvest, dating
back to the 1780’s. It begins with the Opening
Gala and Ceremonial Delivery of the Last Canes
and the crowning of the King and Queen
of the Festival. It culminates with the Grand
Kadooment Day carnival festival.
AUGUST 19 - 25
International Hockey Festival
An Annual field hockey event with
participating teams coming from various
countries of the world including host
country Barbados, other Caribbean islands,
the U.K. South America and Europe.
Click here for more information about
these and other events.
Photo Credit: Joe Ross