Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2018 | Page 568

Events
ST. KITTS
POPULATION
JULY 20 - 29
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
3rd Annual St. Kitts and Nevis
Restaurant Week
A celebration of St. Kitts & Nevis’ local
cuisine during a week which offers visitors
and nationals an opportunity to experience
special menus at discounted prices across
a range of restaurants.
www.stkittsmusicfestival.net
AUGUST 6
Emancipation Day
A celebration of the abolition of slavery
throughout the Caribbean, Emancipation
Day is commemorated on the first Monday
and Tuesday of August in St. Kitts and
marks the first day of the Culturama
festival.
AUGUST 8
Twenty20 Cricket Tournament
Popular fixture where St. Kitts and Nevis
Patriots play at home in the annual
Twenty20 Cricket tournament with
matches at Warner Park Stadium. The
games are held during August and
September.
SEPTEMBER 19
St. Kitts
& Nevis
Independence Day
A public holiday celebrating St. Kitts/Nevis’
independence from Britain in 1983.
For more events, visit:
www.stkittstourism.kn