Event Type: Carnival Dates

Venue: N/A

Location: Trinidad and Tobago

Contact:

Event Type: Cultural

Endangered leatherback turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. These facinating creatures can be observed during the months of March -August as they lay their eggs and their hatchlings emerge.

Venue: Grande Riviere and Matura Bay

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Wildlife Forestry Division Tel: 1 (868) 662-5114

Event Type: Cultural

Celebration of Tobago

Venue: Different villages in Tobago

Location: Tobago

Contact: Heritage Office Tel: 1 (868) 639-4441

Event Type: Sport

Continuation of the work begun at the 2008 June Triathlon Clinic, providing more in depth training for persons interested in the sport. The Camp will feature swimming workshops every day, focusing on improving technique as well as cycling and running workshops.

Venue: Blue Range Chaguaramas & Diego Martin Community Pool

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Caribbean Cross Training Tel: 1 (868) 358-3499/ 221-4641/ 785-7089; Email: cctcevent@gmail.com

Event Type: Sport

Water polo challenge to aid physical health efforts.

Venue: TBA

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Caribbean Cross Training Tel: 1 (868) 358-3499/ 221-4641/ 785-7089; Email: cctcevent@gmail.com

Event Type: Sport

The premiere athletic event in the Caribbean sanctioned by the National Amateur Athletic Association of Trinidad and Tobago. This event grooms budding champions and allows Caribbean athletes a forum to measure their talent against International standards.

Venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain

Location: Trinidad

Contact: National Amateur Athletic Association (NAAA) Tel: 1 (868) 622-9516; Website: www.hamptongames.com

Event Type: Special

A weekend concert of Jazz music featuring local and international acts. Confirmed as the shows headliner, is the incomparable Cheryl Pepsii Riley. Cheryl, a Jazz Fusion Artist living and working in New York. The local cast for this event would include: Mungal Patasar (Sitar player and his full band), Theron Shaw (Bass Guitarist and his band) and Vaughnette Bigford (Jazz Vocalist) to name a few.

Venue: The Queens Hall, St Anns, Port of Spain

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Victory International - Stacey Weekes Codrington and Ronald Benjamin - 868 301-7490, 868 693-2274, email - victorytnt@gmail.com

Event Type: Cultural

A commemoration of the emancipation of Africans from slavery in Trinidad and Tobago on August 1st 1834. This observance takes the form of various activities and events focusing on a theme: lectures, local ent, art, cultural and educational exhibitions, street and flambeau processions.

Venue: Port of Spain

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Emancipation Support Committee of T&T Tel: 1 (868) 628-5008; Website: www.panafricanfestival.org

Event Type: Special

A week of beach parties featuring popular DJs and sound systems in the country. It features Welcome Wed, Retro Thursday, Fantastic Friday, Wet Fete Saturday, Insomniac Sunday and Bar Code Monday.

Venue: Varied venues

Location: Tobago

Contact: Department of Tourism Tel: 1 (868) 639-2125/ 639-4636; Website: www.visittobago.gov.tt

Event Type: Sport

5th Annual two-day star-studded event showcasing the unique artistes and drums from diverse cultures around the globe in a forum which incorporates a mix of rhythms and percussion.

Venue: Dwight Yorke Stadium

Location: Tobago

Contact: Department of Tourism Tel: 1 (868) 639-2125/ 639-4636; Website: www.visittobago.gov.tt

Event Type: Cultural

Venue: Laventille Community Complex

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Pantrinbago Tel: 1 (868) 623-4486; Website: www.pantrinbago.co.tt

Event Type: Sport

Competition showcasing beginner and advanced distances for age groups of 7 & Under to 50+ sponsored by Home Construction Limited (HCL)

Venue: Trincity Mall & Trincity Millenium Vision

Location: Tobago

Contact: Caribbean Cross Training Tel: 1 (868) 358-3499/ 221-4641/ 785-7089; Email: cctcevent@gmail.com

Event Type: Cultural

A series of events orchestrated by the Carib Community for both the parish and the wider Arima community. The celebration commences with a Church service at 9:00am followed by a street procession with the Santa Rosa statue and culminates with cultural activities at the Santa Rosa Carib Community Centre.

Venue: Amira

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Santa Rosa Carib Community Tel: 1 (868) 667 0210/ 664 1897; Website: www.kacike.org/srcc/default.html

Event Type: Sport

Power boat racing, beach parties and other activities

Venue: Store Bay

Location: Tobago

Contact: Mr. Garth Marshall Power Boat Association Tel: 1 (868) 620-9066; Website: www.ttpba.com

Event Type: Sport

Competition intended to encourage, promote and strengthen the skills of open water swimming. This race is aimed at participants of varied age groups with Kids/ Senior races, with participation extended to Ministry of Tourism Lifeguards.

Venue: Store Bay, Tobago

Location: Tobago

Contact: Caribbean Cross Training Tel: 1 (868) 358-3499/ 221-4641/ 785-7089; Email: cctcevent@gmail.com

Event Type: Cultural

Military parade in the morning followed by fireworks in the evening.

Venue: Port of Spain

Location: Trinidad

Contact:

Event Type: Cultural

Panyard Sensations hosted by the Tourism Development Company Limited (TDC), in conjunction with Pan Trinbago Incorporated, is an annual series that highlights Trinidad and Tobago's national instrument, the steelpan, as well as the practitioners of this remarkable art form.

Venue: N/A

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Tourism Development Company (TDC) Tel: 1 (868) 675-7034 (-7); Website: www.gotrinidadandtobago.com

Event Type: Cultural

Performances by local groups of the traditional Spanish-influenced Christmas music (Parang).

Venue: N/A

Location: Trinidad

Contact: NPATT

Event Type: Cultural

Eid-ul-Fitr is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in the Islamic calendar and it occurs after the sighting of the new crescent moon which signals the end of the month of Ramadan. It is a time when Muslims give thanks for the blessings they have received from Allah, celebrate the victory of the forces of good over evil, and forgive their neighbours for old grudges and ill feelings.

Venue: N/A

Location: Trinidad

Contact: National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) Tel: 1 (868) 671-6242

Event Type: Cultural

A high-profile charitable event hosted by the Queen's Royal College Foundation featuring famed local artistes and steelpan bands.

Venue: N/A

Location: Trinidad

Contact: The Queen's Royal College Foundation Tel: 1 (868) 622-2544/ 623-9291; Website: www.trinidadtobagosteelpanjazz.com

Event Type: Cultural

Hindu festival celebrated in India and across the world on Amaavasya, the fifteenth night of the dark fortnight of the month of Kaartik (October/November). It is considered the Festival of Lights and is marked by the lighting of deeyas which are made from clay and filled with oil.

Venue: N/A

Location: Trinidad

Contact: National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) Tel: 1 (868) 671-6242

Event Type: Special

An annual event of entertainment and cooking skills featuring local food with particular emphasis on blue food.

Venue: L'Anse Fourmi Bloody Bay Recreation Grounds

Location: Tobago

Contact: Department of Tourism Tel: 1 (868) 639-2125/ 639-4636; Website: www.visittobago.gov.tt

Event Type: Special

Involves activities by the Tourism Department and Industry Stakeholders

Venue: N/A

Location: Tobago

Contact: Department of Tourism Tel: 1 (868) 639-2125/ 639-4636; Website: www.visittobago.gov.tt

Event Type: Sport

Sporting event that attracts international athletes who attend UWI as well as local and regional University students. It is also open to the general public between the ages of 15 to 80+ based on their physical fitness levels. There are also categories for the physically-challenged and wheel-chair users.

Venue: N/A

Location: Trinidad

Contact: UWI Sport & Physical Edcuation Centre Ms. Patricia Charles Tel: 1 (868) 645-9239/ 687-6264; Website: http://sta.uwi.edu/spec/marathon

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