Event Type: Carnival Dates

Venue: N/A

Location: Trinidad and Tobago

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Event Type: Cultural

Local talk show on contemporary topics that highlights the different styles of oral tradition such as poetry, story telling, comedy, rapso and trini dialect featuring some of Trinidad & Tobago's top talk artists and special guests. Produced and directed by Paul Keens-Douglas, the show highlights clean quality comedy, humor, storytelling and social commentary.

Venue: Queen's Hall, 1-3 St. Ann's Road, St Ann's

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Contact: Paul Keens Douglas

Event Type: Carnival Show

A new concept which will expose local comedians to nationals and visitors alike who have never experienced a local comedy show. It will feature 25 of the country's biggest comedians.

Venue: Varied venues

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Randy Glasgow Productions Tel: 1 (868) 628-9158/ 622-0834; Email: [email protected]

Event Type: Special

A new concept which will expose local comedians to nationals and visitors alike who have never experienced a local comedy show. It will feature 25 of the country's biggest comedians.

Venue: Varied venues

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Randy Glasgow Productions Tel: 1 (868) 628-9158/ 622-0834; Email: [email protected]

Event Type: Special

This is a new comedy concept that will differ from Comedy shows in T&T.; Comedy event producers (promoters and TV executives) will be invited to see our best comedians on show in this new concept.

Venue: Centre Pointe Mall, Chaguanas

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Randy Glasgow Productions Tel: 1 (868) 628-9158/ 622-0834; Email: [email protected]

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: Special

This is a new comedy concept that will differ from Comedy shows in T&T.; Comedy event producers (promoters and TV executives) will be invited to see our best comedians on show in this new concept.

Venue: Dwight Yorke Stadium, Tobago

Location: Tobago

Contact: Randy Glasgow Productions Tel: 1 (868) 628-9158/ 622-0834; Email: [email protected]

Event Type: Special

This is a new comedy concept that will differ from Comedy shows in T&T.; Comedy event producers (promoters and TV executives) will be invited to see our best comedians on show in this new concept.

Venue: Centre of Excellence, Macoya

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Randy Glasgow Productions Tel: 1 (868) 628-9158/ 622-0834; Email: [email protected]

Event Type: Carnival Show

Village Drums of Freedom presents its 2009 Cultural Show celebrating 40 years of Drums & Steel featuring drummers, dance troupes, steelbands, pan soloists, calypsonians and DJ Nadel. Free entry, bar and buffet on sale.

Venue: Corner of Alfred Richards and De Freitas Streets, St. James

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Contact: Gerry Drums or Flora-belle Achee Tel: 1 (868) 622-3744/ 622-2995; Email: [email protected]

Event Type: Cultural

Local talk show on contemporary topics that highlights the different styles of oral tradition such as poetry, story telling, comedy, rapso and trini dialect featuring some of Trinidad & Tobago's top talk artists and special guests. Produced and directed by Paul Keens-Douglas, the show highlights clean quality comedy, humor, storytelling and social commentary.

Venue: Naparima Bowl, San Fernando

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Contact: Paul Keens Douglas

Event Type: Sport

Game fishing event sponsored by Trinidad Guardian Holdings

Venue: N/A

Location: Tobago

Contact: Trinidad and Tobago Game Fishing Association Website: www.ttgfa.com

Event Type: Cultural

Communal, joyous event in which participants release inhibitions and throw bright liquid or purple colored powder on each other with a laissez-faire spirit. The festivities reenact the legend of Holi (Holika).

Venue: N/A

Location: Trinidad

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

Event Type: Sport

Event featuring Goat races, Crab races and other recreational, sporting activities.

Venue: Mt. Pleasant & Buccoo

Location: Tobago

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

Event Type: Cultural

Community activities in celebration of Point Fortin's Borough Day.

Venue: Point Fortin

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Point Fortin Corporation Tel: 1 (868) 648-2868/69

Event Type: Cultural

Venue: Tobago

Location: Tobago

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

Event Type: Cultural

Venue: Market Square, Point Fortin

Location: Trinidad

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

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: Cultural

Taste T&T; is an exciting culinary concept showcasing the best of Trinidad and Tobago's food while at the same time highlighting the creative talents of the country's top and up-and-coming chefs.

Venue: N/A

Location: Trinidad

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

Event Type: Cultural

Annual commemoration of the arrival of the first Indian Indentured labourers from India to Trinidad, in May 1845, on the ship Fatel Razack.

Venue: N/A

Location: Trinidad

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

Event Type: Cultural

Celebration of the incorporation of St. James into the City of of Port of Spain and a showcase of activities that highlight the history and culture of Trinidad and Tobago: steelband concert and parade, Health Day, amateur talent show, children and kaiso show, showcase of local music genres - Groovy Soca, Chutney and Jazz etc.

Venue: St. James Amphitheatre, St. James, Port-of-Spain

Location: Trinidad

Contact: St. James Community Improvement Committee Tel: 1 (868) 622-7622/ 680-7383; Website: www.webeat.org

Event Type: Cultural

Celebration of Tobago

Venue: Different villages in Tobago

Location: Tobago

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

Event Type: Sport

The Caribbean Games is held quadrennially in the year immediately following the Olympic Games. The Games serve to provide a platform to showcase elite Caribbean athletes as a means of motivating young sportsmen and sportswomen to aspire to international standards and achievements. Events chosen for 2009 are Tennis, Track & Field, Boxing, Netball and Volleyball.

Venue: N/A

Location: Trinidad

Contact: Local Organising Committee 2009 Caribbean Games Tel: 1 (868) 624-8126/ 625-6737; Website: www.caribbeangames2009.com; Email: [email protected]

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: 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: 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: 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: 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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