EVENTS & FESTIVALS

Fish Friday

Every Friday, Every Month, All Year!

Every Friday night, the town of Goyave welcomes locals and visitors alike from 6pm until 1am. St. Francis and St. Dominic streets are transformed into a seafood smorgasbord, with fresh caught fish, shrimp, lobster and other seafood cooked on open fires in a variety of ways. This is fused with cultural performances and music.

January

Annual Spice Island Billfish Tournament

Attracting anglers and boats from as far as Canada, UK, South America and USA, the event sees competitors vying for new records and attractive prizes. There is “Cook Off” challenge on the “Lay Day” where anglers test their culinary skills.

February

Carriacou Carnival

The celebrations involve two days of street parades and various competitions among calypso and soca singers and masquerade bands

March

St. Patrick’s Day Fiesta

Celebrated in Sauteurs in the parish of St. Patrick, this festival exhibits the local art and craft, agricultural produce, food drink and a cultural extravaganza and mini festival.

April

Around the island, Easter Regatta

The Grenada Yacht club held its first annual Tall Yachts Race in 2006 wit 18 boats entering making it one of the finest spectacles in the Caribbean at that time.

Carriacou Maroon Music Festival

On Grenada’s sister isles of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, maroons are age-old celebrating expressing appreciation for a productive harvest and petitioning success for the upcoming planting season. They are expressions of joy; feasts and celebrations whose sights, sounds and smells surround the cooking and sharing of food within each community. Each village has its own traditions, but the celebration and sharing of the harvest is the common thread, which binds them all.

The pulsing beat of the Big Drum is the lifeblood of the maroon celebration. Featuring traditional performances from the Big Drum Nation Dance, String Band Music, Shakespear Mas, Quadrile and African Dance, Belair Park will be transformed into a festival village, with the canopy of trees giving a natural amphitheatre effect.

Grenada Drum Festival

In the north-eastern part of Grenada, almost on the boundary between the parishes of St. Andrew and St. Patrick lies the rural community of Tivoli. With a rich history in drumming, it is home to the Tivoli Drummers and the natural birthplace of the Grenada Drum Festival. Visitors and locals will have the opportunity to sample and enjoy Grenadian dishes and delights and also local arts.

June

Fisherman’s Birthday Celebrations

Every tear Grenada’s fishing villages commemorate the June 29th feast day of St. Peter and St. Paul.

Known locally as Fisherman’s Birthday Celebrations, the event begins with church services and the blessing of boats and nets, followed by boat races, fishing displays and late evening parties.

The historic town of Gouyave, in the northwest parish of St. John’s, is the main venue for these activities, which in recent years have grown to include community sporting and cultural and sporting events.

August

Carriacou Regatta

In 2007, the Carriacou Regatta Festival celebrates its 42nd anniversary with festival highlights including Miss Aquaval Queen Show, Donkey Racing, Greasy Pole and numerous cultural and sporting events.

Grenada Carnival

Renowned for its colour, creativity and unique culture character, Grenada’s Carnival is one of the island’s biggest annual festivals. Although each parish features its own brand of traditional costume or mas and many have activities at the Parish level, for many the main Carnival action is to be found on the streets of the capital city of St. George’s.

The Carnival celebrations gains momentum in early August with cultural presentations and calypso shows almost every night of the week and the night air is filled with the sound of steel bands rehearsing their unique musical arrangements for the upcoming Panorama competition. Finally the countdown to Carnival begins one week before, with the opening of the Rainbow City Festival in Grenville, St. Andrew.

October

Grenada Cricket Classics

Grenadians and other visitors are treated to the talent of Cricket Legends from England and the West Indies. In 2006 at the third annual Virgin Atlantic Cricket Classics, held during the 5 – 12 October, the West Indies took a 3 – 1 lead over England winning by 15 runs. The West Indies team, captained by Joel Garner, included the following legends: Gordon Greenidge, Vivian Richards, Curtley Ambrose, Jimmy Adams and Ritchie Richardson. The English team, led by Allan Lamb, included former notable players; Robin Smith, Chris Lewis, Phil De Freitias, Derek Randall and Mark Butcher. The event is now to become an annual event, attracting similar cricketing legends.

November

TTSA Carriacou Sailing Series

The Grenada Yacht Club in conjunction with the organising committee for the Carriacou Sailing series proudly announces the 9th Cariacou sailing series at Tyrell Bay Marina, Carriacou.

Aimed at the whole family beach activities are organised to keep the non racing members busy while the competitors engaged each other on the water. Courses are fairly short and leave ample time for after race celebrations. Fiestas are held each night at different venues on the island, where live entertainment is provided.

December

Carriacou Parang Festival

Founded in 1977 by Mr. Bentley Thomas, the Carriacou Parang Festival highlights the music and culture of Carriacou. Feature events include the Parang and Hosana Band competitions as well as the individual Song Competiton.