2006 CALENDAR OF EVENTS GRENADA, CARRIACOU & PETIT MARTINIQUE January| February| March | April | May | June July| August | September | October | November | December For More Info: The Official Site of the Grenada Board of Tourism
January
1	NEW YEAR’S DAY Officially a public holiday, the New Year is welcomed with gala balls and parties at hotels and clubs. Church services are also held.
23 - 27	37^th ANNUAL SPICE ISLAND BILL FISH TOURNAMENT Knowledgeable anglers agree that Grenada boasts some of the Caribbean’s best game fish waters and that there is no better place to 'catch' a piece of the action than at the Annual Spice Island Billfish Tournament. Web: www.grenadagrenadines.com/billfish.html
27 - 31	13^th ANNUAL SAILING FESTIVAL Web: www.grenadasailingfestival.com
February
7	32^nd ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE Grenada's celebration of its 32^nd Anniversary of Independence - a public holiday that includes a military display
27 - 28	CARRIACOU CARNIVAL Celebrations involving two days of street parades and various competitions among calypsonians and masquerade bands.
March
17 - 25	ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL Celebrations take place in Sauteurs, St. Patrick's. Exhibits include local arts and craft, agricultural produce, food, drinks and a cultural extravaganza.
April
13 - 16	4^th GRENADA ROUND the ISLAND EASTER REGATTA
14	GOOD FRIDAY
17	EASTER MONDAY
28 - 30	6^th ANNUAL CARRIACOU MAROON MUSIC FESTIVAL Launched in 2001, the Carriacou Maroon Music Festival provides a scintillating 3 day display of Big Drum Nation Dance, String Band Music and Quadrille Dancing at the Belair Park in Carriacou. Email: carriacoumaroonfestival@hotmail.com Web: www.grenadines.net/carriacou/
May
1	LABOUR DAY CELEBRATIONS - PUBLIC HOLIDAY Workers celebrate with parades and parties organized in their honour.
5 - 7	6^th ANNUAL GRENADA DRUM FESTIVAL The event features a Traditional Night, with TELINGO - the old masters' chants, dances and drum techniques, Drum workshops and Traditional village foods and customs. Email: drumkrumah@caribsurf.com Web: www.spiceisle.com/drumkrumah
June
05	WHIT MONDAY
15	CORPUS CHRISTI
29	FISHERMAN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS Gouyave, in the parish of St. John's, is the most popular town for this celebration. Church services and the blessing of boats and nets are followed by boat races and late afternoon parties.
July
August
04 – 06	CARRIACOU REGATTA
07	EMANCIPATION DAY
14 – 15	CARNIVAL MONDAY & TUESDAY
September
October
25	THANKSGIVING DAY This annual public holiday commemorates the anniversary of the 25th October 1983 Caribbean and American military intervention in Grenada. Typically religious services and other activities are planned for this day.
November
09 – 12	8^th ANNUAL CARRIACOU SAILING SERIES
December
15 - 17	CARRIACOU PARANG FESTIVAL A musical festival and cultural exposition on the sister island.
25	CHRISTMAS DAY
26	BOXING DAY