|
Date
|
Event
|
Venue
& Description
|
|
Friday
July 14 |
Opening
Night:
"Agbara Ipamo - Preserve the power"
8:30 pm |
Shaw Park
Ceremonial opening of
the festival, complete with samplings of dance, folk songs and
drama. This is also the opening of the heritage village and rum
shop.
|
|
Saturday
July 15 |
Saraka
Feast
8:00pm
|
Pembroke
An annual feast to
give thanks to the ancestors for the help the gave during the
year. the feast starts with the invocation of ancestral
sprits and the planting of flags. The ancestors are also the
first to partake of the meal. At the end of the meal the
representatives of the different African nations dance.
|
Sunday
July 16 |
Junior
Heritage
10:00am
|
Roxborough
A day filled with fun,
games, dance and oral traditions performed by children as they
were passed down by the parents.
|
Monday
July 17 |
Nutten
Day
6:30pm
|
Mt Pleasant |
Tuesday
July 18 |
Rites
of Passage
8:00pm
|
Bethel
Rituals associated
with birth, and experiences in life that lead to inner growth
and maturity of the individual.
|
Wednesday
July 19 |
Folk
Tales and Superstitions
8:00pm |
Les Coteaux
Story telling Stage
Production based on the stories and superstitious beliefs
passed down by our ancestors.
|
Thursday
July 20 |
Sea
Festival
Wake Up Call 5:00am
Stage Production 3:00pm
|
Black Rock
This is the waking up of the village with songs, chanting
and blowing of conch shells in preparation for "pulling the
seine"
Black Rock
A cultural
presentation involving drama, folk song and dance by the
villagers of the area.
|
Friday
July 21 |
Courtship
Codes 8:00pm
|
Mt. Cullane
Find out what was done
to get the man or woman you desire in your life and the customs
that surrounded the impending wedding.
|
Saturday
July 22 |
Ole
Time Wedding
1:00pm
|
Moriah
The Tobago Wedding as
it was practiced in the days following slavery. See the
wedding party in all their splendor adorned in Top Hats and
Gloves, learn about the significance of the various members of
the wedding party and the things they carry.
|
Sunday
July 23 |
Natural
Heritage Day 11:00am
|
Bloody Bay
A day recognising
the natural beauty of Bloody Bay. |
Monday
July 24 |
Village
Day
8:00pm
|
Shaw Park
A gathering of villages
displaying the many characteristics of village life, from the
rum shop to the Flat Iron.
|
Tuesday
July 25 |
Yabba
8:00pm |
Delaford
The celebation of a
meal named Yabba created from a mixture of foods all in one pot
that is indigenous to Delaford.
|
Wednesday
July 26 |
International
Night
8:00pm
|
Shaw Park |
Thursday
July 27 |
Wake
and Bongo
8:00pm
|
(SWUM) Whim Hard
Courts
An insight into the
practices that surrounded the death and burial of a villager.
|
Friday
July 28 |
Miss
Heritage Personality
and
Heritage Calypso Monarch
8:00pm
|
Shaw Park
An annual
competition to Crown the Heritage Queen who displays the best
combination of talent and beauty.
The Heritage
Calypso Monarch is a competition for Calypsonians who must one
song on heritage.
|
Saturday
July 29 |
Ole
Time Carnival
J’ouvert
5:00am
Stage Show & Parade
3:00pm
|
Plymouth
Street Party and parade
of J'ouvert characters.
Plymouth
Depictions of
traditional carnival characters such as Fancy Sailors, Baby
Dolls, 'Dame Lauren and performances of Speech and Tambrin
bands.
|
Sunday
July 30 |
Goat
Races & Sports
10:00am
|
Buccoo
An opportunity to
witness the goat races if you missed them at Easter. |
Monday
July 31 |
Dance
Festival
8:00pm
|
Patience Hill
A display of the
various traditional dance forms such as Belle,
Brush Back, Reel and the Tobago Jig.
|
Tuesday
August 1 |
Pan
Explosion
4:00pm |
Shaw Park
An explosion of Steel
Pan music.
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