Wet and wild in Tobago’s waters
Your guide to enjoying the best of Tobago’s beaches, rivers, waterfalls, and watersports
Independence Day
Trinidad & Tobago Independence Day in a nutshell Independence Day — a public holiday — marks the occasion on August 31st, 1962 when Trinidad & Tobago’s became independent from Great Britain. The day is formally celebrated by a parades of the various protective services at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain and in Scarborough, …
Emancipation Day
Celebrated on 1 August to commemorate the end of slavery in the British colonies (1838), Emancipation Day — a public holiday — is marked with street processions (a morning procession, including towering moko jumbies, and a flambeaux-lit Canboulay procession in the evening); religious and spiritual observances; cultural shows and performances (dance, music, and theatre, including …
The Cascade Festival Ballet presents Ballet’s Got Style
On Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June 2018, the Cascade Festival Ballet invites dance lovers to step inside a dancer’s mind as they present Ballet’s Got Style: Passion & Style — Complete Devotion to the Art at the Queen’s Hall. Founded in 1996 by Caroline Potter-Vilain as the performing company of the Bentley Potter School …
Indian Arrival Day
This national public holiday (30 May) commemorates the arrival of the first indentured labourers from India on the Fatel Rozack in 1845, following the Emancipation of African slaves in 1838. Waves of indentured immigrants arrived at Nelson Island, off the coast of Chaguaramas, before being sent to various estates where the living conditions were often …
Tobago’s Main Ridge Forest Reserve declared a National Heritage Site
Local authorities eye UNESCO World Heritage Site listing next Minister of Planning & Development Camille Robinson-Regis has announced that the Trinidad & Tobago government has declared the Main Ridge Forest Reserve in Tobago a National Heritage Site under the National Trust Act. It is also one of the Forest and Protected Areas of T&T. This allows …
May MTB Madness promises a mountain biking extravaganza in Tobago
On the 5th and 6th of May, a new type of cycling event will take place in Tobago as the inaugural May MTB Madness — an off-road cycling event featuring two disciplines — takes centre stage. Presented by Tobago Mountain Bike Tours and Moon over Water Bar, and sanctioned by the Trinidad & Tobago Cycling …
The Tobago Jazz Experience
Each April there is jazz! Jazz on the beach, jazz in bars and lounges, jazz in the park, jazz everywhere! For four years, the Plymouth International Jazz Festival headlined pop, R&B, hip-hop, soca, and jazz stars from around the world. The Tobago Jazz Experience replaced the Plymouth Jazz Festival in 2009, featuring some of the …
Spiritual (Shouter) Baptist Liberation Day
Celebrated on 30 March, Spiritual (Shouter) Baptist Liberation Day commemorates the abolition of the colonial-era British-instituted Shouters Prohibition Ordinance. In 1917, the Ordinance was enacted and for 34 years this syncretic religion (a mix of Christian and African Orisha elements) was banned, ostensibly, for no greater reason than the loud sounds of their singing and clapping …
Tobago accommodation guide 2018
Glamorous resorts, boutique hotels, eco retreats, and B&Bs, from coast to coast and catering to every budget — here are our picks for where to stay in Tobago for 2018
Trinidad arts & entertainment 2018
If it’s one thing Trinis take seriously, it’s partying. But, we’re also ride or die with our music, dance, theatre, film, fashion and design, literature, and festivals. Want to know more? Read on!