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Calendar Of Events For Abaco
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here please contact us at info@thebahamian.com
or call (242) 373-2268 or fax (242) 373-2511, attention The Bahamian.
January:
1st
New Years Day. Public holiday.
Jan
28-30
Abaco Art Festival
Abaco Beach Resort
1(242)367-2158
February:
Feb
23
People To People Reception
Treasure Cay
1(242)367-3067
Feb
24
People To People Reception
Marsh Harbour
1(242)367-3067
March:
March
4th
Island Roots Heritage Fund Raiser, Wine tasting at private home on Green
Turtle Cay, Location TBA
March
25th
Good Friday a Public Holiday
March
27th
Easter a Public Holiday
March
28th
Easter Monday a Public Holiday
April:
April
8-11
Cedar Harbour Homecoming Festival
Cedar Harbour Park
Cedar Harbour Abaco
April
8-11
Grand Cay Homecoming Festival
Grand Cay
1(242)353-1306
Saturday,
April 9th
Fair and Raffle at Amy Roberts Primary School,
Food, games and drawing of the raffle
Green Turtle Cay
11am - Until . . .
April
TBA
Sea Spray Fishing Tournament
Sea Spray Resort
Hope Town Abaco
1(242)366-0065
April
TBA
Abaco Anglers Fishing Tournament
Hope Town, Abaco
April
17-22
Bahamas Billfish Championship
South Abaco Championship
Abaco Beach Resort, Marsh Harbour
1(242)367-2158
April
26-30
1st Annual Marine Max Hatteras
Billfish Invitational
Abaco Beach Resort
1(242)367-2158
April
29-May 1
1st Annual Island Roots Heritage Festival
New Plymouth
Green Turtle Cay
1(242)367-3067
May:
Friday
May 6-Sunday May 8
1st Annual Buttonwood Boondoggle
Green Turtle Cay
May
20-May 22
1st Annual Island Roots Heritage Festival
New Plymouth
Green Turtle Cay
1(242)367-3067
May
TBA
Bahamas Billfish Championship
Walkers Cay
May
TBA
Bahamas Billfish Championship
Spanish Cay Abaco
1(242)265-0083
May
TBA
St John the Baptist Anglican Church Bazaar
Abaco Tourist Office
1(242)367-3067
May
9-14
Bertram Hatteras Shootout
Billfish Tournament
Abaco Beach Resort
1(242)367-2158
May
15th through 20th
Bahamas Billfish Championship
Spanish Cay
May
16
Whit Monday - a Public Holiday
May
30-June 3
Boat Harbour Billfish Blast
Abaco Beach Resort
1(242)367-2158
June:
May
30-June 3
Boat Harbour Billfish Blast
Abaco Beach Resort
1(242)367-2158
June
3
Labor Day - a Public Holiday
June
3-6
Little Abaco Homecoming
Fox Town Abaco
Abaco Tourist Office
1(242)367-3067
June
3-6
Sandy Point Homecoming and Mini Regatta
Abaco Tourist Office
1(242)367-3067
June
5-10
Bahamas Billfish Championship
Treasure Cay Championship
Treasure Cay Beach Resort
1(242)365-8535
June
9-11 2005
Mike Schmidy's Winners Circle
Offshore Challenge
Walkers Cay
Wahoo, Dolphin, Tuna
June
12-17
21st Annual Treasure Cay Billfish Championship
Treasure Cay Beach Resort
1(242)365-8535
June
17
Goombay Summer Festival
Marsh Harbour
Abaco Tourist Office
1(242)367-3067
June
15
Treasure Cay Annual Arts and Craft Show
Treasure Cay Beach Resort
1(242)365-8535
June
19-24
Bahamas Billfish Championship
Boat Harbour Championship
Treasure Cay Beach Resort
1(242)367-2158
July:
July
1,15&29
Goombay Festival
Marsh Harbour
Abaco Tourist Office
1(242)367-3067
July
2-9
Regatta Time In Abaco
Dave and Kathy Ralph
1(242)367-2677
July
8-11
Coopers Town Fire Road Heritage Festival
Cooper Town Abaco
July
10: Independence
Day, Public Holiday.
Bahamas Independence Celebrations
1(242)367-2344
August:
August
1st
Emancipation Day, Public Holiday. The first Monday in August commemorates
the Emancipation of slavery in 1834.
Friday
August 5-Monday August 8
Blackwood Community Homecoming
August
5-8
Moores Island Homecoming
Abaco Tourist Office
1(242)367-3067
August
12&26
Goombay Festival
Marsh Harbour
Abaco Tourist Office
1(242)367-3067
September:
September
22-September 25
Marsh Harbour Abaca Regatta
1(242)367-3067
October:
Saturday
October 8-Monday October 10
Green Turtle Cay Fly-in
12th
(OBSERVED MONDAY 10TH)
Discovery Day. Public holiday. (Also known as Columbus Day) commemorating
Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World. Note: The Bahamian
island of San Salvador is historically believed to be the site of Columbus'
landfall in the New World on October 12, 1492.
October
TBA
Come to Cherokee Day
Lee Pinder
1(242)366-2053
October
TBA
Abaco Fall Music Festival
Abaco Tourist Office
1(242)367-3067
October
TBA
The Abaco Bridal Extravaganza
Abaco Tourist Office
1(242)367-3067
November:
November
5th
Guy Fawkes Day "bonfire night" with food and activities for
the kids and the night is topped of by the dancing of the "guys"
who are then burned on the bonfire. - Green Turtle Cay
Tuesday
November 22-Sunday November 27
Treasure Cay Fly-in
December:
December
TBA
1st Annual Abaco Christmas Festival
Abaco Tourist Office
1(242)367-3067
December
TBA
Junior Junkanoo
Marsh Harbour
Abaco Tourist Office
1(242)367-3067
25th
Christmas Day. A public holiday commemorating the birth
of Jesus Christ.
26th
(LEGAL HOLIDAY OBSERVED 27TH)
Boxing Day. Public holiday. The day is a traditional English holiday
which started centuries ago when nobility & landlords boxed leftover
Christmas goodies and gave them to servants and tenants.
December
26
Annual Junkanoo Parade
Abaco Tourist Office
1(242)367-3067
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