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Calendar Of Events For Andros
If you have an event that you would like to see appear
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
8- June 11 2005
Bahamas birding and natural history tours.
February:
Jan
8- June 11 2005
Bahamas birding and natural history tours.
March:
Jan
8- June 11 2005
Bahamas birding and natural history tours.
March
25th
Good Friday a Public Holiday
March
27th
Easter a Public Holiday
March
28th
Easter Monday a Public Holiday
April:
Jan
8- June 11 2005
Bahamas birding and natural history tours.
May:
Jan
8- June 11 2005
Bahamas birding and natural history tours.
May
16
Whit Monday - a Public Holiday
Saturday
May 28-Monday May 31
South Andros Fly-In
June:
Jan
8- June 11 2005
Bahamas birding and natural history tours.
Thursday
June 2-Sunday June 5
South Andros Homecoming Festival
June
3
Labor Day - a Public Holiday
June
3-5
C Class Regatta
Kemps Bay
June
9-12
Andros Crab Fest
Queens Park, Fresh Creek
July:
July
9-July 10
Coconut Festival
July
10: Independence
Day, Public Holiday. The Bahamas commemorates it's 31ST year of Independence
from Great Britain.
August:
August
1st Emancipation
Day, Public Holiday. The first Monday in August commemorates the Emancipation
of slavery in 1834.
September:
October:
October
8- October 9
Chickcharnies Festival & North Andros Seafood Splash
Queens Park
October
9
Conch Festival
Pleasant Bay
South Andros
October
9
Conch Festival
Mars Bay
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.
November:
November
27
Honouring South Andros Finest
High Rock, South Andros
December:
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: JUNKANOO
CELEBRATIONS:
Competition on Boxing day and New Year's Day. Location - Queen's Park,
Fresh Creek. For more information contact the Andros Tourist Office
at (242) 368-2286.
Please note that events are subject to changes in scheduling
and cancellation and we are not always advised by the sponsors. Therefore
we cannot be held liable for any differences that appear within our
published schedule and when the event does take place. It is suggested
that you confirm the events time and place with the local office of
Ministry of Tourism.
URL:
http://www.TheBahamian.com/androsevents.html
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21 June, 2005
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