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Calendar Of Events For
New Providence & Paradise Island
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ONGOING
EVENTS:
PEOPLE
TO PEOPLE ENCOUNTER:
Visit with a friendly Bahamian Host (242) 326 5371 Email pwilliam@bahamas.com
CHANGING
OF THE GUARD CEREMONY:
(NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) Witness the pomp and pageantry of the Changing
of the Guard at Government House every second Saturday. See later entries
in the calendar for specific dates. To confirm dates, call (242) 322-2020.
THEATRE
SEASON (Nassau/Paradise
Island & Grand Bahama Island)
Offering a full line-up of plays, skits and musical productions. For
dates of productions call (242) 393-3728 (Nassau) or (242) 352-5533
(Grand Bahama Island) See later entries in the calendar for specific
dates.
CENTRAL
BANK ART EXHIBITION:
(NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) Featuring monthly exhibits 9:30AM - 4:30PM,
weekdays. Central Bank Gallery, Trinity Place & Frederick Street,
downtown Nassau.
FISH FRY:
Sample seafood specialties in a true Bahamian "back yard"
atmosphere.
Nassau: Arawak Cay, 9AM - 11PM daily.
BIRD
WALK:
(NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) First Saturday of each month (except June-August)
(242) 362-1574. Email cwardle@batelnet.bs
WALKING
TOURS:
(NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) Depart from the Tourist Information Centre,
Rawson Square, downtown, Nassau. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,
10AM - 2PM, by appointment on Monday and Thursday. Tour lasts 45 minutes.
Price is $5. (242) 326-9772/326-9781.
BAHAMAS
CONTRACT BRIDGE CLUB:
NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) Get in on your favorite game of bridge. Tuesdays
and Fridays 1pm at Breezes SuperClubs, Wednesdays 7:30pm at Sandy Port
Club House. $8.00 (Breezes) and $6 (Sandy Port) Refreshments served.
Games can also be arranged for visiting groups but advance notice required.
Contact Noreen Wurdemann (242) 327-7455. Email: Noreen@coralwave.com
COMEDY SHOW:
(NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) "Jokers Wild" Show. Atlantis, Paradise
Island. Tuesday - Sunday at 9:30pm. Admission $15. Dinner and show package
available. Reservations not required. Under 17yrs not admitted. (242)
363-3000 ext. 29
NATIVE
SHOWS (NASSAU/PARADISE
ISLAND)
Blue Marlin Show: featuring Calypso show, Steel Pan Band, Flaming Limbo
Show. Blue Marlin restaurant, Paradise Island. 7:15pm Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays. Admission is $9.95 without dinner and $14.95 with dinner
(a la carte) (242) 363-2660
King & Knight Show: You are in for a truly Bahamian treat which
you take in "King Eric's Native Calypso Show" At Nassau Beach
Hotel, Cable Beach. Show times Tuesday thru Saturday 8:30pm & 10:30pm.
Sunday and Monday 8:30pm only. Dinner every night from 6:30pm.
January:
1st
New Years Day. Public holiday.
Jan
1 2005
Junkanoo Parade
Jan
14th-16th
Daman Wayans Live
Jokers Wild, Atlantis
Jan
30 2005
The Cacique Awards.
February:
February
19th 2005
Annual Heart Ball
Thursday
February 24-Wednesday March 2
Mr. Alton Lowe
Renowned Bahamian painter
Info (242) 356-4264
March:
Thursday
February 24-Wednesday March 2
Mr. Alton Lowe
Renowned Bahamian painter
Info (242) 356-4264
Wednesday
March 16-Saturday March 19
The International Snipe Winter Championships
Saturday
March 19-Wednesday March 23
Miami to Nassau Race Week
Saturday
March 19-Sunday March 20
International Dog Show & Obedience Trials
March
25th
Good Friday a Public Holiday
March
27th
Easter a Public Holiday
March
28th
Easter Monday a Public Holiday
April:
Saturday
April 2
The Red Cross Fair
Tuesday
April 5
Our Love Festival
April
5-April 9
Sea Spray Fishing Tournament
April
8
Art Exhibition
"Talking Canvases"
Marlon Hunt
Saturday
April 9
A Natural Mystic
Reggae Flashback
Bahamas Natural Trust Gardens
Friday
April 15-Sunday April 17
The Annual International Yacht and Jet Show
April
16
Art Auction
"Revel in the Arts"
April
16
Revel in The Arts "Culinary Feast"
by Lyford Cay Scholars Association
Mount Batten House
7pm Admission $75.00
Saturday
April 16
Atlantic Medical Fun Run 2005
Montague Beach
6:30am start time
Saturday
April 16
Girl Power
by Alpha Sounds Promotions & Guinness
Cable Beach Grounds
April
16- April 20
Coastal Awareness Week Clean Up
Friday
April 22
" La Playa"
Coco Locos Sandyport
Drink Specials
Friday
April 22- Friday April 29
A Seaview One Design Class Regatta
April
23rd
Rawson Square at 1:00 PM DAHS Marching Band (Allenstown PA) performing
live
Saturday
April 23rd
" Rise to The Occasion"
Featuring SIZZLA KALONGI
Live in Concert
Wyndham Nassau Resort
Admission $40 V.I.P. $60
May:
May:
CRICKET SEASON: (MAR. - NOV.)
(NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) Cricket matches are played every Saturday and
Sunday during Cricket Season at Haynes Oval, West Bay Street, Nassau.
Games begin at 11am. (242) 326-4720
May
7 2005
12:30pm The Bahamas Girl Guide Association
Luncheon and Fashion Show
Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort
Sunday
May 8- Thursday May 12
The Moorhouse Glee Club Gala Concert
May
16
Whit Monday - a Public Holiday
May
21
Bahamas Emergency Medical Services Association
Boat Cruise
May
21 8pm
Evening of Haitian Melodies
Government House Ballroom
Wednesday
May 25- Friday May 27
9th Annual CEO Network Conference
Thursday
May 26
"Wide Angle"
NGAB Cinema Program 7:45 pm
May
26-May 29
"Picture The Dream"
3 Day Film Festival
May
27
Survival of The Illest
Boat Cruise
Part 1
Saturday
May 28
Survival of The Illest
Boat Cruise
Part 2
Saturday May 28
Rolleville Association Boat Cruise
Saturday
May 28
Cancer Society of
The Bahamas Ball
Dinner@ 8:00pm
Saturday
May 28
COB Alumni Reunion
Courtyard- COB School of Hospitality & Tourism Studies
Monday
May 30
Rotary Club of East Nassau Golf Tournament
June:
June:
CRICKET SEASON: (MAR. - NOV.)
(NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) Cricket matches are played every Saturday and
Sunday during Cricket Season at Haynes Oval, West Bay Street, Nassau.
Games begin at 11am. (242) 326-4720
June
3
Labor Day - a Public Holiday
Wednesday
June 15-Wednesday June 22
The Dundas Center for The Performing Arts
June
18
Summer Bounce Part 2
Presented by Black Crab
Blue Lagoon Island
Monday
June 20- Friday July 8
The Governor General Independence Concert Series
Christ Church Cathedral
Monday
June 20-Monday June 27
Annual Dance Conference
June
23-June 25
8pm Nightly
"An Evening of Gershwin"
The Allegro Singers
The Dundas Center for The Preforming Arts
Friday
June 24-Sunday June 26
CACAC Games
Saturday
June 25
Saturday July 2
Saturday July 9
The Playground Project 10am-2pm
1(242)328-5800
National Art Gallery
of The Bahamas
July:
July:
CRICKET SEASON: (MAR. - NOV.)
(NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) Cricket matches are played every Saturday and
Sunday during Cricket Season at Haynes Oval, West Bay Street, Nassau.
Games begin at 11am. (242) 326-4720
Monday
June 20- Friday July 8
The Governor General Independence Concert Series
Christ Church Cathedral
Saturday
June 25
Saturday July 2
Saturday July 9
The Playground Project 10am-2pm
1(242)328-5800
National Art Gallery
of The Bahamas
July
1-July 5
Nassau NPHC
Barefoot Summer Jam
July
7
Sir Lynden Pindling Memorial Ball
Atlantis Ballroom
July
9-July 11
1st Annual Summer Slam
Pearl Island
July
10: Independence
Day, Public Holiday.
July
11-July 17
Bahamas Fashion Week
Crystal Palace Theatre
Cable Beach
Saturday
July 16
Fashion Trade Show
New Providence Community Center
July
21
Doctors Hospital Distinguished Lecture Series
Topic: Arthritis, Hip and Knee Replacement
1(242)302-4603
August:
August:
CRICKET SEASON: (MAR. - NOV.)
(NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) Cricket matches are played every Saturday and
Sunday during Cricket Season at Haynes Oval, West Bay Street, Nassau.
Games begin at 11am. (242) 326-4720
August
1st Emancipation
Day, Public Holiday
August
18
Doctors Hospital Distinguished Lecture Series
Topic:Mental Health, Alzheimers Disease
August
19
First Class Promotions Presents
Jermain 'Choo Choo' Mackay
vs
Marvin Smith
Wyndham Hotel
September:
September:
CRICKET SEASON: (MAR. - NOV.)
(NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) Cricket matches are played every Saturday and
Sunday during Cricket Season at Haynes Oval, West Bay Street, Nassau.
Games begin at 11am. (242) 326-4720
September
18
Doctors Hospital Distinguished Lecture Series
Topic:Childrens Health
September
30-October 2
Bahamas Culinary Classic
School of Hospitality
Nassau
October:
October:
CRICKET SEASON: (MAR. - NOV.)
(NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) Cricket matches are played every Saturday and
Sunday during Cricket Season at Haynes Oval, West Bay Street, Nassau.
Games begin at 11am. (242) 326-4720
October-TBA
Great Bahamas Seafood and Heritage festival
Heritage Village
Arawak Cay
1(242)302-2079
September
30-October 2
Bahamas Culinary Classic
School of Hospitality
October
2- October 5
Trauma: A team Approach to the Clinical Challenge
Atlantis, Paradise Island
Saturday October 9
BASRA Ball
Sunday
October 10
Bahamas National Trust 12th Annual Wine and Arts Festival
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
20
Doctors Hospital Distinguished Lecture Series
Topic:Cancer Awarness Month
Saturday
October 22-Sunday October 23
The International Cultural Festival Committee
November:
November:
CRICKET SEASON: (MAR. - NOV.)
(NASSAU/PARADISE ISLAND) Cricket matches are played every Saturday and
Sunday during Cricket Season at Haynes Oval, West Bay Street, Nassau.
Games begin at 11am. (242) 326-4720
November:
Bayfest Festival
Place on Prince George Dock in the heart of downtown Nassau comes alive
to the sounds of Junkanoo and the hottest local bands and entertainers.
Craft exhibits and mouthwatering native dishes.
November
TBA
7th Annual One Bahamas Music and Heritage Festival
Rawson Square and Arawak Cay
1(242)302-2079
November
17
Doctors Hospital Distinguished Lecture Series
Topic:Diabetes Awarness Month
November
18-November 20
Christmas Jollification
Arts and Crafts Festival
Garden of The Retre
December:
Friday
December 2
Authentically Bahamian Christmas Trade Show
Saturday
December 3
Annual Omega Harlequin Mask Ball
Sunday
December 4
Annual Night of Christmas Music
Tuesday
December 6
Boxing Day Parade
Thursday
December 8
Junior Junkanoo Parade
Thursday
December 8
The Royal Bahamas Police Force Band
December
10th - 14th:
JUNKANOO GRAND FINALE FLY-IN:
Bahamas monthly fly-in takes private pilots to Nassau/Paradise Island,
for an exciting week-end of island life, featuring the Native Junkanoo
experience.
December
11
Doctors Hospital Distinguished Lecture Series
Topic:Managing Stress and Depression
December:
NATIONAL JUNKANOO COMPETITION FINALS:
"The Olympics of Junkanoo" judging the best drummer, cowbeller
and dancer in Junkanoo. (242) 356-2691/2.
December:
BEAT RETREAT:
The internationally renowned Royal Bahamas Police Force Band puts on
a show-stopping drill display to the tune of traditional & Bahamian
Christmas music. 4pm Rawson Square. (242) 322-2020.
December:
NASSAU NIGHTS:
Dec. 6th, 12th, 13th, and every day from Dec. 19th thru Dec. 23rd, Dec.
26th & 27th! Shop, dine and be entertained in historic downtown
Nassau "Nassau
Nights: Christmas on Bay" means special enjoyment while you shop
and dine, both day & night on historic Bay Street.
25th
Christmas Day. A public holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ.
26th
OBSERVED Monday, December 27, 2004
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: BOXING
DAY JUNKANOO PARADE:
A spectacular street parade of music, dance and costume. Starts at 1am
Bay Street, downtown Nassau. Bleacher tickets range between $10 and
$25 and are available from the Kendal G.L. Isaac's Gymnasium two to
three weeks prior to the parade. Contact the Ministry of Public Service
and Cultural Affairs. (242) 322-6250.
December
26, 2004 - January 01, 2005
Junkanoo
Celebrate the New Year with our exclusively Bahamian festival of costume,
music and dancing.
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