Trinidad and Tobago — Events
Tobago Carnival
February 1, 2012 - March 31, 2012
More low-key than the celebration on its neighboring isle, Tobago’s carnival is still riotous in most people’s books. The focus is more on theater and folk, however. Tobago is also best poised for the traditional cool-down (a spot of well-earned post-revelry relaxation time) at a classic venue like the Argyle Falls.
Trinidad Carnival
February 1, 2012 - March 30, 2012
This is the granddaddy of Notting Hill, Brooklyn, and a host of other well-known celebrations of West Indian culture: the carnival spirit is engrained into the soul of Trinidadians and they devote a quarter of the year to the preparation, build-up and staging of one of the world’s biggest and best street parties. Words can’t begin to describe the color, costumes and frenetic celebrations of this multi—day bender: you’ll just have to come and see for yourself.
Buccoo Goat & Crab Racing
April 25, 2012
The best and more bizarre way to spend Easter is at Buccoo over on Tobago, where the annual goat and crab racing takes place. Going strong for 80 years, the event was started as a reaction to the colonial passtime of horseracing through the streets of Port of Spain. The event hasn’t lost its tongue-in-cheek element (jockeys run alongside their steeds for example) but is taken very seriously...
La Divina Pastora
May 8, 2012
Continuing the mammoth period of celebrations that is Easter time in Trinidad & Tobago, this event is a good one for those fascinated by the islands’ eclectic ethnic mix: a somewhat unique event in being as important for the Hindu population as it is for the Roman Catholics. The main event is seeing a wooden statue, dressed in flowers and white cloth, paraded through the streets by devotees in a style not dissimilar to the Semana Santa celebrations of Central America.
