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| Jan. 1, 2008 |
New Year's Day — Public holiday |
| Jan. 6 |
Three Kings Day — Family celebrations with the traditional “galette des rois” cake |
| Jan. 13-27 |
St. Barth Music Festival — Jazz and
Chamber music in the churches. Ballets with artists from all over the world as well as local groups.
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| Feb. 1 |
Carnival School Parade — Children’s costumed parade along Gustavia’s Streets |
| Feb. 5 |
Mardi Gras — Costumed parade along Gustavia’s Streets |
| Feb. 6 |
Ash Wednesday — Burning of Vaval (The king of Carnival) at Shell Beach |
| Mar. 23-24 |
Easter Weekend — Public and Religious holiday |
| Mar. 27-30 |
St. Barth Bucket — A three day invitational mega-sailboat race and party |
| Apr. 20 |
AG2R Transat — 30 identical sailboats embark from Concareau, Britanny, France |
| Apr. 25-30 |
St. Barth Film Festival — A 5 day presentation of Caribbean Films and Filmmakers – AJOE / Lorient |
| May 1 |
Labor Day and Ascension Day — Public and religious holiday
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| May 1 |
Annual shooting competition — proposed by les Francs Archers
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Theater Festival of Saint-Barthelemy — proposed by SB Artists
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| May 8 | Armistice Day — Commemorating the end of World War II (1945) |
| May 8-10 | Theatre Festival of St. Barthelemy — Organized by SB Artists |
| May 11 |
Pentecost — Religious holiday |
| May 8-10 |
AG2R Transat — Expected arrival of the boats, followed by a party on the quai |
| May 25 |
Mother's Day — Family celebrations |
| June 15 | Father's Day — Family celebrations |
| July 14 |
Bastille Day — French National Day - Public holiday. |
| July 19 |
Fête de l’Anse des Cayes — Music, games and entertainment in the village of Anse des Cayes |
| July 26-27 |
Fête des Quartiers du Nord (North Parishes Festival)
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Music, games, sports contests, show and public ball – ASCCO / Colombier |
| Aug. 9-10 |
Fête des Quartiers du Vent (Windward Parishes Festival) — Dragnet fishing contests, dances, sport contests in the village of Lorient |
| Aug. 14-15 | Pitea Day — Commemorates twinning of St. Barth
& Pitea (city of Sweden) – Beach of Public |
| Aug. 15 |
Assumption Day — Religious holiday |
| Aug. 16-17 |
Fête de Gustavia (Festival of the capital Gustavia) — Regattas, music, entertainment public ball – Quai General de Gaulle – Gustavia |
| Aug. 24 |
Fête de St. Barthélemy — Feast day of the island's patron Saint. Political and social functions, regattas, public ball and fireworks – Quai General de Gaulle—Gustavia. |
| Aug. 25 |
Fête de St. Louis — Fishing, games, sports contests, show, lottery and public ball— Village of Corossol. |
| Nov. 1 |
All Saints' Day — Religious holiday |
| Nov. 11 | Armistice Day — Commemorating the end of
World War I (1918)
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Swedish Marathon/Gustavialoppet — 3KM walk race open to everybody and 13KM race for men and women |
| Nov. 19 | Beaujolais Nouveau — Private tasting for clients of St. Barth Properties |
| Dec. 25 |
Christmas Day — Religious and public holiday |
| Dec. 31 | New Year's Eve Regatta —
Race organized for fun around St. Barth with most of the mega-sailboats on the port for the New Year’s celebration |
| Dec. 31 | New Year's Eve — Live Music from 9.00PM—Quai General de Gaulle in Gustavia. Fireworks at midnight – Entertainment in some restaurants |
