Calendar - St. Barth Properties Inc.

2011
Jan. 1	New Year's Day — Family holiday
Jan. 11-19	St. Barth Music Festival — Jazz & Jazz and chamber music concert in the churches of Gustavia and Lorient, with artists of international renown.
Jan. 17-21	St. Barth Dental Association — Continuing education seminar "A Week with Dr. Lou Graham." More details
Mar. 4	Carnival School Parade — Costume parade for children in the streets of Gustavia
Mar. 8	Mardi Gras — Costume parade in the streets of Gustavia
Mar. 9	Ash Wednesday — End of carnival. Burning of Vaval, King of Carnival, at Shell beach.
Mar. 24-27	St. Barth Bucket — 3 days of regattas around St Barth for a fleet of the largest, most prestigious sailing yachts.
Apr. 5-10	Les Voiles de St. Barth — 6 days of regattas with the nicest sailing boats of the world, classic yachts to maxi yachts.
Apr. 12-17	Book festival — authors in schools, reading of texts and poems, workshops, and second-hand book sales.
Apr. 12-17	St Barth Film Festival — 6 days with films from around the Caribbean basin and about Caribbean culture.
Apr. 24-25	Easter Weekend — Family & religious celebration
Apr. 29 - May 1	West Indies Regatta — 3 day event held annually over the Mayday weekend in St Barth celebrating traditional West Indian sails. More of a wooden boat festival than a competitive regatta, the purpose of the event is to promote & encourage traditional boatbuilding in the Caribbean.
Apr. 30 - May 1	Tour of St Barth — Around the island event for windsurfing and catamarans, St Jean beach
May 1	Labor Day — Family holiday
May 8	Armistice Day — Commemoration of the end of the World War II (1945)
May 13-22	St Barth Theater Festival — Performances by the local company, SB Artists, and artists from neighboring island and France.
June 2	Ascension — Bank holiday
June 4	Dance Performance by Form Fitness — St Jean Sports stadium
June 12-13	Weekend of Whitsunday — Bank holiday
June 18	Dance Performance by ASCCO — Tennis court, Colombier
June 21	Music Festival — on the dock Quai Général de Gaulle, Gustavia
July 14	Bastille Day — Fireworks and dancing on the dock, Quai Général de Gaulle, Gustavia
July 16	Anse des Cayes Fête — Games, competitions, and various activities organized in the village of Anse des Cayes
July 30-31	Northern neighborhoods Fête — Tournaments, various games, dance performances, raffle, and music, ASCCO
Aug. 6-7	Windward Fête — Fishing tournament, regattas, various games, music, volleyball, raffle, and dancing: Village of Lorient
Aug. 15	Public Fête — Games, competitions, and various activities organized in the Public beach
Aug. 18-20	SBJAM Music Festival — Concerts of Caribbean music organized by the association, SBJAM
Aug. 24	St. Barthélemy Saint's Day — Commemoration of the island's patron saint; Official ceremonies, regattas, various games, fireworks and dancing on the dock: Quai Général de Gaulle, Gustavia.
Aug. 25	St. Louis Fête — Various activities and tournaments, regattas, games, raffles, dance performances and music. Village of Corossol.
Aug. 28	Golden Age Day — Activities for the island’s senior citizens. School restaurant, Gustavia.