What's Happening in Barbados 2013

 

 

FEBRUARY:

 

Barbados National Trust's Open Houses

   Wednesday 1st - to be advised

   Wednesday 8th - to be advised

   Wednesday 15th - to be advised

   Wednesday 22nd - to be advised

   Wednesday 29th - to be advised 

 

Hiking:

   Sunday 5th - Barbados Wildlife Reserve (moonlight)

   Sunday 12th - Long Beach

   Sunday 19th - Great Train Hike (Independence Square)  

   Sunday 26th - Archers Bay

All hikes are at 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlihgt hike at 5:30pm. For further details contact the Barbados National Trust at 426 2421 or visit:www.nationaltrustbarbados.com

 

Horticulture

The Barbados Horticultural Society's Open Gardens:   

   Sunday 5th - at the home of Mr & Mrs Ian Maingot, "La Fortune", Clapham Heights,

   St Michael, and also at the home of Mr & Mrs Keith Lewis, "Above Rocks",

   #3 Clapham, St Michael

   Sunday 12th - at the home of Mr & Mrs Charles Packer, "The Anchorage", Gibbs Hill,

   St Peter and also at the home of Mr & Mrs Keith Simmons, #7 Gibbs Hill, St Peter

   Sunday 19th - at the home of Lady Williams, "Eglantine" Church Street, St Peter

All Open Gardens are from 2-6pm. for further details call the BHS at 428 5889 or visitwww.horticulturebarbados.com

 

Horseracing

   Saturdays at the Garrison Savannah.

 

Polo

   Thursday 2nd - Apes Hill

   Saturday 4th - Apes Hill

   Sunday 5th - Villages Tour at Holders

   Tuesday 7th - Lion Castle

   Thursday 9th - Villages Tour at Holders

   Friday 10th - Apes Hill

   Sunday 12th - Villages Tour at Holders

   Wednesday 15th - Apes Hill

   Friday 17th - Apes Hill

   Saturday 18th - Apes Hill 

   Sunday 26th - Cheshire Tour at Holders

   Tuesday 28th - Cheshire Tour at Holders

   For further details visit: www.BarbadosPoloClub.com

 

Windsurfing

   Waterman Festival - Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th at Silver Sands, Christ Church

 

Full Moon

   Tuesday 7th 

 

MARCH:

 

Barbados National Trust's Open Houses

   Wednesday 7th - to be advised

   Wednesday 14th - to be advised

   Wednesday 21st - to be advised

   Wednesday 28th - to be advised 

 

Dog Show

   Barbados Kennel Club's All Breed Championship Dog Show - Sunday 18th at the

   Waterford Plantation.

   For further informatioin call the BKC at 417 0607 or visit    www.BarbadosKennelClub.com 

 

Hiking:

   Sunday 4th - Barclays Park (moonlight)

   Sunday 11th - Spring Hall Old Sugar Facrtory

   Sunday 18th - Long Beach

   Sunday 25th - Indian Ground Sports Field

All hikes are at 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlihgt hike at 5:30pm. For further details contact the Barbados National Trust at 426 2421 or visit: www.nationaltrustbarbados.com

 

Horseracing

   Sandy Lane Gold Cup - Saturday 3rd at the Garrison Savannah.

 

Music and Drama

    Holders Opera Season - Saturday 17th to Saturday 31st at Holders House.

   For further details call 432 6385 or visit www.holders.net

 

Polo

   Thursday 1st - Cheshire Tour at Lion Castle

   Sunday 4th - Cheshire Tour at Holders

   Tuesday 6th - Barbados Open at Apes Hill

   Thursday 8th - Barbados Open at Buttals

   Sunday 11th - Barbados Open at Apes Hill

   Tuesday 13th - Barbados Open at Lion Castle

   Thursday 15th - Barbados Open at Holders

   Sunday 18th - Barbados Open at Lion Castle

   Sunday 25th - Ladies Tour at Holders

   Tuesday 27th - Apes Hill

   Wednesday 28th - Lion Castle

   Thursday 29th - Ladies Tour at Holders

   Friday 30th - Apes Hill

   Saturday 31st -  Apes Hill

   For further details visit: www.BarbadosPoloClub.com

  

Full Moon

   Thursday 8th

 

APRIL:

 

Art Shows/Exhibition:

     Gallery of Caribbean Art, Speightstown

 

Cricket:

   Australia Tour of the West Indies (3rd Test & 5 ODI Matches)

   For more information http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net

 

Cultural Festivals:

   Oistins Fish Festival - Saturday 7th to Monday 9th 

 

   Barbados Reggae Festival, including Vintage Reggae

   Show & Dance, and Reggae on the Hill - Sunday 22nd to 29th 

 

Golf:

   Sir Gary Sobers Festival of Golf - Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th

   Four venues: Apes Hill, Royal Westmoreland, Sandy Lane and The Barbados Golf    Club. 

     

Hiking:

   Sunday 1st - Orange Hill Pavilion (moonlight)

   Sunday 8th - Applewaites Plantation Yard

   Sunday 15th - Brighton Farms

   Sunday 22nd - Hackletons Cliff

   Sunday 29th - Carrington's Factory Yard

All hikes are at 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlihgt hike at 5:30pm. For further details contact the Barbados National Trust at 426 2421 or visit:www.nationaltrustbarbados.com

 

Horse Racing:

   The Barbados Guineas (1st Jewel in the Triple Crown) - Monday 9th

 

Music & Drama:

   The Gale Theatre of Barados & London - Saturday 14th to Friday 20th 

    4th Season of theatre and music at the Frank Collymore Hall, Bridgetown.

   For further information and tickets: www.galetheatre.com

 

Sailing:

   Lucky Horseshoe J24 Regatta - Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd 

     For further details contact sailbarbados@gmail.com or visit the Barbados Sailing    Association at: www.sailbarbados.com

 

Polo

   Sunday 1st - Barbados Polo Club's Ladies Tour at Holders

   Tuesday 3rd - Apes Hill Tour at Lion Castle

   Thursday 5th, Saturday 7th and Monday 9th - Apes Hill Tour at Apes Hill 

   Tuesday 10th - Lion Castle Brazil Tour at Lion Castle

   Thursday 12th Lion Castle Brazil Tour at Holders

   Sunday 15th - Lion Castle Brazil Tour at Lion Castle

   Sunday 22nd - Lion Castle 6 Goal Prelims at Lion Castle

   Thursday 26th - Lion Castle 6 Goal Prelims at Holders

   Sunday 29th - Lion Castle 6 Goal Prelims at Apes Hill

 

Full Moon

   Friday 6th

 

Public Holidays

   Friday 6th - Good Friday

   Monday 9th - Easter Monday

 

MAY:

 

Art Shows/Exhibition:

     Gallery of Caribbean Art, Speightstown

      For more information call the GCA at 419 0858  

     

Hiking:

   Sunday 6th - Conrad Hunte Cricket Ground (Moonlight)

   Sunday 13th - Turner's Hall Wods

   Sunday 20th - Bathsheba Community Centre

   Sunday 27th - Heywoods

All hikes are at 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlihgt hike at 5:30pm. For further details contact the Barbados National Trust at 426 2421 or visit: www.nationaltrustbarbados.com

 

Horse Racing:

   Saturday at the Garrison Savannah

  

Sailing:

   Mount Gay Rum Barbados Regatta - Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th in Carlisle Bay 

     For further details contact sailbarbados@gmail.com or visit the Barbados Sailing    Association at: www.sailbarbados.com

 

Polo

   Thursday 3rd - Lion Castle 6 Goal Tournament at Holders

   Sunday 6th - Lion Castle 6 Goal Tournament Finals at Lion Castle

   Tuesday 8th - Lion Castle Asian Tour at Lion Castle

   Thursday 10th - Lion Castle Asian Tour at Apes Hill

   Sunday 13th - Lion Castle Asian Tour at Lion Castle

   Saturday 19th - Club Matches at Holders

   Saturday 26th - Club Matches at Holders

 

Full Moon

  Saturday 5th

 

Public Holidays

   Monday 7th - Labour Day

   Monday 28th - Whit Monday  

 

JUNE: 

     

Cultural Festival:

   Celtic Festival Barbados - Thursday 7th to Thursday 14th 

 

Golf:

   United Insurance Barbados Open - date TBA

 

Hiking:

   Sunday 3rd - Barbados National Trust HQ, Wildey (Moonlight)

   Sunday 10th - Rock Hall

   Sunday 17th - Oistins Car Park

   Sunday 24th - Codrington College

All hikes are at 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlihgt hike at 5:30pm. For further details contact the Barbados National Trust at 426 2421 or visit: www.nationaltrustbarbados.com

 

Horse Racing:

   Saturday at the Garrison Savannah

  

Rallying:

   SOL Rally Barbados

   Saturday 2nd Scrutineering

   Sunday 3rd - Shell V-Power King of the Hill

   Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th - SOL Rally

   For furthr details visit: www.rallybarbados.bb 

  

Full Moon

  Monday 4th

 

JULY: 

     

Cricket:

   New Zealand Tour of the West Indies

   June - August

   visit:  http://www.icc-cricket@yahoo.net

  

Cultural Festival:

   Crop Over Festival begins

   Pan Pun De Sand - Sunday 22nd at Brandons Beach

   Pic-o-De-Crop Semi Finals - Friday 27th at Sir Garfield Sobers Gyn

   Junior Kadooment  Saturday 28th at the Natinal Stadium

   Party Monarch Finals - Sunday 29th at Bushy Park

   visit: www.BarbadoscropOverFestival.com 

  

Hiking:

   Sunday 1st - Cove Bay (moonlight)

   Sunday 8th - Indian Ground Sports Field

   Sunday 15th - Haymans Old Sugar Factory

   Sunday 22nd - Lodge School

   Sunday 29th - Andrews Factory Yard

  All hikes are at 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlihgt hike at 5:30pm. For further details contact the Barbados National Trust at 426 2421 or visit: www.nationaltrustbarbados.com

 

Horse Racing:

   Mid-Summer Creole Classic (2nd Jewel in the Triple Crown)

   Saturday 7th at the Garrison Savannah 

  

Rallying:

   Historic Rally Carnival

   Scrutineering - Friday 6th at Bagatelle, 5pm

   Rally Sprint - Saturday 7th at mid-day

   Historic Rally: Saturday 14th starting at Hopewell, St Thomas at mid-day

For furthr details visit: www.barbadosrallycarnival.com 

  

Full Moon

  Tuesday 3rd

 

AUGUST: 

     

Cricket:

   New Zealand Tour of the West Indies

   June - August

   visit:  http://www.icc-cricket@yahoo.net

  

Cultural Festival:

   Crop Over Festival continues

   Pic-o-De-Crop Finals - Friday 3rd at the National Stadium

   Foreday Morning - Saturday 4th at Independence Square

   Bridgetown Market - Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th on Spring Garden Highway

   Cohobblopot - Sunday 5th at the National Stadium

   Grand Kadooment - Monday 6th

visit: www.BarbadosCropOverFestival.com 

  

Hiking:

   Sunday 5th - Searles Old Sugar Factory

   Sunday 12th - Castle Plantation Yard

   Sunday 19th - District "C" Police Station

   Sunday 26th - Portvale Sugar Factory (moonlight)

  All hikes are at 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlihgt hike at 5:30pm. For further details contact the Barbados National Trust at 426 2421 or visit: www.nationaltrustbarbados.com

 

Horse Racing:

   United Insurance Barbados Derby (3rd Jewel in the Triple Crown)

   Saturday 11th at the Garrison Savannah 

    

Full Moon

  Wednesday 1st and Friday 31st

 

SEPTEMBER: 

     

Horse Racing:

   At the Garrison Savannah

 

Hiking:

   Sunday 2nd - Bayley's School

   Sunday 9th - Graeme Hall

   Sunday 16th - Kendal Plantation Yard

   Sunday 23rd - Brandon's Beach (Moonlight)

   Sunday 30th - Barclay's Park

   All hikes are at 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlihgt hike at 5:30pm. For further details    contact the Barbados National Trust at 426 2421 or    visit: www.nationaltrustbarbados.com

 

Full Moon

  Saturday 29th

 

OCTOBER: 

     

Dog Show:

   The Barbados Kennel Club's All Breed Championship Dog Show

   Sunday 7th - Waterford Plantation

   For further details call 417 0607 or visit: www.BarbadosKennelClub.org 

 

Hiking:

   Sunday 7th - Roberts Manufacturing

   Sunday 14th - Hackleton's Cliff Top

   Sunday 21st - Holetown Library Car Park

   Sunday 28th - Skeete's Bay (Moonlight) 

   All hikes are at 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlihgt hike at 5:30pm. For further details    contact the Barbados National Trust at 426 2421 or    visit: www.nationaltrustbarbados.com

   

Full Moon

  Monday 29th

 

NOVEMBER: 

     

Culinary Festival:

   Food and Wine and Rum Festival

   Friday 16th to Monday 19th

   For further details call The Barbados Tourism Authority at 427 2623 or visit    www.visitbarbados.org

  

Dog Show:

   The Barbados Kennel Club's All Breed Championship Dog Show

   Sunday 17th - Waterford Plantation

   For further details call 417 0607 or visit: www.BarbadosKennelClub.org 

 

Fundraiser Event:

   BHTA's 60th Anniversary Fashion for a Cause and Silent Auction

   Saturday 3rd - Lion Castle, St Thomas

   For further details call The Barbados Hotel & Tourism Assoc at 426 5041 or visit:    http://bhta.org 

 

Golf:

   The RBTT Classic

   Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th - Barbados Golf Club, Durants

   For further details visit: www.barbadosgolfclub.com 

 

Health & Fitness:

   The Nation Fun Walk

   Sunday November 18th

   For further details call The Nation Publishing at 430 5400

 

Hiking:

   Sunday 4th - Bulkeley Plantation

   Sunday 11th - Turners Hall Woods

   Sunday 18th - Drax Hall Plantation

   Sunday 25th - Lester Vaughn School (Moonlight) 

   All hikes are at 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlihgt hike at 5:30pm. For further details    contact the Barbados National Trust at 426 2421 or    visit: www.nationaltrustbarbados.com

   

Horse Racing:

   At The Garrison Savannah

 

Independence Celebrations:

   Independence Lighting Ceremony & Bajan Folk Brew

   Thursday 1st - Heroes Square, Bridgetown. Lighting ceremony at 5:30pm and   Bajan Folk Brew at 7pm.

   

   Spirit of the Nation

   Saturday 17th - Garfield Sobers Gym, 6pm

  

National Festivals:

   National Independence Festival for Crative Arts (NIFCA) Events

   For further details call The National Cultural Foundation at 424 0909 or visit   www.ncf.bb

 

Surfing:

   Independence Surf Festival

   Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th - Soup Bowl

   For further details visit www.barbadossurfingassociation.org 

 

Volleyball:

   Sizzlin' Sand Barbados Sunsplash Beach Volleyball National Championships

   Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th - Brandons Beach, Spring Garden

   For further details visit: www.sizzlinsand.com  

 

Full Moon:

  Wednesday 28th

 

Public Holiday:

  Friday 30th - Independence Day

 

DECEMBER: 

     

Distance Running:

   Run Barbados International Marathon & 10k Series

   Friday 7th to Sunday 9th

   For further details call The Barbados Tourism Authority at 427 2623 or visit:    www.runbarbados.org

 

Gala Event:

   BHTA's 60th Anniversary Night of the Nineties Revisited

   Saturday 15th - venue to be confirmed

   For further details call The Barbados Hotel & Tourism Assoc at 426 5041 or visit:    http://bhta.org

 

Hiking:

   Sunday 2nd - Harrison Point Lighthouse

   Sunday 9th - Andrews Factory Yard

   Sunday 16th - St Thomas Post Office

   Sunday 23rd - Bath Beach

   Tuesday 30th - Gun Hill 

   All hikes are at 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlihgt hike at 5:30pm. For further details    contact the Barbados National Trust at 426 2421 or    visit: www.nationaltrustbarbados.com

 

Horse Racing:

   At the Garrison Savannah

   Wednesday 26th - Boxing Day at the Races

  

Full Moon:

  Friday 28th

 

Public Holiday:

  Tuesday 25th - Christmas Day

   Wednesday 26th - Boxing Day

 

 

Event dates and locations may change depending on weather conditions.