| January
-1 New Year's Day (Public
Holiday)
-Official Start of the Netball Season.
-Official Start of the Cricket Season.
February
-Antigua Grand Prix
Regatta at Jolly Harbour. A three-day event consisting of
four Classes and seven Short Races.
April
-Good Friday - Public
Holiday.
-Easter - Public Holiday.
-Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. One of the foremost
classic yacht regattas in the world, including Classics,
Heritage Festival, and Gig Racing at the Antigua Yacht Club.
-Annual
Antigua Sailing Week
. The world's finest sailing craft meet for a week of
competition.
May
-Labour Day - Public
Holiday.
-Annual Tennis Week at Curtain Bluff Hotel.
-Anglican Church Food Fair, held at the Deanery Grounds.
Local and Caribbean cuisine.
-TBA. Antigua and Barbuda Power Boat Race. An annual
event to be held at either the Jolly Harbour or Buccaneer cove,
Dickenson Bay. Boats from Antigua and other Caribbean islands
participate in two main races, which have different categories of
classes.
June
-Whit Monday - Public
Holiday.
July
-Caricom Day - Public
Holiday.
-Roman Catholic Food
Fair.
-Antigua Carnival - the
Caribbean's greatest Summer Festival.
August
-Continuation of
Antigua's Carnival.
-Carnival - Public Holiday.
September
-Family Month.
-Start of the Basketball Season.
-Jolly Harbour Annual Regatta. Four races in various
categories.
October
-Heritage Day. National
Dress worn by locals on this day.
-Antigua International Hot Air Balloon Festival.
November
-Independence Day -
Public Holiday.
-Carib Cup Regatta at Jolly Harbour. Caribbean team
championships for large racing yachts. 3 boats in each team
competing in races and racer cruise classes for team and fleet
prizes.
-Antigua Open Golf Tournament
-Continuation of International Hot Air Balloon Festival.
-Cedar Valley Golf Tournament
December
-Nicholsons Annual Boat
Show and Marine Trade Fair.
-25 Christmas Day - Public Holiday.
-26 Boxing Day - Public Holidays.
-Fireworks Festival.
-Museum of Antigua and Barbuda. Christmas Masquerades
Exhibition.
-Start of Volleyball Season.
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