M DAWN'S Travel HAPPENINGS
By Merle Bossiere
Blackbird Tours
Missed Carnival in Brazil,
Trinidad or New Orleans' Mardi
Gras ihis year"5 Well, don't fret!
Carnivals and festivals abound
throughout the year for the festive
traveler seeking pleasure and
excitement in the sun. So, pack
your bags and pick one (or more)
of the following events. Then, hit
the road and head for the sun!
APRIL 18-27
JAMAICA CARNIVAL
Street dancing, concerts and a
lively parade of costumed
marchers held in the capital city,
Kingston
APRIL 24-2 S
GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND
BATABANO FESTIVAL AND
PARADE
Prizes are awarded at this
Caribbean festival for the best
costumes with live entertainment.
APRIL 19-MAY 2
JUNE 8-1$
ACAPULCO WORLD MUSIC
FESTIVAL
The producers of last year's
Cancun Jazz Fest, music, music,
music and more music on the
Pacific Coast of Mexico.
JUNE 1-4
PUERTO RICO 3QMBA Y RLENA^
An Afro-Caribbean heritage
festival of music, dance and food.
JUNE 1 'AUG. 71
BAHAMAS COOMBAY SUMMER
FESTIVAL
A summer-long street festival
King.
JULY 1*11
MARTINIQUE FESTIVAL OF
FORT di FRANCE
Music, dance and art, French
Caribbean style!
AUC. 1-9
RECCAE SUNSPLASH
The largest-Teggae-festlvah tn
the world held annually over the
last 14 years in the Bob Marley
Center in Montego Bay. A must
for- all reggae music lovers with
six -nights of all-night concerts.
AUC. 1-8
HAPPENINGS
of music, dance and food.
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ST. VINCENT CARNIVAL ANTIGUA CARNIVAL
Parades in the street with More jump-ups and revelry in
costumed dancers and bands. the style of Trinidad's Carnival.
The scenic island of St. Thomas holds its carnival in the summer.
ST. THOMAS, V.I. CARNIVAL
A popular festival with all the
Carnival trimmings-King and
Queen reigning over costumed
street parades, music competition,
food fair and J'Ouvert morning
with its steel-band jump-ups and
"bamboushay!"
MAY 19-2 J
NECRIL CARNIVAL
Reggae music in the streets and
concert halls of Negril, Jamaica
with its 7 miles of white sand
beaches and jerk chicken carts.
DAWN/ March/ April 1992
JULY 1*2
ST. LUCIA CARNIVAL
More jump-ups and revelry in
the streets.
JULY 18-AUC. 8
BARBADOS CROPOVER
Costumed parades with jump
up bands and dancers in the
streets celebrating the harvesting
of the sugar cane crops with
prizes for calypso music and
reigning Sugar Cane Queen and
AUG. 8-15
GRENADA CARNIVAL
More of the above on the
"Spice Island."
AUG. 11
GUADELOUPE FETE DES
CUISINIERES
Celebration of women chefs
great food.
Don't wait until the last minute
to make your plans and
reservations. Call Merle right
away for more information and
get-away packages to the
Carnival/Festival of your choice.
Call (202) 232-3996 or contact the
tourist board of the island you
want to visit. Most have 800
numbers listed in the directory -