CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2012 January • 1. New Year. Holiday. 2-31. Wings & Roots: Ada Balcacer art exhibition. Centro León, Santiago. • 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. Kandela Show. Altos de Chavón amphitheater, La Romana. • 6-9. Three Wise Men Day Long Weekend. • 13-15. Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta. Cabarete, Puerto Plata. • EcoMarket Fair. Jarabacoa, La Vega. • January 15 - March 15. Whale-watching. Samaná. • 18. Our Lady of La Altagracia Day. Commemoration concert at the Basilica Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, Higuey. • 27-30. Long weekend honoring Juan Pablo Duarte, the forefather of the DR. • 27-29. 21st MIR Foundation Benefit, Casa de Campo, La Romana. • Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, folklore show at the Plaza de España, Colonial City. February • Carnival. Parades and live performances all Sunday afternoons in February. La Vega, Bonao and Santiago. • 2-5. Caribbean Baseball Series. Best teams from Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and DR at the Quisqueya Ball Park, Santo Domingo. • 6, 13, 20, 27, 29. Kandela Show. Altos de Chavón, La Romana. • 19-25. ProCigar Festival. La Romana, Santiago. • 22-27. 10th Master of the Ocean 2012. Surf, windsurf, kite and sup. Cabarete Beach, Puerto Plata. • 22-26. Dominican Republic Fashion Week. Gran Arena del Cibao, Santiago. • Mid-February. National Agropecuarian Fair. Ciudad Ganadera, Santo Domingo. • Last week in February. 33rd Independencia Tour. Nationwide cycling tour. • 27. Independence Day. Holiday. • Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, folklore show at the Plaza de España, Colonial City. March • 4. Santo Domingo Carnival Parade. • 5, 12, 19, 26. Kandela Show. Altos de Chavón, La Romana. • 11. Punta Cana Carnival Parade. Punta Cana Village. • 13. Casandra Awards. National Theater, Santo Domingo. • Mid March. 14th Annual Muestra Internacional de Cine de Santo Domingo. City theaters. • Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, folklore show at the Plaza de España, Colonial City.
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April • 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. Kandelá Show. Altos de Chavón, La Romana. • 5-8. Easter Long Weekend. 7 April, Good Friday holiday. • 17-19 April. Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DR DATE). • 27-30. Labor Day long weekend. • National Dance Month. Contemporary dance, classic ballet and folklore presentations. Santo Domingo venues. • Mid-April through May. 15th Santo Domingo International Book Fair. Plaza de la Cultura, Santo Domingo. • Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, folklore show at the Plaza de España, Colonial City. May • 1st. Labor Day. Construexpo. The leading construction sector exhibition at the Dominican Fiesta Hotel • May-June. Flower Festival of Jarabacoa, La Vega. • Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, folklore show at the Plaza de España, Colonial City. June • 7. Corpus Christi Day. Religious holiday. • 7, 14, 21, 28. Casa de Teatro Summer Jazz. Colonial City, Santo Domingo. • Mid June. Expo Mango. Baní, Peravia. • Mid June. Polo Organic Coffee Festival. Barahona. • 17th Santo Domingo International Marathon. Mirador del Sur Park, Santo Domingo. • Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, folklore show at the Plaza de España, Colonial City. July • 5, 12, 19, 26. Casa de Teatro Summer Jazz. Colonial City, Santo Domingo. • 15-26. IODA World Sailing Championship. Santo Domingo Yacht Club, Boca Chica. • Last week. Lowenbrau Half Marathon, Mirador del Sur Park, Santo Domingo. • Last week. Merengue Festival. Santo Domingo. • Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, folklore show at the Plaza de España, Colonial City. August • 16. Restoration Day • 29 August – 1 Sept. Commercial Exposition ASONAHORES, Santo Domingo. • Latin Music Tours 2012. Barceló Bávaro Convention Center, Punta Cana. • 29. National Symphony Orchestra Season Concert. National Theater. • Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, folklore show at the Plaza de España, Colonial City.
September • Theater Season. Several venues, Santo Domingo. • 12, 26. National Symphony Orchestra Season Concerts. National Theater. • Mid-month. Multisector Fair Expo Cibao 2012. La Barranquita, Santiago. • 21-24. Our Lady of Las Mercedes Day long weekend. Religious holiday. • Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, folklore show at the Plaza de España, Colonial City. October • Professional Winter Baseball Championship. Stadiums in Santo Domingo, Santiago, San Francisco de Macorís, San Pedro de Macorís and La Romana. • 10, 24. National Symphony Orchestra Season Concert. National Theater. • Puerto Plata Merengue Festival. • Mid October. Dominicana Moda. Fashion show. Hotel Embajador, Santo Domingo. • Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, folklore show at the Plaza de España, Colonial City. November • 1. Winners Gala. International Tchaikovsky Piano Contest. National Theater. • 6. Constitution Day • 7, 28. National Symphony Orchestra Season Concertss. National Theater. • Mid November. 6th Global Dominican Movie Festival 2009. Movie theaters nationwide. • Mid November. DR Open Golf Tournament. • End of November-December. Festival of the Arts. Jarabacoa, La Vega. • Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, folklore show at the Plaza de España, Colonial City. December • Speed racing final of the National Car Racing Championship at the Mobil 1 of Las Americas Car Racing Track off Las Americas Expressway, Santo Domingo. • 10. National Heritage Day. Free admission to museums in Santo Domingo. • 25. Christmas Concert. Santo Domingo Cathedral. • 4, 11, 18, 25. The Christmas Story. Parking lot of the Popular Bank Tower, Santo Domingo. • 24-25. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. • 31. New Year's Eve. Roncierto Brugal at Plaza Juan Barón of the Malecón, Santo Domingo. • Fridays and Saturdays at 9pm. Santo Domingo de Fiesta, folklore show at the Plaza de España, Colonial City. For updates on calendar of events, see http:// www.dr1.com/calendar