Revellers on Grand Kadooment Day
August
Photo: Joanne Spencer
Cultural Festivals
Cricket
Hockey
Crop Over Festival continues... Pic-o-de-Crop Finals Fri. 3rd at The National Stadium, St. Michael Foreday Morning Sat. 4th - 12am at Independence Square, Bridgetown Bridgetown Market Sat. 4th & Sun. 5th at Spring Garden Highway, St. Michael Cohobblopot Sun. 5th at the National Stadium Grand Kadooment Mon. 6th For further information call The National Cultural Foundation at 424-0909 or visit: www.barbadoscropoverfestival.com
New Zealand Tour of the West Indies 2012 (3 Test, 5 ODIs & 2 Twenty20 Matches) June to August. For further details visit the ICC website at: http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net
Banks Hockey Festival Sun. 19th to Sat. 25th at various venues including the hockey astro-turf at the Sir Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, St. Michael. For further details visit: www.sportinggetaways.co.uk
Motor Racing Williams Industries Inc. Int’l Race Meet & B’dos Auto Racing League Championship at Bushy Park, St. Philip. For further details visit: www.barl.com.bb
Public Holidays
Horse Racing
Wed. 1st & Fri. 31st
United Insurance Barbados Derby (3rd Jewel in the Triple Crown) Sat. 11th at the historic Garrison Savannah. For further details call the Barbados Turf Club at 426-3980 or visit: www.barbadosturfclub.com
Hike Barbados
Emancipation Day - Wed. 1st Kadooment Day - Mon. 6th
August
Museum Exhibition
1937 Riots - Venue TBA. For further details call the Barbados Museum at 427-0201 or visit: www.barbmuse.org.bb
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The Ins & Outs of Barbados
Full Moon
Sun. 5th - Searles Old Sugar Factory Sun. 12th - Castle Pltn. Yard Sun. 19th - District “C” Police Stn. Sun. 26th - Portvale Sugar Factory (Moonlight) (All hikes are at 6am & 3:30pm, except moonlight hike at 5:30pm) For further details call The Barbados National Trust at 426-2421 or visit: www.nationaltrustbarbados.com