2018 CALENDAR
2018 Calendar 5 – Seminar – Pan, Progress & Patent, NALIS, Abercromby Street, Port of Spain 12 – Arima Borough Day 23 – Pan on the Avenue, Ariapita Ave, Woodbrook 25 – Carib Santa Rosa Festival 26 – Indepan Fest along Tragarete Road, from Colville Street to Maraval Road, Port of Spain Sports
24 – Republic Day Regatta, Roxborough, Tobago
Cultural
24 – Republic Day Cycling Classic, Mandela Park
20-6 Nov – Divali Nagar 2018
24 - ‘Trinidad Derby,’ Horse Racing, Santa Rosa Park www.arimaraceclub.com
Events
24 – UWI Endowment Fund Charity Golf Tournament, Millennium Lakes Golf & Country Club, Trincity
18 – San Fernando Day
29 – Scotiabank Women Against Breast Cancer at Queen’s Park Savannah Port of Spain and Skinner’s Park, San Fernando
Caribbean Premier League T20 Cricket, Queen’s Park Oval & BCLA Tarouba - Various dates, several matches
29-30 – Tobago Open Tennis Tournament, Shaw Park
1 – Horse Racing, Santa Rosa Park www.arimaraceclub.com
24 – Republic Day
Public Holidays
14 – World Diabetes Day
Sports 2-4 – Bago Beach Football International 3 – TT ProLeague Cup Final, Hasely Crawford Stadium 17-18 – Trinidad & Tobago Matchplay Golf Tournament 25 – The Shelter Charity Golf Tournament Public Holiday
4-5 – TTGFA’s ‘Tarpon Thunder,’ Fishing Tournament, www.ttgfa.com
OCTOBER 2018
7 – Divali
5 – The Felicity Charlieville Fishing Association (FCFA)’s Annual Fishing Tournament, Felicity. For more information and registration, contact 389-7413
Business
DECEMBER 2018
9-12 – Tobago Open Golf, Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort
24-25th – AMCHAM T&T’s 21st Annual HSSE Conference & Exhibition. Contact: AMCHAM 622-4466 http://hsse.amchamtt.com
Business 3 – Tobago House of Assembly Day
Cultural
Cultural
1 – Hosay Festival 12 – Chinese Arrival Day
6 – The Annual Tobago House of Assembly Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Louis D’or Nurseries
16 – World Food Day
Events
19 – Ramleela
1 – International World National AIDS Day
21 – Tobago Blue Food Festival, L’Anse Fourmi Bloody Bay Recreation Grounds, www.visittobago.gov.tt
1-7 – Tobago House Assembly Week Celebrations at Shaw Park Complex; Dwight Yorke Stadium and other venues
Events
4 – Tobago Day, www.tha.gov.tt
7 – Chaguanas Borough Day
Sports
21-28 – National Tourism Week
3-7 – TennisTT Top 16 Invitational Tennis Tournament
SEPTEMBER 2018
24 – United Nations Day
Business
26 – Breast Cancer Awareness Day
TBA – Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee Sports Awards
19-1 Oct – International Caribbean Building, Construction & Real Estate Exhibition – Centre of Excellence, Macoya Road, Tunapuna Email: build@ametrade.org
20-6 Nov – Divali Nagar 2018
25 – The Great Race, Pier 1 Chaguaramas to Store Bay, Tobago 31 – Bankers Insurance Half Marathon, Pt. Lisas Public Holidays 1– Emancipation Day 31 – Independence Day Independence Day Parade, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Bacolet, Tobago Independence Day Fireworks, Port of Spain and San Fernando, Trinidad, and Scarborough, Tobago
27-1 Oct – SOUTHEX International Expo “The World in 2020” Gulf City Shopping Complex, La Romaine www.southex.co.tt
Sports Super 10 National Basketball Tournament - through to December
Public Holidays 25 – Christmas Day 26 – Boxing Day
1- 5 – Tour of Tobago
JANUARY 2019
3 – Beacon’s Cycling on the Avenue 7, Port of Spain
Business
Cultural
3-7 – Tobago International Cycling Classic
7-9 – Angostura Rum Festival hosted by Angostura Ltd Laventille compound
6 – RBC Run for Kids, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain
22-24 – Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference 2018, Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain www.ttenergyconference.org
18-25 – Trinidad and Tobago film/18 festival www.ttfilmfestival.com
13-14 – Tobago Open Golf Tournament
19-29 – Rio Claro Heritage Festival
7 – Fatima Class of ’75 Charity Golf Tournament 7 – Dragon Boat Festival, Chagville, Chaguaramas
Events
14 – Store Bay Open Water Swimming Classic, Tobago
17 – International Coastal Clean Up Day 28 – World Tourism Day
20 – National Surfing Championships, Mt. Irvine, Tobago
30 – Caribbean Youth Day
21 – CAJGC/CAGC Fundraiser Golf Tournament
Sports
22 – UWI Half Marathon
1 – 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier T&T v Honduras, Hasely Crawford Stadium
NOVEMBER 2018
8-9 – Chaguaramas Open Golf Tournament
Business
14-16 – 17th South Caribbean Open Golf Tournament
1 – Champions Of Business Event – (NAPA) National Academy for the Performing Arts Contact: Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Contact: 637-6966 Ext. 1252
16 – Maracas Open Water Swim Classic, Maracas Bay 16 – Living Waters Community Charity Golf Tournament
8 • Business Trinidad & Tobago
Public Holiday 1 – New Year’s Day
FEBRUARY 2019 Events 14 – Valentine’s Day
MARCH 2019 Cultural
TBD – Annual Caribbean Conference of Accountants Contact: ICATT - 623-8000
4-5 – Carnival Monday & Tuesday (Parade of the Bands). Most businesses closed Events 1-30 Sep – Turtle Watching Season TBA – techAGRI Expo, University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus. Contact: 662-2002 Ext 82113 Public Holidays 30 – Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day