Barbados Holetown Festival

February
Saint James
Genre : Festival
Principal country concerned : Column : Music, Theater

The Holetown Festival commemorates the anniversary of the first settlement of Barbados at Holetown in February 1627.
The week-long festival begins in mid-February with the opening celebrations taking place at the Holetown Monument.
The festival highlights local arts and crafts as well as Barbadian culture and history, and events typically include:
historical lectures
fashion shows
beauty contests
street parades
tattoo shows
exhibitions
concerts
theatrical presentations
sporting events
antique car parade

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

With the support of