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01 New Year's Day
Music and drinks the quay in Gustavia with fireworks at midnight December 31
08 Three Kings' Day (Fete des Rois)
The traditional cake contains a plastic figure (much like the traditional Mardi Gras Kings Cake). Whoever gets the plastic figure wears the gold cardboard crown.
10-25 St Barth Music Festival
Ballet at A.J.O.E. in Lorient; jazz, pops and chamber music in the churches of Gustavia and Lorient
February
24 Carnival School Parade
The kids march through the streets of Gustavia
28 Carnival
March
01 Ash Wednesday
Burning of Vaval (King of Carnival) takes place on Shell Beach in Gustavia
31 St Barth Bucket
An annual event where the largest sailing yachts in the world come to St Barth for three days of races. Continues into April.
April
01-02 St. Barth Bucket
16-17 Easter Weekend
This is the only time of year when camping is allowed on the beaches.
25-30St Barth 11th Annual Film Festival
Films start at 8:00 p.m. at A.J.O.E. in Lorient. All films are in French or their original language with subtitles. Schedule
May
01 Labor Day
Annual Archery Contest -
Held at the Stadium in St. Jean
Sea Festival -
Games and events held on Public Beach. Organized by SubProtect and the Natural Marine Reserve.
08 Armistice Day
08 St Barth Theater Festival
25 Ascension Day
28 Mother's Day
June
04 Pentecost
18 Father's Day
July
July starts the season of the summer beach festivals held by most of the villages
07 Festival of Anse des Cayes & Anse des Lezards
Petanque and other sports, food, drink, games, raffle, music and dancing
12-15 St Barth Open Fishing Tournament
Billfish tournament
14 Bastille Day
29-30 Festival of the Northern Quarters
Volley ball and fireworks on Flamands beach; food, drink, music and dancing at ASCCO/Colombier
August
01-29 Boubou's Music Festival05-06 Festival of the Windward Quarters
Fishing contest, sailing races, fireworks, games, raffle, food, drink, music and dancing in Lorient
14-15 Pitea Day
Commemorates twinning of St Barth and Pitea, Sweden
15 Assumption Day
19-20 Festival of Gustavia
Sailing regattas, food, drink, fireworks, music and dancing in Gustavia
24 St Barthelemy Day
Official ceremonies, sailing races, games, food, drink, music and dancing in Gustavia
25 Feast of Saint Louis
Fishing festival, games, raffle, food, drink, music and dancing in Corossol
28 Senior Citizens' Day
Entertainment and activities honoring senior citizens; held in Gustavia
September and October
No planned events
November
01 All Saints' Day
11 Armistice Day
11 Swedish Marathon
Foot race of 3 km and 12 km for men, women and children
December
02-04 Marbles Tournament
Game with marbles and sand castles. Held behind Match in St. Jean.
25 Christmas
31 New Year's Eve
Music and dancing on the quai in Gustavia; fireworks at midnight
Tuesday, April 25: Viva Cuba Cuba, 2005, Spanish with French subtitles
Wednesday, April 26: Another World France, 52-minute video documenting the story of two men who rowed across the Atlantic Expedition Prototype St Barth, 52-minute video based on the adventures of three men who sailed from St Barth to Patagonia
Thursday, April 27: Habana Suite Cuba/Spain, Spanish with English subtitles
Friday, April 28: Monsieur Etienne Martinique/France Havana Blues Spain/Cuba/France, Spanish with French subtitles
Saturday, April 29: Letter to Irene Guadeloupe, 13 minutes A Rain of Hope Haiti; Creole and French with English subtitles
Sunday, April 30: La Noiraude Martinique, 30-minute video 15 Lanne Mizik Guadaloupe Santo Domingo Blues Martinique, 30-minute video
Guadaloupe
USA, 75-minute video, Spanish with French subtitles
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