ST BARTHS EVENTS 2012

January
01 New Year Day in St. Barth, magical and unique!!
06 Epiphanie - Family holiday celebrated with the "king's cake".
10-29 St Barth Music Festival - Jazz concert in the churches of Gustavia and Lorient, with artists of international renown.

February
17-22 Carnival - Carnival celebrations in St Barth.

March
22-25 St Barth Bucket Regatta - 3 days of regattas around St Barth for a fleet of the largest, most prestigious sailing yachts.

April
01 The Book Day - Events on the dock Wall House.
02-07 St Barth sails - 5 days of regattas with the nicest sailing boats of the world, yachts classics to maxi yachts.
08-09 Easter Weekend - Family and religious holiday. Bank holiday.
09-15 ASB Kids Trophy - Major tennis tournament for kid.
21-30 St Barth Film Festival - 9 days with films from around the Caribbean basin and about Caribbean culture.
25-30 Book Festival - Authors' intervention in schools, reading of texts, poems, workshop, dedications and second-hand book sales.

May
01 Labour Day - Bank holiday.
05-06 Tour of St. Barth - Around the island event for windsurfing and cata- marans, St Jean beach.
05-06 West Indies Regatta - 3 days event celebrating traditional West Indian sails. Wooden boat festival.
07-16 St Barth theatre festival - Performances by SB Artists and artists from neighbouring island and France.
08 Armistice Day - Commemoration of the end of World War II.

June
02 Ascension - Bank holiday.
04 Dance performance by Form Fitness.
12-13 Week end of Whitsunday - Bank Holiday.
16 Caraibes Football Stars - Soccer game between St barth and "Celebrity Sport Club"
18 Dance performance by ASCCO - Tennis court, Colombier.
21 Music festival - 6 pm on Quai Général de Gaulle - Gustavia.

July
01 Summer Festival - July and August mark the beginning of a series of summer festivities in various neighborhoods around the island, featuring many activities on the beach.
14 National Day - Incredible fire works all around the island.
15 Fete de la colectivite.
17 Anse des Cayes Day, games animations shows and “le bal”.

August
04-16 St Barth Open - Tennis Tournaments, st Jean.
04-05 Windward Fete - Fishing tournament, regatta, games, music, volleyball tournament in village Lorient.
05-15 St Barth Summer Session - 10 days of crazy music.
06-18 Shopping Festival.
11 Election Miss Saint Barth 2012.
15 Assomption - Religious holiday.
16-18 SB JAM Music Festival.
19 Gustavia Fete - Games, competitions, and various activities organized on the dock.
24 St Barthélemy Saint’s Day - Bal, events in Gustavia.
25 St Louis- Day of the village of Corrossol - my favourite!!

November
01 All Saints Day - Religious day.
09-12 Pitea Day - Commemoration of the twin cities of St Barth and Pitea (in Sweden) - Swedish Marathon / Gustavialoppet.
11 Armistice Day - Commemoration of the end of World War I.
22-25 St Barth Cata Cup Regatta - The most important event for sports catamarans in the Caribbean.

December
10-22 Competition for the best Christmas window decorations.
15-22 Christmas Village - Christmas market and festivities on the dock quai Général de Gaulle.
25 Christmas Family and religious holiday.
31 New Year's Eve Regatta and Parade - Race around the island, open to sail-boats of all sizes, local and those present for the holidays.

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