For the Rock Sound homecoming, April 2017, hundreds of people descended on South Eleuthera for a weekend of celebrations. The homecomings outwardly center around the nightly gatherings at the homecoming site - lined with vendors; entertained by Sweet Bahamian music; headlined by singers who come in from New Providence.
DATES & MARKS 17/18
Harbour Island, Eleuthera, Spanish Wells
bahamas Holidays Jan 1 Jan 10 Mar 30 Apr 2 May 21 Jun 1 Jul 10 Aug 6 Oct 8 Dec 25 Dec 26 Jan 1
| Monday | Wednesday | Friday | Monday | Monday | Friday | Tuesday | Monday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Tuesday 2019
| New Year’s Day | Majority Rule Day | Good Friday | Easter Monday | Whit Monday | R. Fawkes Labour Day | Independence Day | Emancipation Day | National Heroes Day | Christmas Day | Boxing Day | New Year’s Day
(jUN - dEC) Jun 5 Jun 2 Jul 10 Aug 7 Oct 9 Dec 25 Dec 26
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ROCK SOUND Homecoming A large crowd awaiting the main entertainment of the Easter Friday night in Rock Sound, April 2017. The homecoming in Rock Sound is significant in that it kicks off the annual homecoming and festivals season, which runs from Easter (March/April), up until November.
DAYS OF NOTE 2018
| 3rd Annual Eleuthera Junkanoo Parade | A Taste of Eleuthera | 5th Annual Hope Ball (Cancer Society) | Annual Second Homeowner’s Reception | Homecomings: Rock Sound/JC/L. Bogue | Eleuthera All That Jazz Festival | Earth Day Festival (One Eleuthera) | Homecoming: Palmetto Point (May 18-21) | 31st Ann. Pineapple Festival (May 31-June2) | Deep Creek Conch Fest (May 30-June 3) | Homecomings: Green Castle/Bluff/Sav. Sd. | Spanish Wells Fishermen’s Fest | Bannerman Town Festival (July 25-28) | BAY FESTS: Hatchet Bay/Tarpum Bay | Goombay Summer Festival | North Eleuthera Sailing Regatta | Wemyss Bight Homecoming | Governor’s Harbour Homecoming | Green Castle Homecoming (Nov 15-18) | Min. of Tourism Craft Show | Cancer Society’s Music in the Garden
2017
| Whit Monday | R. Fawkes Labour Day | Independence Day | Emancipation Day | National Heroes Day | Christmas Day | Boxing Day
mark your calendar 2018 Jan | TBA Feb 18 | Sunday Mar 3 | Saturday Mar 8 | Thursday Mar 28 | Wednesday Apr 11-15 | Wed - Sun Apr 21 | Saturday May 18 | Friday May 31 | Wednesday May 30 | Thursday July 6-10 | Friday-Tuesday July 13-14 | Friday-Saturday July 25 | Wednesday Aug 1-6 | Wed - Monday Aug | TBA Oct 5-8 | Friday-Monday Oct 5-8 | Friday-Monday Nov 1-4 | Thurs-Sunday Nov 15 | Thursday Nov 24 | Saturday Dec 2 | Sunday
2018
Feb 14 Valentine’s Day Mar 11 Daylight Saving Time start Apr 1 Easter Sunday May 13 Mothers’ Day Jun 1st Hurricane Season Starts Jun 17 Fathers’ Day Nov 4 Daylight Saving Time ends Nov 30th Hurricane Season Ends Dec 24 Christmas Eve Dec 31 New Year’s Eve