HolidaysAndEvents
Calendar 2017/18 International performing artist, Myra Maud lighting up the Levy Preserve stage.
2017 july 10th bahamas (Monday) independence (1973) Independence Flag flying, Fireworks, and varying celebrations across The Eleutheras.
homecomings The towns of The Bluff, Savannah Sound & Green Castle.
AUGUST 07th bay fests (Monday) (2 locations) Emancipation The seaside towns of Hatchet Bay and Tarpum Bay hold their annual Bay Fests over this holiday weekend. Both areas come alive with large numbers of locals returning and lots of energy in the air. The biggest celebrations occur on the weekend ending on the first Monday in the month.
Jazz
Eleuthera - all that jazz The 5th annual Eleuthera… All That Jazz 2017 overtook Governor’s Harbour on the weekend of Wednesday, March 29th to Sunday, April 2nd, with a series of events that brought the soothing and swinging music of this year’s performers to beach fronts, fish fry, ocean fronts, historic churches and the signature Saturday evening concert under the pavilion of the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve on the Banks Road. Capacity audiences were treated to fantastic performances, tapped off by renown headliner, Myra Maud with captivating mood, melody and spirit. The incredibly talented line-up included a number of Bahamian artists, including: vocalists, Anuschka Wright, Osana Neely and Eleutheran Brendalee Petty, as well as musicians; Kevin Dean, Tino Richardson, Lamont Gibson, and Adrian d’Aguilar and The Jazz Cats. International artists, included; Italian saxophonist, Tommaso Starace; composer, arranger, and pianist, Massimo Colombo, also of Italy; The Steve Koven trio, with artists, Steve Koven, Rob Clutton, and Anthony Michelli; along with Johnny Schutten, who also serves as the musical director for the Eleuthera… All That Jazz festival. Myra and other performers also took time out on Saturday morning, during the education segment of the Jazz festival weekend, to meet with
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october 9th (Monday) National Heroes Day
In 2016, The Cabinet of The Bahamas affixed the second Monday of October as the day to observe National Heroes Day.
regatta & Homecoming The North Eleuthera Sailing Regatta in Harbour Island is held in the week/weekend prior. The Wemyss Bight Homecoming in South Eleuthera is also held in the week/weekend prior.
dec. 25th (Monday) Christmas
Christmas Day Junkanoo
dec. 26th (Tuesday) Boxing Day
Boxing Day Junkanoo
The location rotates between participating settlements... More details can be found on www.EleutheraNews.com closer to the date.... or: www.facebook.com/TheEleutheran.
Harbour Island - Home of the Friendly People
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