VINCY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS

Annual Events

In January, we get the year off to a great start with music at Bequia's Music Festival and Mustique's Blues Festival.

When Spring arrives, head to Bequia for the world famous Easter Regatta or take a trip south to Union for the wild and wonderful Easterval celebrations. Both held annually at Easter in March/April.

In May it's time for Mayreau Regatta and Canouan's Regatta other very popular sailing races.

Join us in June/July for Vincy Mas, the Hottest Carnival in the Caribbean! This lively and colourful fete is held annually and includes the Miss SVG Competition, Mardi Gras Parade of Bands, Calypso Monarch, King & Queen of Carnival and much, much more!

In the month of August, it's our Breadfruit Festival - a tasty celebration of St Vincent & The Grenadines' 25 species of breadfruit and their historical importance.

We finish off the year in December with the National Christmas Festival and our Nine Mornings Festival, an indigenous festival unique to St. Vincent & The Grenadines with pre-dawn street concerts, fetes, fun competitions, traditional music and steel pan each of the nine days before Christmas in various towns and villages.

See list of 2013 public holidays here (PDF)...
See list of 2014 public holidays here (PDF)...
See list of 2015 public holidays here (PDF)...

Calendar of Events

Weekly Activities

For weekly activities download the St. Vincent & The Grenadines Hotel & Tourism Association's "What's On" Newsletter.

• SVGHTA What's On
   

8th Wonder of the World Contest

Vote for Tobago Cays, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, in the 8th Wonder of the World Contest.

Voting begins on June 3rd 2013 at:http://www.virtualtourist.com/8thwonder

Canouan Regatta

Fisherman's Month

FCCA Children's Essay Contest

Registration For Service Standards

The SVG Tourism Authority is encouraging all tourism service providers, in particular taxi drivers, short term vehicle rental operators and tour operators, including operators of water taxis, to register their services with the Authority at its office on the 2nd Floor of the NIS Building in Kingstown.

Please call 456-6222 for further details.

Memorabilia Items For Sale

Get your favourite memorabilia of St. Vincent & the Grenadines today, while stocks last...


"DO 32" Baby-Tees
Price: EC$30.00 each






"DO 32" T-Shirt
Price: EC$30.00 each







Rent a Podium
Price: EC$100.00 per hr or $600.00 per day




“Proud To Be Vincy” Pins 
Price: EC$10.00 each






“Proud To Be Vincy” Sticker 

Price: EC$10.00 each

 

 



Canvas Bag 
Price: EC$10.00 each




n.b. Items are not available for online purchase.

To purchase please contact:
St. Vincent & The Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA)
P.O. Box 834
2nd Floor, NIS Building
Upper Bay Street, Kingstown
St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Tel:      784-456-6222
Fax:     784-485-6020
Email:  svgta@discoversvg.com

A Digital Detox Holiday In SVG

On March 21st 2013, St. Vincent & the Grenadines won the Travel Marketing Awards Gold Status Best PR Strategic Campaign for ‘Digital Detox’ campaign.

The St. Vincent & the Grenadines Tourism Authority’s Public Relations Agency in UK, has introduced the first branded 'digital detox' holiday to St. Vincent and the Grenadines. This holiday necessitates “guests to 'de-tech' and hand over their mobile phones and gadgets surrendering themselves to fully enjoying their technology free break.”

National Parks Rivers & Beaches Authority Site & Facility User Fees

The St. Vincent & the Grenadines National Parks Rivers and Beaches Authority permits for events, site and facility user fees may be viewed here (PDF)…