The main events in Antigua are the summertime
Carnival and the
April Sailling Week , but there are other events to distract you from the beach, including international cricket and windsurfing tournaments, and a jazz festival. The tourist boards have full details of all activities.
The main public holidays celebrated throughout the Caribbean, during which virtually all shops and offices close, are:
January 1 New Year's Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
May 1 Labour Day
Whit Monday
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 26 Boxing Day
Antigua also celebrates Caricom Day in early July, Carnival on the first Monday and Tuesday of August, Independence Day on November 1 and United Nations Day in October.
Festivals and eventsJanuary
Red Stripe Cricket Competition tel 268/462-9090
February
Valentine's Day Regatta, Jolly Harbour tel 268/461-6324
March-April
Test cricket tel 268/462-9090
April
Classic Regatta tel 268/460-1799
Sailing Week tel 268/460-8872
May
Pro-Am Tennis Classic, Curtain Bluff Hotel tel 268/462-8400
July/August
Carnival tel 268/462-4707
September
Bridge Championship tel 268/462-1459
October
National Warri Championship tel 268/462-6317
November
Antiguan Craft Fair, Harmony Hall tel 268/460-4120
December
Nicholson's Annual Charter Yacht Show tel 268/460-153
