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The main
events in Antigua are the summertime Carnival and the April Sailing
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
Labor 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.
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Festivals and events
January
Red Stripe Cricket Competition phone: 268/462-9090
February
Valentine's Day Regatta, Jolly Harbour phone: 268/461-6324
March-April
Test cricket phone: 268/462-9090
April
Classic Regatta phone: 268/460-1799
Sailing Week phone: 268/460-8872
May
Pro-Am Tennis Classic, Curtain Bluff Hotel phone: 268/462-8400
July/August
Carnival phone: 268/462-4707
September
Bridge Championship phone: 268/462-1459
October
National Warri Championship phone: 268/462-6317
November
Antiguan Craft Fair, Harmony Hall phone: 268/460-4120
December
Nicholson's Annual Charter Yacht Show
phone: 268/460-153
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Antiqua travel guide
Antigua
Where to go
When to go
Getting there
Money and costs
Getting around
Food and drink
Phones and post
Best of Antigua
Holidays and festivals
Tours
Diving
& snorkeling
Dive operators
 Boats
&
catamarans
Boat operators
Economy, natural hazards
Exploring Antigua
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Barbuda:
Getting there
Beyond
Cordrington
Great Fort George
Falmouth Harbour
River Fort
Cordrington
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Falmouth and
English Harbour
Eating, drinking,
nightlife
Falmouth
 Heights,
Pigeon
Beach
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