May
2005
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| May
1 | Labor Day - An official public holiday, most government offices
and some businesses will be closed. In St. Barthelemy the day is also celebrated
with the Festival of the Sea at Public. / St. Maarten / St. Barthélemy |
| May 5 | Ascension Thursday- A religious and public holiday marking the Ascension of Christ. / Sint
Maarten / St. Martin / St. Barthélemy |
Sunday,
May 8 | Mother’s Day - A day to honor mothers is celebrated
in Sint Maarten and St. Martin |
Sunday,
May
8 | VE Day - Public Holiday honoring the end of World War II in
Europe. / Sint Maarten / St. Martin. Armistice Day - Public holiday honoring the
end of World War II in Europe. / St. Barthélemy. FIAC Push and Paddle - A kayak
race. / Contact Allan Macdonald at ajm@caribserve.net for information |
Sunday,
May 15 | Pentecost Sunday
- A public holiday and religious observance honoring when the Disciples of Christ
were blessed by the Holy Spirit. Baptisms and confirmations often take place on
this day. / Sint Maarten / St. Martin / St. Barthelemy |
Sunday,
May 8 | Medal Play Tournament - St. Maartens monthly golf tournament.
/ Mens, womens & senior flights / Awards for low gross, low net & fewest putts
in each flight / Mullet Bay Golf Resort |
Sunday,
May 16 | Pentecost Monday - A public holiday |
Sunday,
May 22 | DHL Half Marathon -
Event sponsored by Roadrunners / Contact Rose Bernard at ros@budmar.an or Mary
Wrigley at thebrowns@domaccess.com for information |
Sunday,
May 29 | Mother’s Day - A day to honor mothers is celebrated
in St. Barthélemy |
Monday,
May 30 |
Memorial Day -( USA) - It’s a great time to spend a long week or weekend
in St. Martin / Sint Maarten, an ideal place for couples. There’s romantic dining,
lots of fun sightseeing, fantastic shopping, Sint Maarten casinos and great beaches. |
June
2005
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| June
4 & 5 | Avenir Sportif Kids’ Track and Field Events - Event sponsored
by Avenir Sportif / Contact Patrick Trival at patrickt@outremer.com for information |
| Saturday, June 11 | Medal Play Tournament
- St. Maartens monthly golf tournament. / Mens, womens & senior flights / Awards
for low gross, low net & fewest putts in each flight / Mullet Bay Golf Resort
|
| Sunday, June 12 | Netherlands
Antilles Championship Triathlon - / Event sponsored by FITA / Call Trisport
tel. 545 4384 or contact saskia_schroten@yahoo.com for information |
June 18
& 19 | North Sails'Caribbean
One Design Keelboat Championship - The race is a great spectator event with
most of the racing events taking place close to shore. A display of excellent
sailing skills is required to master this race../ Sponsored by the North Sails
Regatta Organization & the Sint Maarten Yacht Club / Simpson Bay Lagoon / Sint
Maarten |
| Sunday - June 19 | A day
to honor fathers is celebrated in St. Maarten and St. Barthélemy. |
| Tuesday, June 21 | Summer Solstice - First
Day of Summer |
| Saturday, June 24 |
Philipsburg Relay - A one hour 2 person relay in Philipsburg. / Event sponsored
by Bottom Braquette and Roadrunners / Contact Jesse Vosa at jean-stephan.voza@
wanadoo.fr
or Rose Bernard at ros@budmar.an or Mary Wrigley at thebrowns@domaccess.com
for information |
| Sunday, June 26 |
Women’s International Road Race A cycle race sponsored by FICA. / Call
Trisport tel. 545 4384 or contact Susy Piscione at trisport@caribserve.net
for information |
July
2005
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| July
1 | Emancipation Day - The official celebration of the 157th Anniversary
of the emancipation day of the slaves from local sugar plantations. / An official
island holiday |
Sunday,
July 3 |
FIAC 3 Person Sprint Carib - A kayak race. / Contact Allan Macdonald at
ajm@caribserve.net
for information |
Sunday,
July 10 | Medal Play Tournament - St. Maartens monthly golf
tournament. / Mens, womens & senior flights / Awards for low gross, low net &
fewest putts in each flight / Mullet Bay Golf Resort |
| Thursday,
July 14 | Bastille Day - The French Independence Day is celebrated
with vigor on all of the islands - Sint Maarten, St. Martin and St. Barthélemy.
Look for fireworks, parades and entertainment as well as a Avenir Sportif Bastille
Day Run! |
| Thursday, July 14 | Avenir
Sportif Bastille Day Run! - A 6K race sponsored by Avenir Sportif / Contact
Patrick Trival at patrickt@outremer.com for information / St. Martin |
| July 15 through 30 | St. Barths Volleyball
Cup - Volleyball is a big sport on St. Barthélemy with over 150 officially
licensed men and women players who play the game year round. One of two championship
events on the island each year, the summer holiday tournament is very popular.
/ St. Barthélemy / Contact Claude Magras at 27 73 70 or Rosemond Greaux at
27 80 11 |
Sunday,
July 17 |
Orient Beach Run - Event sponsored by Roadrunners / Contact Rose Bernard
at ros@budmar.an or Mary Wrigley at thebrowns@
domaccess.com
for information
/ St. Martin |
August
2005
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| Saturday,
August 13 | Medal Play Tournament - St. Maartens monthly golf tournament.
/ Mens, womens & senior flights / Awards for low gross, low net & fewest putts
in each flight / Mullet Bay Golf Resort |
| Monday,
August 15 | Assumption Day - Religious and Public holiday, most
stores closed. / St. Maarten & St. Barthélemy |
August
20 & 21 | Festival of Gustivia - The weekend before the Feast
Day of St. Barthelemy, the town of Gustivia celebrates with regattas, a dance
and fireworks which can best be seen from Quai du General de Gaulle. / St. Barthelemy |
| Wednesday, August 24 | St. Barthélemy Feast
Day - The day honors the patron Saint of the island of St. Barthélemy. The
day is celebrated with fireworks, boat races and a public ball. |
September
2005
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| Continuing
throughout the Season | Marigot Market - Every Wednesday and Saturday
is market day on the French side of St. Martin. Come and sample the true flavors
of the island. / Fort Louis / Marigot |
| September
3 through 5 | Labor day - (USA) - It’s a great time to plan to
spend a week or long weekend in St. Martin / Sint Maarten, an ideal place for
couples. There’s romantic dining, lots of fun sightseeing, fantastic shopping,
Sint Maarten casinos and great beaches. / Reserve your rooms now! |
| Sunday, September 11 | Medal Play Tournament
- St. Maartens monthly golf tournament. / Mens, womens & senior flights /
Awards for low gross, low net & fewest putts in each flight / Mullet Bay Golf
Resort. FIAC Kim-Sha-Cay Bay - An 8.5 K kayak race. / Contact Allan Macdonald
at ajm@caribserve.net for information |
| Sunday,
September 18 | Moonlight Golf - Under the light of the full moon
and with fluorescent golf balls, this once-a-year variation on the game can be
challenging and a lot of fun! Be sure to bring a flashlight! / 9 hole scramble
format / Mullet Bay Golf Resort |
| Sunday,
September 18 | Splash ‘n’ Sprint Biathlon - Consisting of a 400
M swim and a 5K this event is sponsored by Roadrunners. / Contact Rose Bernard
at ros@budmar.an
or Mary Wrigley at thebrowns@domaccess.com
for
information |
| Wednesday, September 21 |
Autumnal Equinox - Autumn Begins |
| Sunday,
September 25 | Avenir Sportif 5K & 10K Run - Event sponsored by
Avenir Sportif / Contact Patrick Trival at patrickt@outremer.com for information |
October
2005
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October
1 & 2 | ECGA Championship - St. Maarten is 2005 host of the
Eastern Caribbean Golf Association championship. The best players from the ECGA,
a 10-island association, will be sent to participate. Each team is composed of
4 men, 3 seniors and 3 women players, one team is sent from each island member
which includes Antigua, Barbados, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, St. Croix,
St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Thomas and of course, St. Maarten. / Mullet Bay Golf
Resort |
| Sunday, October 2 | FITA
Duathlon - It’s a combined race beginning with a 4K run, going to a 20K bicycle
race and ending with an additional 2 K run. / Event sponsored by FITA / / Call
Trisport tel. 545 4384 or contact saskia_schroten@yahoo.com for information |
| Saturday, October 8 | Medal Play Tournament
- St. Maartens monthly golf tournament. / Mens, womens & senior flights /
Awards for low gross, low net & fewest putts in each flight / Mullet Bay Golf
Resort |
| Sunday, October 9 | Breast
Cancer Awareness Run / Walk - Event sponsored by Roadrunners / Contact Rose
Bernard at ros@budmar.an or Mary Wrigley at thebrowns@domaccess.com for information |
| Monday, October 10 | Columbus Day - (USA)
- It’s a great time to plan to spend a week or long weekend in St. Martin / Sint
Maarten, an ideal place for couples. There’s romantic dining, lots of fun sightseeing,
fantastic shopping, Sint Maarten casinos and great beaches. / Reserve your rooms
now! |
| Sunday, October 16 | FIAC
21K - A kayak race. / Contact Allan Macdonald at ajm@caribserve.net
for information |
| October 21 | Antillean
Day - Annual holiday celebrated by all the Dutch Islands (Netherlands Antilles)
honoring the founding fathers and the islands history. / Sint Maarten |
| Sunday, October 23 | Fatum 10K - Event
sponsored by Roadrunners / Contact Rose Bernard at ros@budmar.an or Mary Wrigley
at thebrowns@domaccess.com for information |
| Monday,
October 31 | Halloween - Sint Maarten / St. Martin |
November
2005
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| November
1 | All Saints Day / Colombier Feast - Candles are lit at tombstones
to honor the dead. / St. Maarten & St. Barthélemy |
| November
1 | All Souls Day - Public holiday / some stores will be closed |
November
5 & 6 | Budget Nautique's Womens'
Caribbean One Design Keelboat Championship - Organized by the Sint Maarten
Yacht Club the event is sailed in Jeanneau Sun Fast 20s boats with teams from
throughout the Caribbean. The event takes place from Uncle Harry’s Bar at Simpson
Bay Lagoon. / Sint Maarten |
| November 7 |
Swedish Marathon - Races of 2K, 5K, 10K and 15K for men, women and children
in Gustavia. / St. Barthélemy |
| Friday, November
11 | St. Maarten Day / Concordia Day - A national public holiday
celebrating the arrival of Columbus to the island in 1493 and most of all, the
celebration of French and Dutch concordant establishing a harmonious and peaceful
coexistence of both countries together on one island. / Sint Maarten / St. Martin |
| Friday, November 11 | “Around the Island”
Relay Race A 20 mile “Around the Island” race pays homage Concordia Day and
to local lore on how the two countries settled out how to divide the island. Event
sponsored by Roadrunners / Contact Rose Bernard at ros@budmar.an
or Mary Wrigley at thebrowns@domaccess.com for information |
| Friday, November 11 | Armistice Day
- Commemoration of the end of World War I. / Many stores and shops will be closed.
/ St. Maarten & St. Barthélemy |
November
12 - 13 | Concordia Cup - Like and in the same format of the Ryder’s
Cup, this event pits the 15 top golfers of SMGA official handicap list which represents
the Dutch side (Sint Maarten) with the top fifteen players of the Association
Amicale des Golfeurs de St. Martin representing the French side. / Mullet Bay
Golf Resort |
| Sunday, November 20 |
Medal Play Tournament - St. Maartens monthly golf tournament. / Mens, womens
& senior flights / Awards for low gross, low net & fewest putts in each flight
/ Mullet Bay Golf Resort |
| Sunday, November
20 | FIAC 6 Person Relay Race - Kayak racing. / Contact Allan Macdonald
at ajm@caribserve.net for information |
| Thursday,
November 24 | Thanksgiving Day (USA) - It’s a great time to plan
to spend a week or long weekend in St. Martin / Sint Maarten, an ideal place for
couples. There’s romantic dining, lots of fun sightseeing, fantastic shopping,
Sint Maarten casinos and great beaches. / Reserve your rooms now! |
December
2005
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| December
2 through 4 | Mondial Billes - This event includes an International
marble shooting competition featured along with some sand castle building. / Organized
by Radio Transat / St. Barthélemy |
| Sunday,
December 4 | Hell’s Gate Challenge - An off the road triathlon
sponsored by Saba along with FITA / Call Trisport tel. 545 4384 or contact saskia_schroten@yahoo.com |
| Sunday, December 11 | Olympic Distance Triathlon
- Event sponsored by FITA. / Call Trisport tel. 545 4384 or contact saskia_schroten@yahoo.com
for information |
| Saturday, December 17 |
The Annual Santa Scramble - A charity event golf tournament some odd requirements
apply including the wearing of red Santa hats during play. A special award is
given to the best decorated golf cart. / four-player scramble format / Mullet
Bay Golf Resort |
| Sunday, December 18 |
Burger King Kid’s Triathlon - Event sponsored by FITA. / Call Trisport
tel. 545 4384 or contact saskia_schroten@yahoo.com |
| Wednesday, December 21 | Winter Solstice
- First Day of Winter |
| Saturday, December
24 | Christmas Eve - A day of celebration with dancing, Créole
foods ending with a Midnight Mass. / Sint Maarten / St. Martin / St. Barthélemy
|
| Sunday, December 25 | Christmas
Day - A public holiday with joyous singing, exchanging of gift and Christmas
feasts. / Sint Maarten / St. Martin / St. Barthélemy |
| Monday,
December 26 | Boxing Day - Sint Maarten / St. Martin |
| Saturday, December 31 | New Years Eve
- Réveillon de la Saint Sylvestre - Greet the New Year in Style, local hotel and
dining establishments hold festive gatherings to welcome in the New Year. / Sint
Maarten / St. Martin / St. Barthélemy / Reserve your rooms now! |
January
2006
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| Sunday,
January 1, 2006 | New Years Day - Celebrations continue throughout
the islands, go with the flow and do as the islanders do and make it a great family
holiday day. / Reserve your rooms early! |
| January
6 | La Fête des Rois - Epiphany - Celebrations of the Season continue
with feasts and dancing and the partaking of the galette des rois, a holiday cake
served especially for the occasion. |
| Early
January TBA | FIAC 6.6K Carib Series Lagoon Race - A 6.6K kayak
race sponsored by FIAC. / Contact Allan Macdonald at ajm@caribserve.net for information |
| Early January TBA | Medal Play Tournament
- St. Maartens monthly golf tournament. / Mens, womens & senior flights / Awards
for low gross, low net & fewest putts in each flight / Mullet Bay Golf Resort
|
| Early January | Carnival Music
-The new songs for the up-coming carnival season are previewed with much fanfare.
These sometimes bawdy tunes will be sung on the radio and in local venues with
great enthusiasm throughout the carnival season. |
| Mid
January TBA | CARIB Smalta Fun Run - Event sponsored by Roadrunners
/ Contact Rose Bernard at ros@budmar.an or Mary Wrigley at thebrowns@domaccess.com
for information |
| Mid through Late January
| - Festival de Musique de St. Barth (St. Barth Music Festival)
- All types of music are featured in this festival held in Gustavia and Lorient,
with performances held in local churches. Look for classical, chamber music, jazz
and dance presentations. / Saint Barthélemy |
| Monday,
January 16 | Martin Luther King Day (USA ) - It’s a great time
to plan to spend a week or long weekend in St. Martin / Sint Maarten, an ideal
place for couples. There’s romantic dining, lots of fun sightseeing, fantastic
shopping, Sint Maarten casinos and great beaches. |
| Late
January | Electec Lagoon Regatta - St. Maarten / TBA |
February
2006
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| Early February
TBA | Medal Play Tournament - St. Maartens monthly golf tournament.
/ Mens, womens & senior flights / Awards for low gross, low net & fewest putts
in each flight / Mullet Bay Golf Resort |
| Mid
February TBA | FITA Kids' Triathlon - Swimming, biking and running, this
marathon is scaled-back from adult marathons,
a great test of endurance for
kids. / Call Trisport tel. 545 4384 or contact www.stmaartentriathlon.org
for information |
| Monday, February 14 |
St. Valentine’s Day - Celebrate with a romantic three or four day weekend
in St. Martin / Sint Maarten, a great place for couples. There’s romantic dining,
lots of fun sightseeing, fantastic shopping and perfect conditions on the beaches
as well as the island golf courses. |
| Monday,
February 20 | Presidents’ Day (USA)- Another great three day weekend,
or make it an extended Valentine getaway in beautiful, romantic St. Maarten. Book
your room now! |
| February 28 | Mardi
Gras - Fat Tuesday Celebrations - The culmination of the Pre Lenten Carnival
Season as weeks of revelry, parades, steel bands and the coronation of the Carnival
Queen on the French side of the island with the carnival not officially ending
with the beginning of Lent but continuing until March 2. St. Barths concludes
the day with a carnival parade and Vaval, at Shell Beach. / Many stores are closed
on Mardi Gras / St. Maarten & St. Barthélemy |
