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Public holidays and festivals
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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. Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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Antigua And Barbuda,
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