Relive the magic of #CARIFESTAXV 🇧🇧! From electrifying Country Nights to the vibrance and
creativity of the Grand Market, this was the Caribbean’s ultimate celebration
Barbados is proud to welcome the Region and the world to its shores for CARIFESTA XV, the Caribbean’s premier arts and culture festival, launching on 22 August. This vibrant celebration will showcase the richness and diversity of Caribbean creativity through music, dance, theatre, visual arts, literature, and more.
Most events throughout the festival are free and open to the public. However, a few special highlights require tickets, including:
Final Preparations Underway for the Caribbean’s Premier Cultural Festival
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The Forty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from 6-8 July under the chairmanship of Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica.
“Ultimately, CARIFESTA XV presents the opportunity to stimulate the local economy through increased tourism, job creation, and support for small businesses. This festival sees the coming together of hundreds of cultural practitioners, as well as members of the wider populace to network, perform, trade in cultural goods and services and witness a diverse offering of performances, exhibitions and interactive experiences.” - Michelle Maynard, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Division of Culture, Barbados.
There is now a significant increase in regional and global awareness of the value and importance of the creative industries, and how they can contribute to sustainable development in small countries in the global South. These views were shared by Beverly Harry-Emmanuel, Advisor, Social Development at the CARICOM Secretariat at the opening ceremony of the Thirty-First Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee (RCC), held today, Thursday 26 June, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Bridgetown, Barbados.