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Cat Island Regatta

Local residents and regatta lovers from throughout The Bahamas reunite to celebrate, with racing of Class A, B, and C sloops, live entertainment, cultural activities, games, native food and drinks. This event is held every year during the Emancipation Day holiday weekend.

Discovery Day Homecoming Festival

This festival encourages San Salvadorians worldwide to come home and celebrate Discovery Day, which commemorates the first landfall of the great navigator Christopher Columbus, on October 12, 1492. He renamed the Island of Guanahani to San Salvador meaning "Holy Saviour." The activities include Bahamian food and drink for sale, cultural performances, gospel concerts, plus live entertainment by local and visiting artists.

                                  

Abraham’s Bay Homecoming Festival

This event is held on the bay and is geared towards the exploration and development of the town's rich culture. Activities resemble the traditional family reunion, where people renew ancestral links, and include a beach picnic, cookout, sporting events, tournament games such as dominoes, cultural/talent show, disco dancing in the evenings, a church service and gospel concert on Sunday.