Festivals & Culture

Festivities include an all-night church service on Sunday leading into Monday, an old-fashioned "Singspiration" and cookout.

This annual celebration on Acklins begins with a combined church service, with all the churches taking part. There will be a raising of The Bahamas flag and the Police retreat drill at night. Family Day festivities at Regatta Park will include live entertainment, reading of Bahamian poems, Bahamian singers, drama/skits, native dishes, remarks by leading citizens in the community and firework.

This annual event brings descendants, residents, and visitors together in a fun social atmosphere. Activities include a church service, entertainment by Bahamian artists, a variety of games, plus Bahamian food, drinks and pastries will be on sale.

All of the communities in Acklins gather for a family fun day of games, rides and live music. Local foods and drinks will be for sale. Proceeds from raffle ticket tickets will support the Red Cross. The fair is held every year on The Bahamas Labour Day holiday, beginning at 12:00 noon.

Descendants, residents, and visitors come together at this annual event in a fun social atmosphere. Activities include a church service, entertainment by Bahamian artists, Old Gospel Concert, beauty pageants, a fashion show, Mr. Homecoming, basketball and volleyball tournaments. Games include Easter Egg Hunt, egg-in-the spoon race, dominoes, apple on a string, Hula-Hoop, conch cracking, balancing food/field basket on head for the elderly ladies. Bahamian food, drinks and pastries will be on sale. This event is held every year on Easter weekend.

This annual musical festival, held every year during the Bahamas Labour Day weekend, is the signature event for Cat Island. It showcases the sensuous, rhythmic vibe of the island's premier Rake and Scrape music, performed by local and national artists. It also features a Gospel concert, Battle of the Rake & Scrape Bands, quadrille dancing, a children's corner with games and a fishermen and farmers' market. During the festival, guests can partake of "Down Home" Cat Island cuisine, purchase locally made crafts such as jewelry and straw items.

Locals and visitors gather in Cockburn Town at the Almond Tree Park to sing carols and see performances by local talent. The grand finale is when the park is transformed with thousands of Christmas lights and the Christmas tree is lit. Come out and bring the whole family and enjoy lots of Games, sweets and treats.

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.