It is go­ing to be an ac­tive sea­son of cul­tur­al ac­tiv­i­ties as the 2023 To­ba­go Her­itage Fes­ti­val be­gin on Ju­ly 21 with a gala open­ing at the Shaw Park Com­plex. Ms To­ba­go Her­itage Per­son­al­i­ty and Her­itage Ca­lyp­so Monarch were part of the open­ing last night.

The To­ba­go Her­itage Fes­ti­val re­turned last year, af­ter go­ing vir­tu­al the pre­vi­ous two years due to the COVID-19 pan­dem­ic. The fes­ti­val ends on Au­gust 1. On Ju­ly 22, the Ply­mouth J’Ou­vert and Ole Time Car­ni­val takes place, fol­lowed by the Char­lot­teville Nat­ur­al Trea­sures Day on Ju­ly 24.

Char­lot­teville’s Nat­ur­al Trea­sures Day presents a full day of ac­tiv­i­ties for vis­i­tors, in­clud­ing tra­di­tions such as the “Wash­ing of the Dead Bed”, King Co­coa (danc­ing of the co­coa), and dirt oven bak­ing.

The wedding procession heads to the Moriah Moravian Church during the Moriah Ole Time Wedding in 2022

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On Ju­ly 25, the YAM Fes­ti­val, Ole Time Vil­lage Mar­ket Ex­pe­ri­ence, Ju­nior Miss, and Lit­tle Miss Her­itage Com­pe­ti­tion will be held in the vil­lage of Good­wood.

On Ju­ly 26, the vil­lage of Pem­broke will host the Sala­ka Feast.

The event recre­ates an an­nu­al thanks­giv­ing fes­ti­val in cel­e­bra­tion of African an­ces­tors for their guid­ance and favour grant­ed dur­ing the past year. Oth­er events this year­are—Les Coteaux Folk Tales and Su­per­sti­tions (Ju­ly 27), Rum Shop Lime in Scar­bor­ough (Ju­ly 28), Mo­ri­ah To­ba­go Ole Time Wed­ding (Ju­ly 29), To­ba­go Har­vest Ex­pe­ri­ence in Spey­side (Ju­ly 30) and the Sea and Pan Fes­ti­val in Black Rock (Ju­ly 31).

The Eman­ci­pa­tion Day Cel­e­bra­tions, held in Crown Point, con­cludes the Fes­ti­val on Au­gust 1.