Check out the Schedule for this year’s 33rd Anniversary Independence celebrations in Dominica. The schedule of events was revealed at an official launch on Friday Sept. 2nd.
View it Below!
Fèt Andépendans 2011
Official Programme
18th September – 4th November, 2011
Theme: Celebrating 33, Joining Hands In Unity
Date |
Activitivity |
Venue |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | |||
| Sunday 18th | National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving (Independence Opening Church Services) |
Island wide | |
| Saturday 24th | Official Opening Ceremony (Andépendans Wivé) |
Old Mill Cultural Center | 5:00 PM |
| Sunday 25th | Cultural Semi Final – South East | Delices Primary School | 4:00 PM |
| Cultural Semi Final – Eastern District | Atkinson Primary School | 4:00 PM | |
| October | |||
| Saturday 1st | Cultural Semi Final – North East | North East Comprehensive School | 4:00 PM |
| Sunday 2nd | Cultural Semi Final – South West | Caribantic, Scott’s Head | 4:00 PM |
| Cultural Semi Final – West | St. Joseph Primary School | 4:00 PM | |
| Monday 3rd | North Zone athletics preliminary | Portsmouth | 10:00 AM |
| South East Zone athletics preliminary | Castle Bruce | 10:00 AM | |
| South Zone athletics preliminary | Grand Bay | 10:00 AM | |
| Tuesday 4th | North Zone athletics preliminary | Lio Park | 10:00 AM |
| West Central Zone athletics preliminary | Pottersville | 10:00 AM | |
| Thursday 6th | North West Zone athletics preliminary | Dublanc | 10:00 AM |
| South West Zone athletics preliminary | Pottersville | 10:00 AM | |
| Friday 7th | Creole Wear (Had Kwéyôl) | Island wide | |
| Kwéyôl Village Lyme | Bayfront | ||
| Sunday 9th | Cultural Semi Final – South | Ma Tutu’s Park, Grand Bay | 4:00 PM |
| Cultural Semi Final – North | Cruise Ship Berth, Portsmouth | 4:00 PM | |
| Monday 10th | Dominica History Week (Simenn Listwé Dominik) Theme: “Saluting our Cultural Elders” |
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| Wednesday 12th | Secondary Schools Independence athletics finals (Day 1) | Windsor Park Sports Stadium | 9:30 AM |
| Friday 14th | Creole Wear (Had Kwéyôl) | Island wide | |
| Secondary Schools Independence athletics finals (Day 2) | Windsor Park Sports Stadium | 9:30 AM | |
| Cultural Finals Part 1 | Marigot Fisheries Complex | 5:00 PM | |
| Kwéyôl Village Lyme | Bayfront | ||
| Saturday 15th | Cultural Finals Part 2 | Ma Tutu’s Park, Grand Bay | 4:00 PM |
| Sunday 16th | Cultural Finals Part 3 | Cruise Ship Berth, Portsmouth | 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday 18th | Official opening of National Banana Exhibition | Old Mill Cultural Center | 10:00 AM |
| Primary Schools Independence athletics finals | Windsor Park Sports Stadium | 9:30 AM | |
| Wednesday 19th | Flag Day (Jounen Dwapo) | Island wide | |
| Recognition ceremony for Friends of Waitukubuli National Trail Support Network | Krazy Kokonuts | 4:00 – 5:00 PM | |
| Traditional Culture Night | Bayfront | ||
| Friday 21st | Creole Wear (Had Kwéyôl) | Island wide | |
| Madam Wob Dwiyet | Arawak House of Culture | 8:00 PM | |
| Market Day with a Difference | Marigot | 4:00 PM | |
| Kwéyôl Village Lyme | Bayfront | ||
| Saturday 22nd | Market Day with a Difference | Portsmouth | 7:00 AM |
| Ti Matador show | Krazy Kokonuts | ||
| Sunday 23rd | Heritage Day (Jounen Heritage) |
Vielle Case | |
| Monday 24th – Thursday 27th | Creole In the Park | Botanic Gardens | 12 Noon |
| Thursday 27th | National Wob Dwiyet Pageant | Old Mill Cultural Centre | 8:30 PM |
| Friday 28th | Creole Day | Island wide | |
| Creole Dress Parade | Roseau | 11:00 AM | |
| Dollar Day (DADP) | Island wide | ||
| 28th – 30th | World Creole Music Festival | Windsor Park Sports Stadium | |
| Saturday 29th | Market Day with a Difference | Roseau Market | 8:00 AM |
| Sunday 30th | Kwéyôl Bod La Mé | Roseau Bay Front | 6:00 AM |
| November | |||
| Tuesday 1st | Steel Band Festival | Bayfront | 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday 2nd | National Youth Rally | Windsor Park Sports Stadium | 9:00 AM |
| Thursday 3rd | National Day Parade | Windsor Park Sports Stadium | 8:00 AM |
| National Cultural Gala (Performances, Art & Craft Exhibition, Folk Music CD’s and Books on sale) |
Botanic Gardens | 3:00 PM | |
| Friday 4th | National Day of Community Service (Jounen Koudmen) |
Island wide |
Click HERE to go to Government of Dominica Website to view calendar and get more info.
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