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On Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, this festival is celebrated extensively in both Trinidad and Tobago. Major components of the spectacle are Calypso, Steelband Music and the Masquerade ‘Playing Mas’ or being a member of a costumed Carnival band. It is a flamboyant Street, joyous and peaceful. It involves Tobagonians of all walks of life, having a good time together .
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Nightlife in this tranquil little island is limited. The larger hotels offer music and floor shows highlighting traditional dances, songs and folklore and there are a few discos/ night clubs in the Crown Point / Shirvan areas.
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The Tobago Heritage Festival
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In July of every year, there is an outpouring of joy and creativity that is the Tobago Heritage Festival. An island-wide event, it celebrates, the age old beliefs and traditions of the Tobagonian people in their original village setting. Folk tales and superstition are set in Les Coteaux, a community claiming to have its own personal ‘Jumbie’ and the ‘Saraka’ Feast is held in Pembroke.
In Roxborough, the Belmanna Riots, a pivotal event in Tobago’s history is re-enacted and in Golden Lane, traditional courtship rituals keep audiences rolling in the aisles with delight.
Sonfest: April
Tobago Jazz Festival: April
Easter Holidays: Goat & Crab Race: April
Fisherman Fest: July
Tobago International Drumming Festival: August
Tobago International Gospel Fest: September
Blue Food Festival: October
Tobago’s restaurants offer every thing from elegant cuisine to tasty beach snacks. Most of the big hotels offer international cuisine but the visitor should not miss the opportunity to sample Tobago’s indigenous dishes, most popular of which is the traditional Curried Crab and Dumplings. In the coastal villages, look for ‘Pacro’ a shellfish reputed to be a potent aphrodisiac and “Sea Moss” a beverage with similar alleged qualities. Tobago is also famous for its abundance of fresh fish.
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