SAINT LUCIAS

INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY
CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2017
SAINT LUCIAS
DATE EVENT VENUE TIME

Feb. 06 Independence Press Brieng Live Broadcast NTN Studios 9:30 AM

(S.N.I.A.C. Production Subcommittee) Theme: I AM SAINT LUCIA
School Independence Celebrations To be
Feb. 01 - 28 School Districts announced
(Ministry of Education)
Feb. 06, 13, Independence Discourse NTN Studios 7:30 PM
and 27 (S.N.I.A.C. Production Subcommittee)
Kia National Independence Tennis Tournament
Feb. 11 - 17 Saint Lucia National Tennis Centre 4:00 PM
(Saint Lucia Tennis Association, Inc.)
Jan. 28 - Independence Netball Tournament To be
Vigie Multi-Purpose Sports Complex
Feb. 19 (Netball Saint Lucia) announced

Feb. 11 - 21 Independence Table Tennis Championship Beausejour Indoor Facility 10:00 AM

(Saint Lucia National Table Tennis Association)
Prime Minister's Cup T/20 Cricket Championship Vieux Fort, Mabouya Valley, Dennery, 10AM,
Feb. 11 - 21
(Saint Lucia Cricket Association) Les Etangs Communities 2PM/6PM

Feb. 16 National Quality Infrastructure Symposium Sandals Halcyon 9:00 AM

(Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards)

Feb. 17 National Day of Prayer Island-wide 9:00 AM

(Ministry of Equity)

Feb. 17 Calypso Classics To be announced 7:00 PM

(S.N.I.A.C. Production Subcommittee)

Feb. 18 Independence 4x4 Wars Cow City, Cul-De-Sac 9:00 AM

(Trail Finders O Road Club.)

Feb. 18 - 19 Independence Drag Race Battle Old Military Base, Vieux Fort 11:00 AM
(Time Line Events)

Feb. 18 Independence Charity Food Drive William Peter Boulevard 11:00 AM

(Beauty Max, Inc.)

Feb. 18 National Sports Awards National Cultural Centre 7:00 PM

(Department of Youth Development and Sports)
Independence D.A.S.H. Colour Run Massy Stores Mega (Choc) to
Feb. 19 6:00 AM
(LiiVE Productions, Inc.) Rodney Bay

Feb. 19 Mon Repos Road Relay Mon Repos 7:00 AM

(Department of Youth Development and Sports)

Feb. 19 Independence Bikers Super Motor Event Castries Waterfront 9:00 AM

(Saint Lucia Moto X Club)
Independence Auto Cross
Feb. 19 Vieux Fort 9:00 AM
(Association for Assorted Motoring Advancement)
3-Stage Invitational Cycle Race
Feb. 19 Castries Waterfront 2:30 PM
(Saint Lucia Cycling Association)
Independence Tea Party & Writers Forum
Feb. 19 Castries Central Library 3:00 PM
(Saint Lucia Books & Friends of the Library)
Prayer, Praise and Worship Celebration
Feb. 19 Daren Sammy Cricket Ground 3:30 PM
(Ministry of Equity)
Feb. 20 Prime Minister's Cocktail Reception Prime Ministers Ocial Residence 7:30 PM

Feb. 21 National Colours Day Island-wide 6:00 AM

 INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
DATE EVENT VENUE TIME
Independence Youth Expos William Peter Boulevard/Constitution
Feb. 21 3:00 PM
(S.N.I.A.C. Production Subcommittee) Park
Independence Walk-a-Thon
Youth Expos Round
William Peter the Island
Boulevard/Constitution
Feb. 21 - 22 4:00 PM
3:00
(Northern Long
(S.N.I.A.C. Distance
Production Walking Group)
Subcommittee) (Start by Cul-de-Sac
Park Massy Stores)
Miss Independence
Independence Pageant 2017
Walk-a-Thon Round the Island
Feb. 21 - 22 National Cultural Centre 7:00 PM
4:00
(Gregory Lord)
(Northern Long Distance Walking Group) (Start by Cul-de-Sac Massy Stores)
PrimeIndependence
Miss Minister's Grand Independence
Pageant 2017 Ball Sandals Grande
Feb. 21 National Cultural Centre 7:30 PM
7:00
(Oce ofLord)
(Gregory the Prime Minister) William Jeerson Clinton Ballroom
Best ofMinister's
Prime Saint Lucia Celebrations
Grand Independence Ball Sandals Grande
22
Feb. 21 Daren Sammy Cricket Ground 8:30
7:30 AM
PM
(S.N.I.A.C.
(Oce Production
of the Subcommittee)
Prime Minister) William Jeerson Clinton Ballroom
Independence
Best Island
of Saint Lucia Ride and Drive
Celebrations Round the Island culminating at
Feb. 22 Daren Sammy Cricket Ground 9:00 AM
8:30
(Trail Finders
(S.N.I.A.C. O Road Subcommittee)
Production Club and Moto X Club) Beausejour, Gros Islet
Cassava FestivalIsland Ride and Drive
Independence Round the Island culminating at
Feb. 22 Philip Marcellin Grounds, Vieux Fort 10:00 AM
9:00 AM
(S.T.D.C.
(Trail VieuxO
Finders Fort)
Road Club and Moto X Club) Beausejour, Gros Islet

24
Feb. 22 NYC Annual
Cassava Youth Parliament
Festival St.Marcellin
Philip Lucia House of Assembly
Grounds, Vieux Fort 10:00 AM
(NationalVieux
(S.T.D.C. YouthFort)
Council)

Feb. 24 Mr. &Annual

NYC Ms. Drug Free
Youth Expos
Parliament St.National Cultural
Lucia House Centre
of Assembly 7:00 PM
10:00 AM
(S.Y.T.O.P.Youth
(National Drug Council)
Free Club)

Feb. 24 - 25 Independence
Mr. & Ms. DrugVolleyball Championship
Free Expos Beausejour IndoorCentre
National Cultural Facility 10:00 AM
7:00 PM
(Saint LuciaDrug
(S.Y.T.O.P. Volleyball Association)
Free Club)
Rugby(Independence
LEssence Soufriere
Independence Sevens
Volleyball Tournament
Edition)
Championship Feb 24, Soufriere Waterfront 2:00 PM
25 - 25
Feb. 24 BeausejourTBA
Indoor Facility 10:00 AM
(St. Lucia
(Soufriere
(Saint Rugby
Lucia Football
Development
Volleyball Union)
Foundation)
Association) Feb 25, Soufriere Mini Stadium 5:00 PM

Feb. 25 Women Lypso Classics

Independence Rugby Sevens Tournament National Cultural
TBA Centre 2:00 PM
10:00 AM
(Take
(St. Over
Lucia Tent)Football Union)
Rugby

Feb. 25 - 26 Independence
Women Invitational Games
Lypso Classics George OdlumCultural
National Stadium, Vieux Fort
Centre 10:00 AM
2:00 PM
(Saint Over
(Take LuciaTent)
Athletics Association)

Feb. 25 - 26 International 3x3

Independence Basketball
Invitational Finals
Games Vigie
GeorgeMulti-Purpose Sports
Odlum Stadium, Complex
Vieux Fort 2:00 PM
10:00 AM
BasketballAssociation)
(Saint Lucia Athletics Federation)

Feb. 25
26 - 26 International 3x3 Basketball
Babonneau Youth Finals Edurama Fair
& Sports Council Vigie Multi-Purpose Sports
Babonneau Playing Complex
Field 2:00 AM
9:00 PM
(Saint Lucia
(National Basketball
Youth Federation)
Council)

Feb. 26 Independence
Babonneau Challenge
Youth Swim
& Sports MeetEdurama Fair
Council Rodney HeightsPlaying
Babonneau AquaticField
Centre 10:00 AM
9:00 AM
(Saint Lucia
(National Amateur
Youth Swimming Association)
Council)
Feb. 26 Independence Challenge
Independence Beach Bash
Swim Meet Sandy
Rodney Beach,Aquatic
Heights Vieux Fort
Centre 10:00 AM
(S.N.I.A.C
(Saint Lucia.Production Subcommittee)
Amateur Swimming Association)

Feb. 26 Invitational Football

Independence BeachTournament
Bash Sandy Beach,
Mindoo Vieux
Phillip Fort
Park 10:00 AM
(S.N.I.A.C
(Bagatelle .Production Subcommittee)
Football Club/Marchand Football Council)

Feb. 26 Order of Saint

Invitational Lucia Tournament
Football Investiture Ceremony Government
Mindoo PhillipHouse
Park 2:00 PM
10:00 AM
(Oce of the
(Bagatelle Governor
Football General) Football Council)
Club/Marchand
TBA 26
Feb. Secondary
Order Schools
of Saint LuciaCooking Competition
Investiture Ceremony Various Secondary
Government Schools
House TBA
2:00 PM
(St. Lucia
(Oce of Hotel & Tourism
the Governor Association)
General)
Independence
Secondary BalletCooking
Schools and Modern Dance Production
Competition
TBA
Feb. 28 (IntlLucia
Dance & Drama Institute of St. Lucia, Ltd.) Various Secondary
TBA Schools TBAPM
7:00
(St. Hotel & Tourism Association)
(St. Lucia School
Independence of Ballet
Ballet and Modern
and Modern DanceDance)
Production
Feb. 28 (Intl Dance & Drama Institute of St. Lucia, Ltd.) TBA 7:00 PM
(St. Lucia School of Ballet and Modern Dance)