Creole in the Park

So all of last week was a week I had been looking forward to for months. It is my favorite time of the year, Independence Time. During this time, the streets are full of traditional music, dress, and foods. There are dishes with Crab (that you cannot get all year round) and cod fish and fig (green banana). There are numerous culture competitions where primary/secondary students display their culture dress and talent. At the culture events the students are performing traditional days such as the Heel and Toe and traditional songs in the local language of Creole. It is a very joyous and exciting time of the year! There is just a little extra soul!



For the adults and children a like, the Monday –Thursday before Independence Day which is 3 November each day, one of the major cell phone companies (LIME) puts on Creole in the Park. It is exactly what it sounds like. Creole in the Park takes place in the Botanical Gardens, located in the Capital turns into a large music festival. It runs from about 12-7P each day where you can find local foods, vendors selling jewelry and other craft items. In additional, there is popcorn, snow cones, cotton candy and inflatable joys (bouncing castles/obstacles courses) for the children. While all of this going on, there are local and international music performances going on! It just a very chill and low key vibe! I went each day after work because I love it so! It gets a HUGE turn as you can see from the picture and on Thursday the crowd was even larger than the picture represents!