Holidays and Events on Tobago

In addition to state and church holidays, the inhabitants of Tobago also know how to celebrate extensively at various events. Thus tradition and the celebration of the own history have a firm part in the culture. Probably the biggest event is the annual goat race in Buccoo during the Easter season. This event takes place in the midst of numerous food and drink stands run by the inhabitants of the surrounding villages. If the occupying forces cultivated horse racing as an expression of their prosperity, it was again the slaves and their descendants who established goat racing as an alternative to “the little man”. Today this event attracts thousands of spectators and tourists from all over the Caribbean.

Tobago thus has a large number of events that never cause boredom on the island. A power boat race, an international bicycle race, a sailing regatta and a gastronomy festival round off the calendar.

In our calendar of events we have summarized the most important events of the Island.