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Current Events

For current events visit the Vieques Blog
What to do
For activities to do in Vieques visit the What To Do page
Annual Events
- Three Kings Day Festival always on January 6th. Bring your kids to the Bo. Florida baseball park for free rides, candy and activities.
- Vieques Cultural Festival
April 15-17 2011. This
festival is sponsored by the "Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña".
The Spanish Fort serves as the backdrop for three days and nights of great
presentations of artisans, children activities, folkloric musicians and dancers. This year's festival is dedicated to cultural solidarity between Culebra and Vieques. We will be honored to have in Vieques for this festival for the first time the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra.
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Easter Week April 17-24 2011
Traditionally this is the time of the year when many local families take their kids camping to the beach. Most beaches will be packed with campers. Favorite family spots are Media Luna Beach, the
east side of Sun Bay Beach, Playa Gallito and the beaches on the west side of
the island. The beaches at the Fish and Wildlife Reserve are off limits to
campers.
Relay for Life April 30- May 1 The American Cancer Society holds an annual event that lasts 24 hours. 24 hours of entertainment, food, cancer information and free health info and/or clinics. At Sun Bay Public Beach on the weekend of April 30th and May 1st 2011. The winning team for most consistency on the track and most track turns completed at the 2009 and 2010 Relay was the Bermudez Family and Friends. Congratulations team!
- Carnival (Patronales) during the third weekend in July. The whole island celebrates with music, dance, kid rides, and lots of drinking. This is the time to drink the official alcoholic beverage of Vieques, Bili (pronounced beelee, stress -lee). Bili is made of a local fruit, "quenepa", mixed with white rum,
cinnamon and sugar. See the recipe here
(in Spanish).
- Traditional
Puertorican music in Dec. Mon Silva puts together a "Trova
Navideña" festival.
Updated Mar 02, 2011
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