For more information about any of the listed events, contact the Eleuthera & Harbour Island Ministry of Tourism: 1-242-332-2142
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Every Friday: Experience the Bahamian backyard party from 6pm until ? Enjoy the fish fry & dance in the streets at Anchor Bay in Governors Harbor.
March:
The Pineapple Arts Festival features fine arts & crafts from local artists, amateurs & school children.
The Wine & Cheese/Silent Auction, an annual event sponsored by the Haynes library committee, features art displays.
April:
The Annual JC Heritage Affair Homecoming. For more information, contact Glenda Johnson 242-332-2142
May: (26th) Labour Day
June:
The annual Pineapple Festival features a junkaroo parade, crafts shows, dancing, a pineapple recipe contest, tours of pineapple farms & the Pineatholon (.5 mile swim, 3 mile run & 4.5 mile bike).
The Labour Union Parade is held on the first Friday in June. It is a celebration of the working people.
July:
The annual Bluff Eleuthera Homecoming Celebration benefits the Bluff All-Age school Library & the local community center. Enjoy that parade, junkanoo & rake 'n scrape music, fishing tournament, boat races, & more.
Contact: Mr. Gregory Stewart of the Buff Eleuthera Homecoming Association 242-335-1366
Savannah Sound Homecoming
Bahamas Summer Boating Fling/Flotilla: Join the flotilla of boats that make the five-day crossing from Florida to the Bahamas.
For more information, contact the Bahamas Sport & Aviation Information Centre: 800-327-7678 or 305-932-0051
August:
Back to the Bay Homecoming Festival at Tarpum Bay
Bay Festival at Hatchet Bay.
Emancipation Day is public holiday, also known as August Monday, that is held on the first Monday in August. It is a commemoration of the emancipation from slavery in 1834.
October:
North Eleuthera Sailing Regatta is a festive five days of racing in the seas between Harbour Island & Three-Island Bay, North Eleuthera.
November:
The Guy Festival commemorates the infamous Guy Fawkes, who was executed in 1605 for his part in an unsuccessful conspiracy to blow up the House of Parliament in England.
An Arts & Crafts Festival is sponsored annually by the Haynes library committee.
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