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Netherlands Antilles: Events in St. Maarten
What is happening in St. Maarten:
The St. Maarten year is marked by a number of festive events from Carnival and Calypso celebrations to International fishing tournaments and weekly street parties.
January
- New Year's Day - January 1 - Public holiday
- Annual Golf Medal Play
February
- DHL Triple Fun Triathlon at Mullet Bay
March
- Annual St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
- Treaty of Concordia Celebration
- SMALTA Kids' Triathlon
- Easter Holidays - Good Friday Easter Sunday and Easter Monday (Easter Holidays are either in late March or early April)
April
- St. Maarten Open Golf Tournament - Mid April 12, 2002
- Annual Carnival Season
- Queen's birthday - Public Holiday - April 30
The Carnival season is one of the biggest events of the year in St. Maarten. It is celebrated over a two-week period and features costumes, music, dancing and merriment throughout the island.
May
- Labour Day - May 1
- Challenge Cup Golf Tournament
June
ECC/Flamingo Sprint Triathlon
Golf Medal Play
July
- Emancipation Day - July 1
- Friendly Island Barbecue Golf Tournament
August
- Golf Medal Play - Mid August
September
- Golf Medal Play - Mid August
- Moonlight Golf Tournament
November
- Caribbean Tourism Day
- St. Maarten's Day - Public Holiday - November 11
- Annual Round the Island Relay Race
St. Maarten's Day on November 11 is celebrated to commemorate the peaceful reconciliation between the Dutch and the French. This event was the separation and the development of two places, St. Maarten that is Dutch and St. Martin, which is French.
December
- Annual Santa Scramble Golf
- Christmas Day - December 25
- Boxing Day - December 26
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