Get ready for another year in Paradise as Carnival fever starts!

It’s bacchanal time as T&T Carnival is celebrated the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday - after which Tobago is flooded with visitors who long for a restful getaway from Carnival’s excitement! In honour of the musical champions of the Carnival season, Tobago hosts Champs in Concert, a steel pan extravaganza where you can listen to the winners of this year’s Panorama competition - the best of the best!

Turtle nesting season begins - licensed guides will take you to see the protected Leatherback species lay their eggs. Shouter Baptist Liberation Day falls on March 30. (Holiday) See believers of this vibrant faith take to the seashore dressed in pristine white traditional gowns while ringing bells and singing in celebration! March 30th also starts off the Tobago Game Fishing Tournament. This tournament runs until April 2nd.

Happy Easter ! (Public holidays fall on Good Friday and Easter Monday) Mount Pleasant hosts their sports and cultural fair on Easter Monday. On Easter Tuesday be part of the Buccoo Goat and Crab Racing fun! The Carib International Game Fishing Tournament takes place at Pigeon Point so get those lines ready!

For the music lovers, the Tobago Jass Festival is for you. Local and international musicians converge on the same stage to serenade the crowd that gather at the Plynouth Recreational Ground.

Raise anchors for Tobago Sail Week - this annual four-day regatta includes fun, traditional races for "bum boats". This is the time for sailors - the Angostura Yachting World Regatta hoists their mainsails at Crown Point and Grafton Beach. Indian Arrival Day is May 30. (Holiday) East Indians, who arrived as indentured labourers to our shores after Emancipation, celebrate their arrival with enthralling cultural traditions.

Public holidays fall on Labour Day (June 19) and Corpus Christi (June 15). Labour Day celebrations are marked by members of the trade union movement parading through the streets, while Corpus Christi, or "Body of Christ", is a Christian religious feast, which also draws many faithful to participate in grand processions through the streets, culminating with Mass in many of the island’s churches. Tobago honours the Feast of St. Peter, patron saint of seamen, for the Fisherman’s Day celebrations in the quiet village of Charlotteville.

The Tobago Heritage Festival takes center stage (mid July to early August). Take part in the fun celebrations or just be a spectator to the rich variety of Tobagonian tradition!

Emancipation celebrations, (marking the end of slavery) in the style of the Tobago Heritage Festival, take place in Scarborough on August 1. Gentlemen, start your engines! The annual Great Race powers its way from Trinidad to Store Bay in Tobago - don’t miss this thriller - everyone loves a good powerboat race! Trinidad and Tobago’s Independence Day is celebrated on August 31. (Holiday). The day is marked by much fanfare and military processions.

The annual Carib Tobago Cycling Festival begins! You can compete or just stand on the sidelines and cheer on the competitors! Tee off with some great golf at the Tobago Open Golf Tournament, held at the breathtaking Tobago Plantations Golf Course. Our Republic Day is on 24th September (Holiday).

Mt. Irvine is in the spotlight with their mouth watering Sea Festival. The Malta Carib International Cycle Classic is off to a fast start! If you missed the cycling festival last month, be sure to catch the excitement of this one! Tobago Fest - a smaller version of Trinidad Carnival, lends a distinctly Tobagonian flavour to Carnival celebrations at this new time of year . Enjoy everything from night ‘mas and talent shows to steelband and calypso competitions!

Reel in the fun at Tobago’s Fun Fish Tournament in November!

A Caribbean Christmas is in the air - typically Trinbagonian festivities abound leading up to Christmas Day on December 25th.

Boxing Day - December 26th (Public holiday).

You’ve never really welcomed a New Year until you’ve done it Trinbagonian style - what is known as New Year’s Eve around the world is called Old Year’s Night in T&T - and it’s a night you’ll never forget!