Festivals and cultural events Caraïbes

In the spring, La Trinité invites you on the Sugar Road which leads you straight to the Galion factory, the last sugar factory in Martinique. On the program is a visit of the village of the craft industry and sugar, a guided tour of the factory which produces a wide range of cane sugars, horseback riding on quad bikes and hikes on the Galion land, festive animations, conferences, shows, fireworks… An event that allows you to discover and promote the sugar harvest made locally.

Organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Cuban Music Institute, this jazz festival has been gathering Cuban jazz cream since 2007. The famous pianist Jesús "Chucho" Valdés chairs this musical event.

Two Guadeloupean women are at the initiative of this event created in 1992, which focuses on the promotion of auteur cinema through documentaries, short and feature films that are shown in most cities of the archipelago during the entire event. The FEMI organizes meetings between the different actors of the film industry (international, local, Caribbean). Each year, a jury composed of personalities of the 7th Art awards the best films during the closing ceremony.

This week of celebrations dates back to September 19, 1930. The Kalinagos used to trade barter with nearby French territories (Guadeloupe and Marie-Galante). The island authorities deemed this an illicit trade and banned it, provoking conflict with the Kalinago community. Since 1981, Kalinago Week has been held on the island, with the aim of strengthening the ties between the community. Festivities, activities and debates are open to the public and provide an opportunity to discover this people.

Slavery was abolished by the British government in 1833 on the island of Dominica, before the French colonies. The Dominican people pay tribute to their ancestors with a festival featuring song, poetry, theater, dance and performance. Tribute to these victims of slavery is also paid through a national hike (Neg Marron Emancipation Hike), which retraces the route taken by the slaves of Dominica.