The Bahamas' Best Month...October!
October 8th, 2009
Although the Islands of The Bahamas are traditionally known as “The Isles of Perpetual June,” I consider October our best month of all. The weather cools like clockwork during Discovery Day Weekend…just as Columbus must have discovered it in 1492: bright, breezy and balmy!
Consequently, many of my favourite events are held In Nassau in October:
Oct. 17-18 The International Cultural Festival - 25 countries take part in open air food and wine tastings, dancing and performances, 10 am to 2 pm, with transport scheduled from cruise ships and hotels.
Oct. 24 The Bahamas National Trust Wine and Arts Festival - more than 40 artists and 50 wines from Bristol Cellars; at the BNT Retreat Gardens on Village Road. The $20 admission goes to the Trust to keep the national parks humming with tropical wildlife including the national bird, the flamingo. It starts at 12 noon and runs until 5 pm with the champagne corks popping between 3 and 4. A silent auction runs all afternoon with artful bargains up for grabs. Join the Trust now and come to members night on the 23rd. Pictured, Bahamas Realty Brokers Sara Parker (left), Broker Chris Lowe and Sophie Lowe celebrating Sophie’s birthday at the BNT Wine and Arts Festival.
Oct. 31 The new Bahamas Humane Society: HALLOWEEN FLEA MARKET & FUN DAY, 9 am to 3 pm - a fundraising flea market to aid the animals of the Bahamas with lively costume parades for children and dogs at the New Providence Community Centre, Blake Road.
And now underway, Oct. 5-12 the new Bahamian Theatre Festival “Shakespeare in Paradise” - ShakespeareInParadise.org with live performances in many venues: tix@shakespeareinparadise.org. Here’s a chance to sample the extraordinary standard of talent rampant in The Bahamas, including former London Les Mis star Craig Pinder in “The Tempest” in modern dress, at The Dundas Theatre.
All that is just to show that there IS more to do than sun, sand and sea in The Bahamas! Call me to explore the properties that can make the unexpected joys of life in the Bahamas your very own.
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Sara Parker
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