The Bahamas Coconut Festival

The first Coconut Festival - one of the most famous festivals in the Bahamas, was held in 1998. Cathy Laing, a descendant of Pelican Point, Grand Bahama, created it. The celebration, like Eleuthera's Pineapple Festival and Andros' Crab Fest, was intended to be a homecoming event. It seemed only natural, given the settlement's abundance of coconut.

During Coconut Festival, coconut is used to make culinary meals, drinks, and crafts. A coconut barking contest is held, as well as dancing to the beat of Bahamian musicians. Hundreds of visitors go to the eastern end of the island each year for the event, which offers an endless variety of coconut sculptures.

The art of the coconut will be showcased in items such as coconut jimmy, coconut dessert, jams and preserves, and the Bahamian delicacy, Gully Wash! There will also be Bahamian arts and crafts, as well as coconut jewelry.

Date: Easter Monday