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The 22nd edition of the Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest will be held from March 29 – April 1 at the Tito Puente Amphitheater. Usually the event is held at the beginning of summer, but organizers have brought it forward to the end of March with the hope of escaping potential bad weather due to the [...]
Held every year during the week leading up to Ash Wednesday, the Ponce Carnival in Puerto Rico is a HUGE celebration attended by thousands of locals and visitors to the island. This year’s event takes place from February 15th to 21st. The Carnaval de Ponce as it is known locally is one of the oldest [...]
February 2012 in Puerto Rico is a pretty good month if you like coffee, eating street food and running, as the month brings us the first ever Puerto Rico Street Food Festival, the World’s Best 10K run and the Maricao Coffee Festival. Puerto Rico Street Food Festival (Feb 4-5) Head to the Hiram Bithorn Stadium, [...]
Puerto Rico was just recently voted one of the top winter destinations by Travel and Leisure and Christmas in Puerto Rico is a really magical time. The Christmas season starts immediately after Thanksgiving and continues well into January with celebrations and festivals throughout the island. If you are here in Puerto Rico during this Christmas [...]
Ashford Avenue in the Condado District of San Juan will be tantalizing your taste buds during this week’s Condado Food Festival. Starting on Thursday July 14 until Sunday July 17 a host of Condado restaurants will be showcasing their dishes and culinary expertise. The event was originally scheduled for May but adverse weather conditions forced [...]
As island celebrations go, the 4th of July in Puerto Rico is a low key event. Yes it is an official holiday here, with the majority of islander enjoying time with their families. So expect the beaches and places like El Yunque Rainforest will be very busy, just like a regular holiday. So if you [...]
The original Battle of San Juan, took place in April 1797, you can enjoy a reenactment of the 1797 Battle of San Juan, on April 2 – May 1, 2011. I went to last year’s reenactment and had a really great time. It was cool to see the various period costumes, weapons and canons and [...]
Think RUM, Think PUERTO RICO, Think: International Rum Festival, A Taste of Rum 2011 As one of the biggest producers of rum, it’s only fitting that Puerto Rico hosts one of the major rum festivals in the Caribbean. A Taste of Rum is the annual event that showcases the best of Puerto Rican rums as [...]
For those of you who have not visited El Morro Fort on a weekend (especially a Sunday) kite flying at El Morro is extremely popular with families; with children, parents and grandparents all flying kites. It can get so busy that it becomes quite a challenge just to walk across the esplanade with kites flying [...]
The streets of Ponce will come alive with vibrant color, bomba and plena music and the infamous masked vejigantes, during the week long Ponce Carnival beginning on March 2 and ending Tuesday March 8, the day before Ash Wednesday. The Ponce Carnival is a major event in the Puerto Rico calendar and it is one [...]
