50Th Anniversary Calendar ReEct, Celebrate, Inspire
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50th Anniversary Calendar Reect, Celebrate, Inspire National Poetry Slam on the theme of Independence Film Festival (Pomeroon-Supenaam, Region 2) Starts Feb 1st - 23rd Feb Feb 27th Go to www.50guyana.com for furthur information Anna Regina Secondary Photographic Exhibition (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) Republic Bank Panorama Steel Pan Competition Finals Feb 12th Feb 28th Arthur Chung Conference Centre Cli Anderson Sports Hall Adult Calypso Semi-Final (Region 10) Community Day of Sport (Pomeroon-Supenaam, Region 2) Feb 13th Feb 28th Mc Kenzie Sports Club, Linden Anna Regina Community Centre Ground @10am Masquerade Competition (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) National Totem Pole Run - Launch Feb 14th Mar 2nd - 14th May Victoria Village @10am A symbol of unity and spirituality, a totem will visit each region and arrive in Georgetown on May 14th for an Gospel Fiesta (Barima-Waini, Region 1) unveiling ceremony at Umana Yana. Feb 14th Mabaruma Recreational Centre Ground Around Guyana in 50 days/nights Mar 4th Children’s Talent Competition (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) Open spaces around Guyana Feb 17th - 19th Go to www.50guyana.com for further information National Cultural Centre @9am Mobile Bookstore and Swop shop. Family Fun day with Greasy Pole (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) Mar 4th Feb 19th Open spaces around Guyana Hope Canal Steel Pan Competitions - Regional Jubilee Children’s Costume Parade (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) March 4 - Covent Garden Secondary Feb 20th April 18 - Arthur Chung Conference Centre Starts at The Parade Ground at 10 a.m and ends at the National Park. April 22 - Tipperary Hall April 29 - National Cultural Centre Jubilee Chutney Competition Final (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) Cheddi Jagan Memorial Multi-Discipline Sporting Day Feb 20th Mar 6th Leonora Community Centre Ground @ 8pm It will be held in East Berbice-Corentyne where he was born Cavalcade of Sports (East Berbice-Corentyne, Region 6) Regional Science Fair (Barima-Waini, Region 1) Feb 21st Mar 18th Area H Ground Rose Hall Town Youth Expo Flag Raising Ceremony to Commemorate Republic Mar 18th-20th Feb 23rd Guyana National Service Ground Countrywide Film Festival Continues (Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Region 7) Golden Jubilee Children’s Parade (Barima-Waini) Mar 19th Feb 23rd Bartica School @7pm Fun for all the family in dierent locations across Region 1 Film Festival Continues (East Berbice-Corentyne, Region 6) Republic Bank Panorama Steel Pan Competition - Minors Mar 22nd (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) New Amsterdam Multilateral School Feb 28th Theatre Guild Ministry of Education: Department of Culture, Youth and Sport , 71-72, Main Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown, Guyana, Tel: (592) 226-3738, (592) 226-3665 Website - www.50guyana.com | Facebook - www.facebook.com/50guyana | Twitter @50Guyana 50th Anniversary Calendar Reect, Celebrate, Inspire Golden Jubilee Phagwah National Holiday Bartica Town Night (Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Region 7) Mar 23rd April 23rd Countrywide Community Centre Ground Kumaka/Mabaruma Regatta and Street Fair (Barima-Waini, Region 1) Rugby 7’s World Cup Qualier Mar 26th April 23rd Guyana vs (St. Vincent or Jamaica) Bartica Easter Regatta (Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Region 7) To Be Conrmed Mar 26th-28th Bartica Community Day (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) April 24th Film Festival Continues (Mahaica-Berbice, Region 5) Golden Grove ECD Mar 26th Mahaicony Secondary School Steel Pan Competition continues (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) April 29th Youth Folk Evening National Cultural Centre Mar 26th Theatre Guild Gardens Guyana International Music Festival (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) April 30th Jubilee Easter Monday National Stadium Mar 28th Kite Flying Countrywide National Day of Prayer May 1st Janet Jagan Memorial Sports Countrywide (Essequibo Islands – West Demerara, Region 3) Mar 28th National Labour Day Parade National Track and Field Centre - Leonora May 1st Countrywide Best Kept Village Competition (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) April 1st Guyana International Music Awards May 1st Career Day - Mabaruma (Barima-Waini, Region 1) The National Cultural Centre April 5th Kumaka Resort Jubilee Literary Festival - Digital Tent May 2nd Career Day – Matarkai (Barima-Waini, Region 1) National Library April 7th Port Kaituma Jubilee Literary Festival - Lecture and Round Table Discussion May 3rd Career Day (Barima-Waini, Region 1) National Library April 16th Moruca Fine Art Festival – National Collection May 4th Steel Pan Competition continues (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) The National Gallery of Art April 18th Arthur Chung Conference Centre Jubilee Literary Festival continues May 5th Gospel Fest (Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Region 7) Indian Monument Gardens (Camp and Church Streets) @ 6pm April 21st-22nd All churches in the Region will participate in this activity National Theatre Festival (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) May 6th Steel Pan Competition continues (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) The plays will be held on all of the four weekends April 22nd of the month at the Theatre Guild at 8pm each night. Tipperary Hall Ministry of Education: Department of Culture, Youth and Sport , 71-72, Main Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown, Guyana, Tel: (592) 226-3738, (592) 226-3665 Website - www.50guyana.com | Facebook - www.facebook.com/50guyana | Twitter @50Guyana 50th Anniversary Calendar Reect, Celebrate, Inspire Jubilee Literary Festival continues... Recognition of Guyana’s creative artists (East Berbice-Corentyne, Region 6) May 13th May 6th “Lunch with Mittelholzer” GUY EXPO (Demerara - Mahaica, Region 4) New Amsterdam @1pm May 13th -15th Republic Road Jubilee Jam (East Berbice-Corentyne, Region 6) Jubilee Literary Festival Continues- Play writing Workshop May 6th (Mahaica – Berbice, Region 5) New Amsterdam @ 9pm May 13th New Amsterdam Multilateral School Jubilee Literary Festival Continues May 7th Independence Swim Meet for Persons with Disabilities Parika Market Square @ 9am (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) May 14th National Swimming Competition (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) National Aquatic Centre May 8th Aquatic Centre @10am Inter-Secondary School Debating Competition (East Berbice-Corentyne, Region 6) Jubilee Literary Festival Continues - Playwriting Workshops May 14th May 9th Various schools in Berbice The National Cultural Centre @10am Unveiling of Golden Jubilee Totem Pole Jubilee Literary Festival Continues - The Arts and Criticism (Demerara - Mahaica, Region 4) May 10th May 14th The National Library Umana Yana National Unity Day Village Day Fair (Barima-Waini, Region 1) May 11th May 14th Countrywide Moruca @10am Independence Sports Day - Country Wide Road Race - Cycling (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) (Upper Demerara-Berbice, Region 10) May 14th May 11th Timehri to East Coast Demerara @10am Linden @10am Film Festival Continues - Jubilee Literary Festival Continues - New Digital Media and Literacy (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Region 9) May 12th May 14th The National Library Lethem School Health @ 50 in Guyana – P.A.H.O/W.H.O Jubilee Literary Festival Continues (Demerara - Mahaica, Region 4) May 14th May 12th “Lunch with Peter Kempadoo” @1pm Launch of the Progress Health Report (1966 – 2016) My Bones and My Flute - Boat Cruise, Berbice River @ 8pm and a Photo Gallery Book @ The Marriot Hotel (Invitation Only) National Trust - Architecture and Heritage Festival (All Regions) Health @ 50 in Guyana – P.A.H.O/W.H.O May 15th-28th (Demerara - Mahaica, Region 4) @10am - 3pm each day May 12th Dinner Honoring Persons of Outstanding Health Contributions Launch of Linden Town Week @ The Marriot Hotel (Invitation Only) (Upper Demerara-Berbice, Region 10) May15th - May 21st Health @ 50 in Guyana: Symposium – P.A.H.O/W.H.O The Market Square (Demerara - Mahaica, Region 4) May 13th Ministry of Education: Department of Culture, Youth and Sport , 71-72, Main Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown, Guyana, Tel: (592) 226-3738, (592) 226-3665 Website - www.50guyana.com | Facebook - www.facebook.com/50guyana | Twitter @50Guyana 50th Anniversary Calendar Reect, Celebrate, Inspire Luncheon for the Elderly Republic Road Jubilee Jam (East Berbice-Corentyne, Region 6) (Upper Demerara-Berbice, Region 10) May 20th May 15th New Amsterdam Kwakwani Worker’s Club Guyana Action Committee Gala (Demerara-Mahaica, Region 4) Beach Volleyball (Upper Demerara-Berbice, Region 10) May 21st May 15th Famous Blue Water Creek in Linden Fusion of Cultures/ North West Awards Ceremony May 21st Cavalcade of Sports (East Berbice - Corentyne, Region 6) May 15th Police Gymkhana (East Berbice-Corentyne, Region 6) Albion Sports Club May 21st Jubilee Literary Festival Continues- Playwriting Workshop “Tales of Our Fathers” Play (Upper Demerara-Berbice, Region 10) (Essequibo Islands – West Demerara, Region 3) May 21st May 16th LICHAS Anna Regina Multilateral School Independence Exposition (Upper Demerara-Berbice, Region 10) Jubilee May Pole Day May 21st May 16th Moruca Miss Guyana World Pageant (Demerara - Mahaica, Region 4) May 22nd Jubilee Literary Festival Continues - Publishing Workshop (Demerara - Mahaica, Region 4) Independence Horse Racing Cup (Mahaica – Berbice, Region 5) May 17th May 22nd The National Library Dedication of Unity Park (Pomeroon-Supenaam, Region 2) National Museum Day Exhibition May 22nd May 18th Perth Village, Essequibo Unveiling of Independence Arch Boat Cruise (Upper Demerara - Region 10) May 18th May 22nd “Mic Up” Competition (Upper Demerara-Berbice, Region 10) Jubilee Literary Festival Continues “Future Tense”: Isika May 19th May 22nd River Front Co-op Crescent @6pm National Symposium including Distinguished