Festival

Downtown Farmington will have a tasst of the Haitian culture as Bèl Bagay Lakay Haitian Arts and Culture is scheduling to hold a festivity in the downtown area this July.

The Bèl Bagay Lakay Haitian Arts and Culture Festival was celebrated on 11 and 12 July 2015 at Riley Park in Farmington. "Bèl Bagay Lakay" in Haitian Creole aptly means 'things back from home'. The festival showcased Haitian artworks, books, music, dance and food providing an insight into the rich culture of Haiti. Haitian culture is a beautiful amalgamation of some of the richest cultures in the world. Haitian art on the other and has its distinctive character. Artists from faraway places attended the festival to display their artworks as well as witness other crafts displayed. For the younger visitors, arrangements were made for games and a literary corner as well.

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The Festival of the sea 2013 was witnessed by high profile dignitaries from the Ministry of Tourism of the northern region of Haiti. The ceremony is done once a year to bolster tourism in Haiti. This is the second year the ceremony is being celebrated. In this year's ceremony the Festival of the Sea was launched on the Wednesday of 7th August 2013 at Deco Bar-Restaurant (Cap-Haitien). In his launch speech the sitting Director of the Ministry of Tourism of the Northern Regional Office Ms. Dieudonne Luma Etienne said the cultural event will open up the North as a significant tourist attraction destination.

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In a bid to promote tourism Haiti held the 2nd annual Festival of the Sea event this year from 9th day of August to the 11th of the same month. The ministry of Tourism has expressed support to this remarkable ceremony which draws participants from across the nation and beyond. The ceremony is done to attract tourist through expression of culture. It is also seen as an important tool for entrepreneurs to seize business opportunities.

The event held on the Boulevard du Cap in Cap-Haitien is also intended to expose the tourist destinations in the North.

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Dieudonne Étienne, Minister of Tourism in North Department, inaugurated the Festival of the Sea pre-event ceremony in Cap-Haitien, site of the festival. The 2013 theme is "Let's Keep Our Beaches Clean!" Attending were Cap-Haitien's mayor and the Tourist Association and Chamber of Commerce presidents.

In her remarks, Étienne invited all tourism officials and employees to participate in the Festival. She emphasized the potential for small- and medium-size companies to benefit from the marketing of North Department as a prime vacation spot for tourists.

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One of the major annual events in Aquin is the festival of music as well as traditional dances. it is called Destination Aquin. This week long celebration usually runs at the end of the Month of March of each year.

For such festival, usually many activities are announced. However, the main acivities evolve around dance, theater, concerts, workshops, street entertainment, craft fair

Last year, the festivities paid tribute to Aimé Césaire on the occasion of his 100th birthday

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