Ministry of Tourism Updates
Goombay Summer Festival and Junkanoo Summer Festival Plans Announced for Grand Bahama
By Lewis Astwood, BIS
Jul 1, 2015 - 1:05:18 AM

The Ministry of Tourism on Monday announced plans for Goombay Summer and Junkanoo Summer Festivals, beginning on Thursday, July 2, during a press conference. Shown from left are: Coordinator, Elaine Smith; Sports/Maritime, Nuvolari Chotoosingh; Director, Ministry of Tourism, Betty Bethel; Director for Marketing Services Tourism Board, Carmel Churchill; Executive Groups and Events, Cestina Nixon. Back row: Sr. Executive Communications, Brooke Grant; Call Centre Manager, Tiffany Bowleg Lewis; Sr. Executive of Groups and Events, Wendell Saunders; and Maecal Electronics, Henry Outten. (BIS Photo/Andrew Miller)

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- Goombay Summer Festival will once again be held at Taino Beach, and run for five weeks, July 2-30, the Ministry of Tourism announced during a press conference on Monday.   The Junkanoo Summer Festival will then begin on Fridays, July 31 and run through August 21 at Sunset Village, in Eight Mile Rock.  Included in the festivities will be West End, where the festival will be held on Saturdays, from August 1 to 22.  

She said, “Attendees can enjoy the best of the west, with Eight Mile Rock’s signature Fish Fry experience and the nostalgia of the West End Move.”  

The entire summer festival, she said, will be a “massive fusion of Junkanoo rush outs and cultural expression for the entire family.”

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