Friday 3 June 2016

GROOVEFEST 2016 in the Dominican Republic



History


Groovefest Music & Art Festival was born in Oregon in 1993 – the passion project of Tim and Lisa Cretsinger, owners of record store Groovacious. In 2000 the Cretsingers moved to Cedar City, Utah and shared their store and the festival concept with Southern Utah. Groovefest Music & Art Festival is a unique arts experience for Cedar City. The festival is now a seven day celebration of the arts and includes Groovekids, LitFest, Campfire Concert in the Canyon, kick-off and after hours concerts, two-days of free music, art and food in Main Street park and workshops for all community members! The festival is staffed by community volunteers and financially supported by local businesses, which makes this a true community effort and a wonderful experience for young and old alike. The Groovefest American Music & Art Festival is a seven day celebration of the arts and music – dedicated to American music, whether it is Blues & Folk, Bluegrass & Country Western, Americana, Jazz, Jam.*



*The above brief history lesson was from the enclosed source (http://www.groovefestutah.com)
Now onto the juicy stuff, you know what you really came here for. We have good news and bad news. The bad news is you have missed Groovefest Malta.......oh no! but wait don't panic yet.............not until you here the good news, which is, that the festival will be on again this year in September in the Dominican Republic. 



The above video is just a snippet of the amazing coverage they have of the festivals on their official YouTube channel. This year they will be having the amazing festival at an adult only resort at Punta Cana....sorry folks 18 years and older only. Groovefest in well known for having the best in House and Techno music, from all parts of America, so there will be something for everyone, no matter the flavor. The absolute perfect way to end the summer. The freshest island foods and the most alluring cocktails coupled with the best music day and night for 7 days. You cant get a better way to end the Summer than that. 



The musical line up from the DJ'S to the performers are pure vibes and will have you pumping from morning till night time, while you eat and drink only the best in the lap of beach luxury on the tranquil and majestic island of the Dominican Republic. As the highlights come in we will be posting more about Groovefest 2016 in the Dominican Republic, Stay tuned......

So, the official website for the Dominican Festivities has been launched. Check it out www.groovefestevents.com....Simply amazing, book tickets for the event, flights, view activities plus so much more!














Will you be there? Let us know below....

RED ALERT!!

Groovefest is having a massive 48hr flash sale, that's $200 off. This is basically a give awy to the largest event to hit the Caribbean ever. 

Simply use the discount code 
  Use Discount Code: GFFLASH48

Best of luck securing your spot and be sure to share the savings, the more people you bring with you the better the event will be! Cheers, 

Wednesday 1 June 2016

Crop Over Barbados



Crop over 2016 is finally here!


It's Crop over! It's Crop over! It's Crop over!


The time has come yet again for everyone to stop what they are doing and head to Crop over in the beautiful island of Barbados. Just in time for Summer. From May 20th to August 6th 2016 is one of the world's most well attended and anticipated Carnival shows in the Caribbean.


A little about the history of Crop over!


It all began in the year of 1688, at that time however it was named " Harvest Home". Even though the Caribbean see's it as a type of Carnival; what it actually is, is a Harvest Festival that originated int he colonial period of Barbados. Crop over runs until the first Monday in August. Crop Over features Calypso music from all the islands, dance and party after party plus tons of competitions. All of which is the build up to the stunning pretty mass that takes over the towns and cities. The Festival is absolutely riddled with Bajan culture, art and festivities. 


What to expect this year 2016!


Well the festival is out with a bang this year and promises to leave all it's participants absolutely breathless, but also wanting for more. according to the Festival Calendar that can be found at www.ncf.bb , this year's festivities begin on the 20th of May with Crop over's mega cavalcade and ends on August 6th with Crop Over's Visual Art's Exhibition. However, if you will be partaking in the pretty mass parade you won't want to miss the band launches which took place on the 7th May to the 28th of May. This is where you get to see models displaying the beautiful costumes made by their respective bands, after which you will get to choose (if interested) which one you will like to purchase and wear while partaking in the parade on the streets of Barbados.




Famous Faces to expect to see at crop over this year: 


The local legend herself:  Mrs. Allison Hinds
The International Superstar:  Rihanna

and maybe a couple others, but the above two we are sure should be there as they are natives to the isle and very rarely ever miss their nations festivities. 

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