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Top 5 Cuban Festivals

As anyone who has been lucky enough to go onpotentially even bigger and better. The whole
holiday in Cuba will probably tell you, thecity seems to turn into one giant conga line
Cubans really know how to throw a party! Thein July each year, and the carnival in this
island is a vibrant centre of dance, art andcity attracts the biggest crowd on the
music, and the blend of Spanish and Caribbeanisland. The street parties go on all night,
cultures has given rise to a number ofand music, dance, traditional Cuban food and
international festivals and annual carnivalsspectacular street displays are all there to
that are a real treat for visitors and localsbe enjoyed by visitors on their Cuban
alike.holidays.
There are numerous great events going onLas  Parrandas  de  Remedios
throughout the year in Cuba; holidays to the
island will usually coincide with a festivalThose who go on Cuba holidays at Christmas
or two if you are lucky. But there are someare rewarded with a unique experience - Las
events that it is well worth planning yourParrandas de Remedios, a festival on the 24th
holiday in Cuba around: here are five of theof December that has been running for almost
biggest  and  best...200 years. Legend goes that a priest in 19th
century Remedios sent children into the
International  Jazz  Festivalstreets of the city to make as much noise as
they could and drive the locals to mass. The
There are plenty of jazz festivals that youresidents took it as a cue to take to the
can go to while on holiday in Cuba, but thestreets and have a good time! Nowadays the
biggest is the International Jazz Festival,festival takes the form of a "parrandas", or
held every February in Havana. Starting outcompetition between the two neighbourhoods of
as a little local event at the Casa de laEl Carmen and San Salvador. Each
Cultura de Plaza in 1978, the festival nowneighbourhood competes to construct the most
holds events in theatres and nightclubs allspectacular float, surrounded by lanterns and
over Havana, with the famed Chucho Valdes askites, and on the evening of Christmas Eve
its  artistic  director.the two sides go head to head in a parade,
accompanied by a spectacular fireworks
Havana  Carnivaldisplay.
July is Carnival season in Cuba; holidays toInternational  Havana  Ballet  Festival
the island in this month are very popular for
just this reason. Carnivals in Cuba meanCuba may be more famous for Salsa and Mambo
street parties, floats, processions, dancing,than for ballet, but the International Havana
music, and plenty of Cuban rum! EveryBallet Festival, which runs from the 24th of
neighbourhood in Havana has its own CarnivalOctober to the 6th of November every two
float and practices for months to perfectyears, is a major international event for
their routine, and visitors to the island atballet lovers. The best companies come from
this time of year are treated to a riot ofall over the world to perform at the Great
colour,  sound  and  all  night  parties.Theatre of Havana, which has seen almost 200
world premieres since the festival began in
Santiago  de  Cuba  Carnival1960. If you have any interest at all in
ballet, a Cuban holiday at this time of year
The Carnival in Havana is a massive event,is a must.
but its counterpart in Santiago de Cuba is



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