Island Card (visiting Island N-99)
~ Possibly the best time to be in Barbados is mid-July until early August, which is the time of the annual Crop Over celebrations. This two-week-long-party marks the reaping of the sugar cane harvest and dates back to the 1870s. Join in the open-air concerts and parades with their steel pan bands and Bajan (Barbadian) Tuk bands with fifes and drums. The air is full of Soca and Reggae music, with both locals and visitors enjoying the Calypso singing competition, the craft and plantation fairs, the art exhibitions and the non-stop parties of this island extravaganza. ~
