Events
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2009
June 24 St. John's Day (E, C+T )
29 St. Peter's Day (E, C+T )
July Bonaire Dive Into Summer
1 15th year of Bonaire Art’s Day (E)
8.30 5 km Open run (S)
11 Meet at Dive Friends @ Dive Inn for a cleanup of the
Custom Pier (permission pending)
12-17 IFCA Slalom World Championship
17 Taste of Bonaire in the Wilhelmina Park
18-19 5th Annual Starboard Pro Kids Freestyle World Championship
Archeological excavation BONAI group in WSNP
Showing of nature conservation documentaries at CIEE
August Bonaire Dive into Summer
2 Open house at Slagbaai – Open Domino competition
9 Taste of Bonaire in the Wilhelmina Park
Free Diving Bonaire 2009
Showing of nature conservation documentaries at the
CIEE
September Local Fishing Tournament (S)
6 Bonaire Flag Day (H), main celebration in Antriol
08.00 2-4-5 km Estafette run Bonaire Day Run (S)
Bonaire Day Competition
19 07.00 Clean-up of Klein Bonaire
19 Meet at Dive Friends @ Yellow Submarine for a
cleanup of a portion of the Yacht Anchorage
30 Bonaire Dive into Summer
TBA Taste of Bonaire in the Netherlands: “Celebration of
Bonaire’s Commitment to Conservation” in the
Netherlands and a gathering of key tourism and other
partners for Bonaire. Local and Dutch dignitaries,
members of the tourism, diving and nature conservation
sectors will comprise the guest list.
October 17.30pm 2-4-5 km Web Run
4-10 42nd Bonaire International Sailing Regatta (S)
Swim to Klein Bonaire from Eden Beach Resort
Walking Marathon Pia Pia
November Lions Club Sailing Competition
05.00am 29-44 km Walk FBW (two) 2 Day run
7-11 DEMA – Orlando USA.
29 Taste of Bonaire: Anniversary celebration BNMP and
official closing of this year’s celebration in Wilhelmina
Park
TBA Reef Ranger training program by DCNA & STINAPA/BNMP:
A training program for dive staff. They will receive tools
to educate the divers on reef conservation.
December 1 Bari Festival Period (C, E, T, M)
5 Sinterklaas Birthday Celebration (E+T)
08.00am 2-4-5km Different Shops run
15 Statuutdag / Koninkrijksdag (Dutch Kingdom Day)
18 Announcement of winners of children’s poster drawing &
and poem competition. Exhibit @ Kas di Arte
25 Christmas Day (H)
26 Boxing Day (H)
31 17.30pm 2-4-5 km Fun Run (S)
31 Firework Shows in the streets of Bonaire (E)
Notes
Abbreviations:
(H)= Holiday
(M) = Music
(C) = Culture
(E) = Events
(S) = Sports
(T) = Tradition
(V) = Vacation
Jan-Apr Harvest Period (C, E+T)
Dates are subject to change
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Happy New Year! 2010!



