Published Wed April 01, 2009 by Publisher in Cuba Travel.
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Rob Sequin | Havana Journal
2009 Calendar of Cuban Events
Welcome to the Havana Journal’s regularly updated Cuban events calendar page. We update this page when we learn of a new event in Cuba or get more information about an existing Cuban event.
JANUARY
1 - Cuba Liberation Day or anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution
28 - José Martí birth date - Born January 28, 1853 and died in a battle for Cuba’s independence from Spain on May 19, 1895. This renowned poet and writer is considered to be a Cuba’s national hero.
FEBRUARY
12 to 15 - The 25th Annual Havana Jazz Festival - One of Cuba’s most famous music events is this Havana Jazz Festival that features music that’s a fusion of Cuban rhythms with jazz.
Oficina del Comité Organizador
Galiano No. 468 between San José and Zanja, Centro Habana, Ciudad de la Habana
(537) 862 4938 or 861 7577 or 866 8937
14 to 21 - Havana International Book Fair - Famous Cuban writer and philosopher Alejo Carpentier started this book fair many years ago and now attracts tens of thousands of people every year.
23 to 27 - 11th Habanos Festival where all Cuban cigar brands are represented. The official website for Cuban cigar Festival del Habano.
MARCH
27 to April 6 - 15th Habana Biennial art show
APRIL
13 to 19 - International Low-Budget Film Festival in Gibara, Holguín. Here are the 2009 awards for the Gibara film festival.
April 17, 1961 - Approximately 1,300 Cuban exiles landed at Playa Giron in the Bay of Pigs to overthrow Fidel Castro. The invasion was over in three days.
MAY
1 - May Day - International Workers Day or Labor Day
4 to 8 - FIT Cuba - International Tourism Fair in Havana
16 to 24 Cubadisco International music event with dates and description here.
May 20 1902 - Independence from US after Spanish American War
JUNE
1 to 6 - International Hemingway Fishing Tournament
JULY
3 to 9 - Fiesta del Fuego in Santiago de Cuba
6 to 10 - 7th International Conference on the Environment and Sustainable Development in Havana.
26 - Anniversary of attack on Moncada barracks
AUGUST
Havana International Rap Festival
Havana Carnival
13 - Fidel Castro’s birthday
SEPTEMBER
5 - Cienfuegos uprising against Batista
14 to 18 - 18th International Latin American Congress of Ethno-Medicine in Havana Cuba
TBD - 7th International Meeting on Nature Tourism in Matanzas Cuba, Zapata Swamp. TURNAT 2009
OCTOBER
24 to November 5 - International Havana Ballet Festival
30 to November 8 - Havana Theatre Festival
NOVEMBER
11 - MARABANA 2009 Marathon - Start Shot 7:00 am
29 to December 5 - If you were in Havana Cuba during these dates in 1947, according to the Havana Weekly, you would have had a very exciting week of visiting sporting events, night clubs and casinos in Havana.
DECEMBER
3 to 13 - New Latin American International Film Festival and Habana Film Festival
4 - If you were in Havana in 1947, you could have watched horse racing or gone to a baseball game in Cuba.
24 - Parrandas de Remedios, Province of Villa Clara
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