Every year Dia de San Pedro celebrations (San Pedro Day) pays homage to the island’s patron saint San Pedro (St. Peter) and under the organization of the San Pedro Town Council, the San Pedro House of Culture, NICH and the San Pedro Roman Catholic Church, residents celebrate with activities centered around honoring fishermen and the development of the town that grew on the foundation of a small fishing village. Dia de San Pedro – June 29.
DIA DE SAN PEDRO 2016 CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
THE NOVENAS & EXHIBITION
Date: 21st – 28th june
Place: Catholic Church
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY – JUNE 28
La Alborada
Place: In front of statue
Time: 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY – JUNE 29
Fishermen’s Mass
Place: Catholic Church
Time: 4:00 a.m.
Fishermen’s Breakfast
Place: Lion’s Den
Time: 5:30 a.m.
Sea Procession
Place: Municipal Pier
Time: 7:00 a.m.
Open Air Mass with Bishop
Place: In front of Statue
Time: 6:00 p.m.
St. Peter’s Procession
Place: In front of Statue
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies
Place: Hon. Louis Sylvestre Sports Complex
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Entertainment: Fireworks, Ozzy the Clown, Cartoon Mascots, Face Painting
THURSDAY – JUNE 30
Annual Dia de San Pedro
Karaoke Competition
Place: Hon. Louis Sylvestre Sports Complex
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Music by Caribbean Kings & Gaby
FRIDAY – JULY 1
Place: Hon. Louis Sylvestre Sports Complex
Place: 8:00 p.m.
Entertainment:
The San Pedro Dance Academy,
Charikanari Garifuna Dancers,
Palmar Dance Group
Music by Rompe Raja
SATURDAY – JULY 2
Place: Hon. Louis Sylvestre Sports Complex
Place: 8:00 p.m.
Entertainment:
Music by Lascelle Martinez
The Belize National Dance Company
Chetumal Dance Company
Music by Gilharry 7 Band
Looking for a special event for your 9-12 year old this summer?
Chaa Creek is offering a week long summer camp scholarship program for Belize’s resident school children in order to educate them about biodiversity, natural resource conservation, the ancient Maya, traditional healing, and the three “R’s” Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
Be sure to submit your essay before June 1st, 2016 to be considered!
Rhythm of Change, (ROC) Om Shanti Belize is a secular, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and implementing activities that bring forth individual, social and environmental changes in our country. We are proud to be using innovative approaches to peace building including yoga, meditation environmental consciousness and other forms of wellness. ROC Om Shanti, Belize has been engaged in several community outreach activities; attached are a few pictures of some of our recent engagements.
We are about to embark on its first large project, the Belize International Yoga Festival, which will take place on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2016 in Belize City. The festival is designed to bring together yoga and meditation practitioners, aspirants and the general public to enjoy soulful moments of wellness, healing, relaxation and reflection in order to promote more positive interactions that are vitally important for the well-being of our communities and country.
This all day event will include adult and children yoga classes, therapies, wellness information, food and drink. The signature event will be a yoga workshop and a night concert by internationally renowned musical star, MC YOGI whose Hip-hop music not only introduces yoga to mainstream audiences, but also promotes peace, love and harmonious relationships. Through all his concerts MC YOGI, who is also an ambassador for First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative, has demonstrated that he is an excellent electrifying performer.
[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCBBPcbV0A0″ width=”740″] [/su_youtube]The Belize International Yoga Festival, ROC’s signature annual fund raising event is the first of its kind in Central America. All indications are that as the first of its kind in Belize, such festival will nurture just what our country needs – positive, clean and an uplifting, fun event to sow the seeds of change against the increasing negative influences.
While we are working hard to make this event a success, we truly cannot do it alone. Confident that you are also committed to see positive social connections and upliftment in our country, we hereby invite you to join us at the first Belize International Yoga Festival.
Children under 12 enter FREE
MC YOGI WORKSHOP $40 Single/$30pp Group 5 or more people
MC YOGI CONCERT $50 single/$40pp Group of 5 or more people
ALL ACCESS PASS $75single/$60pp Group of 5 or more people (Pass includes access to all the yoga classes, MC YOGI WORKSHOP, MC YOGI CONCERT to bring in 2017.)
SAN PEDRO TICKET OUTLET : RUBIMOON BOUTIQUE
A CHARTERED BOAT FROM SAN PEDRO AND CAYE CAULKER IS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL FROM SAN PEDRO
You are also invited to visit our website at www.omshantibelize.com for information on the Festival , Pay Online & Ticket Outlets Nationwide or CALL 610-0882
The San Pedro Lobster Festival – Voted #1 Festival in Belize! A Huge Block Party culminates the week long activities celebrating all things lobster on Ambergris Caye. As soon as Lobster Season opens on June 14, the activities kick off, including a Lobster Pub Crawl, Concerts, Special Dinner Events and Parties all around the island.
The San Pedro Business Association present…
The 13th annual San Pedro Lobster Festival kicking off on Thursday, June 13th, 2019!
The San Pedro Lobster Festival is an annual event that celebrates the reopening of lobster season in Belize. The first festival was held in 2007 with a week of nightly events leading up to one epic block party. Over the past 10 years the festival has evolved into a 10 day festival filled with over 20 great activities and incredible lobster themed foods!
San Pedro Lobster Festival Block Party starts at 5PM at the Central Park, featuring Panerrifix Steel Band, Local Musical Performances and Music By DJ Debbie!
Mark your calendars now to join us for this year’s festival! The activities kick off on June 13th with the opening party. There will be daytime and night time events leading up to the Lobster Fest Central Park Block Party on Saturday, June 22rd, 2019!
Each guest attending the Lobster Crawl is given a Lobster Festival “Passport”
In the passport there is a page for each of the day and night Lobster Festival events; for each page that guests get stamped by the participating venue they are entitled to a raffle ticket. Then on June 21, guests bring their “Passport” to Central Park to the Lobster Festival’s official sponsor’s booth. One lucky participant will win a vacation package for 2 to attend the San Pedro Lobster Festival 2019!!
The vacation package includes complimentary local airfare, hotel stays, tours, golf cart rental, bar tabs, dinners, massages and much more!
Caye Caulker celebrates its 25th Anniversary of their world-famous Lobster Fest. The 2019 has been scheduled for June 28 to June 30, in the backpacker heaven of Caye Caulker Island. Scheduled events include Miss Lobster Fest – Bartending Competition – Beach Games – Beach Party and of course tasty food.
Live performance with Pandemonium Steel Band and Marlyn Vansen on Friday night. Travellers Liquors Ltd Bartending Competition & POWDER PARTY will be in full effect! For the first time in Belize, Dj Scratch Master for Saturday Night – Music all weekend with Youth Connection Band – Julian Blue Wave Pacheco – Khris Alexander Rosado – Justin Jago Williams – K-Mix Evolution – Evolution Sounds – Kori Odyssey Dawson.
