The event, which honors St. Laurent, begins with Mass at the Cathedral of St. Pierre and St. Paul. Afterward, the participants parade through the streets of the capital city, adorned in traditional Creole costumes and carrying trays of flowers, freshwater crayfish, stuffed lobsters and other exotic fare. Upon arriving at the Ecole Amedee Fengarol, the feast's locale, bands play the beguine, people dance and the rum flows. The revelry wraps up with the Feast of St. Louis, in the quaint village of Corossol. Highlights include windsurfing contests, music and the election of Miss and Mr. St. Louis 2001.
All events are free.
Crop Over, which celebrates the end of the sugar cane harvest, is a hodgepodge of Bajan events. There are street parties, raucous ceremonial parades throughout Bridgetown, and art exhibits and competitions. On the last day, Kadooment Day, a three-mile costumed march winds up at the beach at Spring Garden, where bands play and people party by the ocean. Events are free. Post-Easter Carnival celebrates native culture.