*January - Eid-Ul-Fitr On this day, the Muslim communities of both islands celebrate the NewYear by focusing on the sighting of the new moon by a holy Imam. Oncethe new moon has been sighted, the Muslims go through an entire day offeasting to break the month long fast. Visits to relatives and friendsare made, gifts are exchanged, and lavish dinners are prepared.*February or March - Carnival More than two days of masquerading, rather a whole explosive season in itself where between January 1st and Ash Wednesday and witness a culture preparing to celebrate itself. Songs are pouring from recording studios and being performed nightly in Calypso tents. Costumes by the thousand are being stitched. The process of turning more than a hundred pannists into a single, giant unit is underway. Parties or 'fetes', are too numerous to mention. Immediately after Christmas, there are public and private parties and daily practice sessions in the panyards, where the steel bands practice for the Panorama competition, the years most prestigious musical contest. Carnival's climax comes on the two days proceeding Ash Wednesday starting with Jouvert, a daybreak celebration on Carnival Monday. Festival dates for the year 2001 are February 26th and 27th Carnival Monday & Tuesday).*March 1 - Holi Holi, short for "Holika Dahan", or the festival of color, sees Trinidadian Hindus celebrating good harvests and the Earth's fertility, playing childish pranks and getting very messy.*April - Easter Tuesday Celebrated in the village of Buccoo, the festival consists ofentertaining goat and crab races, and is known as one of the mostunusual events on the islands. Though wildly fun, they are taken veryseriously with prizes and prestige going to the winners. *April - Goat Races This is a unique competitive sport on Tobago; held every year, on the Tuesday after Easter, the Buccoo village prepares for the exciting sporting event and renovates itself into a sporting arena; complete with a 100-yard track and a growing number of spectators from all over the world, the Buccoo Goat Race Festival combines excitement, entertainment and sportsmanship from an out of the ordinary sporting event.*Spring - Plymouth Jazz FestivalHeld in Tobago, it is always features a line-up that attracts Jazz, Soul Music and Reggae lovers. Past headliners have included Diana Ross and Whitney Houston among.*May - Taste T&THeld at the Hasely Crawford stadium, it is the most delicious weekend on Trinidad and Tobago's calendar. This culinary event in the island brings together some of the country's top chefs to whip up gourmet fusion cuisine, using indigenous ingredients to create mouth-watering dishes at fantastically attractive festival prices*July - Tobago Heritage FestivalThe Tobago Heritage Festival is aptly described as the culturalshowpiece of the Caribbean. For two weeks beginning mid-July each year,Tobago comes alive with a profusion of colorful costumes, rhythms,songs, and dances as natives celebrate traditional festivals. Apredominantly African heritage stamps its signature on the culture ofthe people, during these events at villages and community centers acrossthe island. Each village presents an aspect of the islands heritageand shows off its versatility in song, dance, drama, cooking andcostuming. Events encompass activities such as