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January
• New Year. Day 1. Holiday.
• Kandelá Show. Days 1, 8, 15, 18, 22, 29. Tropical music
and dance show. Altos de Chavón amphitheater, La
Romana.
• Three King’s Parade. Day 5. El Conde pedestrian mall.
Colonial City, Santo Domingo.
• Caribbean Laser Midwinter Regatta. Days 12 to 14.
Cabarete hosts this annual Olympic class regatta,
sponsored by the International Sailing Federation.
Cabarete beach, Puerto Plata.
• Whale-watching. Days 15 January to 15 March.
Samaná.
• Our Lady of Altagracia Day. Day 21. Religious holiday.
Commemoration concert at the Basilica Nuestra Señora
de la Altagracia, Higuey (usually earlier in the week).
Other events:
• National Symphony Orchestra season. National Theater,
Santo Domingo.
• Semi-finals and finals of the Dominican Professional
Winter Baseball Championship nationwide.
February
• Carnival. All Sundays in February. Special mention for
the La Vega, Bonao and Santiago carnivals.
• Kandelá Show. Days 1, 5, 12, 15, 19, 26. Tropical music
and dance show. Altos de Chavón amphitheater, La
Romana.
• Sandcastle-making contest. Second week in February.
Cabarete beach, Puerto Plata.
• Master of the Ocean 2007. Days 22-27. The only
triathlon that combines surfing, windsurfing and
kitesurfing in waves. Encuentro and Cabarete beaches,
Puerto Plata.
• Independence Day. Day 27. Holiday.
Other events:
• National Agropecuarian Fair. Ciudad Ganadera, Santo
Domingo.
• National Festival of the Sancocho.
• Casandra Awards ceremony. Honoring the best in show
business. National Theater, Santo Domingo.
• National Independence Cycling Circuit.
• Continuation of the National Symphony Orchestra
season. National Theater, Santo Domingo.
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March
• Santo Domingo Carnival Parade. First Sunday in March.
Malecón, Santo Domingo.
• Kandelá Show. Days 1, 5, 12, 15, 19, 26, 29. Tropical
music and dance show. Altos de Chavón amphitheater,
La Romana.
• Santo Domingo Music Festival 2007. Days 7 to 17.
Directed by Philippe Entremont. National Theater, Santo
Domingo.
April
• Kandelá Show. Days 2, 9, 12, 16. Tropical music
and dance show. Altos de Chavón amphitheater, La
Romana.
• Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE). Days 12 to
14. Barceló Convention Center. Bávaro, La Altagracia.
• Santo Domingo International Book Fair. Plaza de la
Cultura, Santo Domingo.
• II International Music, Identity and Culture in the
Caribbean Congress (2007). Days 13 to 15. Centro León,
Santiago de los Caballeros.
May
• Casa de Teatro Summer Jazz. May through July. Colonial
City, Santo Domingo.
June
• Casa de Teatro Summer Jazz. May through July. Colonial
City, Santo Domingo.
• Cabarete Kiteboarding World Cup. Last week in June.
Endorsed by the Professional Kiteriding Association
(PKRA). Cabarete, Puerto Plata.
July
• Merengue Festival. Last week in July. Lively celebration
with free live performances by leading bands. Santo
Domingo.
• Bachata Festival. Performers from all around the country
are scheduled to gather to show off some of the best of
bachata music. Sosúa, Puerto Plata.
• Casa de Teatro Summer Jazz. May through July. Colonial
City, Santo Domingo.
August
• National Visual Arts Bienal. August through October.
Museum of Modern Art, Plaza de la Cultura, Santo Domingo.
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• Commercial Exposition ASONAHORES 2007. Days 29
August to 1st September. Dominican Fiesta Hotel &
Casino, Santo Domingo.
• “Por la Vida”. Annual benefit fashion show organized
by MIR Foundation. World famous fashion designers
participate. Casa de Campo, La Romana.
September
• Theater and Music. Theater fall drama and National
Symphony Orchestra seasons. National Theater, Santo
Domingo.
October
• Presidente Beer Latin Music Festival. Gathering select
contemporary Latin performers. Félix Sánchez Olympic
Stadium, Santo Domingo.
• Professional Winter Baseball Championship. Starts last
week in October. Stadiums in Santo Domingo, Santiago,
San Francisco de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris and La
Romana.
• Theater and Music. Theater fall drama and National
Symphony Orchestra seasons. National Theater, Santo
Domingo.
November
• Annual Dominican International Film Festival. Attracts
Hollywood stars. Sun Village Resort, Cofresí, Puerto
Plata.
December
• Christmas Concert of the National Symphony Orchestra.
Convento de los Dominicos Church, Colonial City, Santo
Domingo.
• Christmas Concert. Day 25. Santo Domingo Cathedral,
Colonial City, Santo Domingo.
• Kandelá Shows. Days 18 to 25. Tropical music and dance
show. Altos de Chavón amphitheater, La Romana.
• The Christmas Story. Last two weeks in December. Live
presentation of the story of Christmas. Parking lot of the
Popular Bank Tower, Santo Domingo.
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