Events Calendar

This event has a fusion of local arts & crafts, plants & vegetables and educational presentations. Enjoy the delicious food while listening to some of the best local musicians as they play live at cultural park Mangazina di Rei located at the east-entrance of Rincon.

Easter is the greatest celebration in the Catholic church because it is the completion of the Holy week that ends with the resurrection of Jesus. Easter celebrates the beginning and foundation of Christianity. Jesus was raised from the dead, and it goes to show that He conquered sin and death.

On March 30th, the 35th anniversary of this celebration, the “Sende Mecha” ceremony will kick off. After the flag is raised next to the Catholic Church, there will be music and people gathering around the Bustu F. G. Janga between 6 pm and 10 pm.

Simadan stems from Bonaire’s slave days and celebrates the growing season’s harvest (typically March/April). The festive harvest celebration in Bonaire varies from other places, perhaps, as a direct result of the way slaves on Bonaire were treated. Bonaire’s slaves grew crops for owners and some were permitted personal crops as well, a “liberty” not usually...

“Simadan di Pastor” is the next event, on April 1st in the Catholic church garden with a short parade. This is done to thank God for the harvest and to create an opportunity to donate consumption items to the church. As a result, the church will later donate these items to lower-income family households in...