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Beginning in May and continuting throughout the summer with various different events, Crop Over is Barbados' biggest, loudest and best-loved festival which sees the whole island taken over by the party spirit. Dating back to the 1780s when the island was one of the biggest sugar producers in the world, the end of the sugar cane harvest was always celebrated with big parties. And the tradition continues today with added extravagance and flamboyance. The event gets underway with the ceremonial delivery of the last sugar canes of the harvest and the crowning of the carnival king and queen. Events continue for the next five weeks and revellers can expect a heady mix of live music, dancing, carnivals, markets, cultural presentations and more, all served with characteristic Barbadian spice and flavour.

Times
Various.