Event· San Salvador· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Discovery Day Festival & Homecoming (San Salvador)
24° 3.1′ N · 74° 31.7′ W · approximate
San Salvador's annual festival and homecoming around the anniversary of Columbus's October 12, 1492 landfall, with Bahamian food and returning islanders.
Practical
Bahamas tourism describes an annual Discovery Day Festival & Homecoming showcasing Bahamian cuisine; Wikipedia gives the landfall date as 12 October 1492. Exact dates and venues vary year to year - confirm locally. October is also late hurricane season. Point is Cockburn Town (approx).
Best for
Island culture if you are passing in October
Season
Around October 12
Nearby
- Bank of The Bahamas ATM (Cockburn Town)Right here
- Cockburn TownRight here
- Cockburn Town clinicRight here
- Cockburn Town groceries and bakeryRight here
- Hurricane season (Far Out Islands)Right here
- Cockburn Town fuel station0.1 NM away
- Cockburn Town government basin0.5 NM away
- Cockburn Town Anchorage (San Salvador)0.6 NM away
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