St. Lucia Information
Currency The Eastern Caribbean (EC) dollar is the currency
of St Lucia. The rate is tied to the US dollar.
Language English is the official language of St Lucia,
though many people speak a French Creole Patois.
Electricity The voltage in St Lucia is 220-240
volts. Most villas are equipped with a step down (220-110 volts)
transformer.
Passports & Visas US citizens and members of the
Commonwealth require a valid passport for travel to St Lucia. Citizens of
other countries should check with the nearest St Lucian Consulate for
information regarding visas.
Driving St. Lucians drive on the left. A visitors
driving permit can be obtained from any police station but often car hire
companies can arrange one for you.
St Lucia Calendar of Events
January New Years Day
February Independence Day, International Food
Fair
March St Lucia Kite surfing Fiesta
April Easter
May Labour
Day, St. Lucia Jazz Festival, Whitsuntide
June Corpus Christi
July
Carnival
August Emancipation Day, La Rose Flower Festival
September St
Lucia Bill fishing Tournament
October La Marguerite Flower Festival,
Thanksgiving, (Jounen Kweyol) Creole Day
November All Souls Day, The Food
and Rum Festival, Sandals 10K
December Heineken Kalalu World Music
Festival, Atlantic Rally for Crusiers (ARC) National Day, The Festival of
Lights, Christmas & Boxing Day celebrations
St Lucia Featured Events St Lucia Jazz Festival for ten days in
May St Lucia is abuzz with the strains of music in the air. The outdoor
festival brings together international, regional and local acts in spectacular
venues parks, beaches, hilltops, for an incredible celebration of toe-tapping,
waist-swaying and head-nodding music.
Carnival St Lucia explodes into a panoply of colour and
energy for its annual Carnival celebrations in July. For months before,
calypsonians and steel bands hone their skills and come together to vie for
coveted titles. Designers pull out bands of ribbon and buckets of sequins
to put together the costumes which will inspire revellers to parade through the
streets for the two days of festivities which bring old and young, lawyer and
labourer together for a dynamic celebration. |
