Bartica’s annual regatta is held during the Easter weekend. This year’s activities, slated to begin the first week in April, are expected to rate higher than any other year.
“Regatta has afforded the Guyanese community over 45 years of exciting aqua sporting in Guyana. This year is aimed at being the best with the traditional sport events of annual basketball, volleyball, football, cricket and power-boat racing.
We have included in this year’s calendar the Gymkhana and Regatta Comedy Show. This will be complimented by the much-anticipated Dirt Bike Racing and Miss Bartica Regatta Pageant. This annual family event promises to provide an unforgettable experience for its patrons,” the town’s mayor Gifford Marshall said in an interview.
Every year, the event attracts thousands of people from all across Guyana and from countries across the globe. This year marks one year since the Golden Beach Boulevard was commissioned by the President in time for Regatta. The newly renovated Bartica Community Centre along with boulevard will add to the festivities.
Marshall noted that venue preparations are moving swiftly. The municipality will in a few weeks commission its souvenir shop at the boulevard. Bartica Regatta souvenirs will go on sale shortly. The souvenir shop, though an economic project for the municipality will provide much needed service to local and international tourists.
The calendar of activities is as follows:
Top Model Segment – April 7, at Third Avenue Boardwalk, 1 pm – 8 pm;
Carnival and Sashing Ceremony – April 13 at Green Park, West Indian Housing Scheme, 4 pm; Gymkhana Exhibition – April 14 at Bartica Community Centre Ground, 12 pm – 5 pm;
Comedy Show – April 14 at Bartica Community Centre Ground, 8 pm -11:30 pm;
Intelligence Segment and Platform Presentation at the TTS CH 5 Studio, 7 pm;
Football Finals – April 18 at the Bartica Community Centre Ground, 8 pm;
Gospel Fest – April 19 at Green Park, West Indian Housing Scheme, 6 pm;
Regatta Dirt Bike Racing – April 20 at Mongrippa Hill Ground, 10 am;
Miss Bartica Regatta Pageant – April 20 at Bartica Community Centre Ground, 7 pm -11 pm; Regatta Road Jam ‘Jammie’ – April 20 at the Madison Square, First Avenue, 10 pm;
River Swim – April 21 at the Golden Beach, Third Avenue, 6 am;
Regatta Racing and Beach Party – April 21 at the Golden Beach Circuit, 9 am – midnight; Regatta Racing and Beach Party – April 22 at the Golden Beach Circuit, 9 am – 8 pm;
Regatta Washdown featuring Glen Washington – April 22 at the Bartica Community Centre Ground, 7 pm.
Visitors are advised to make their bookings now since rooms are limited. Apartments are also available for group rentals.
