International Coastal Clean-up Day(ICC)/ Dia Internacional de Limpieza de Costas The Vida Azul Foundation will bring an estimated 25,000 volunteers together on Saturday, 15 of September. These people will be cleaning up the Dominican Republic beaches and rivers. Last year 21,734 people took part in the event and collected 239,074lbs of garbage from 78kms of […]
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Malecon Turns Into a Beach for Easter
Avenida George Washington, also known as the Malecon, in Santo Domingo will turn into a giant beach for a few days during the Easter/ Semana Santa holiday. This is a very special Easter gift from the city. The sea side road will be shut down to traffic between Calle José Heredia and Máximo Gómez from […]
The Big Carnaval Parade 2012
The big day is here! Tomorrow, Sunday March 4th, 2012 is the grand Carnival Parade on the Malecon in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event starts at 3PM and continues until….. You will not be able to drive on the Malecon from 8AM to midnight Saturday because they will be getting all ready for the […]
Independence Day 2012 -Pictures and Videos
The pictures and videos are finally here! The weather did not look that good in the morning. It was cloudy and there was a little rain. Thank goodness it all cleared up and only left us with a few clouds and some haze. The Military Parade started late which has happened every year in the […]
National Hip-Hop Festival 2012
Second (2nd) National Hip-Hop and Break Dance Festival/ Segundo (2do.) Festival Nacional de Hip Hop y el Break Dance. Not only a music festival but a competition for bands to make some money and get noticed. This festival, brought to the people by the Ministerio de Cultura (MINC), is for the entire family. There will […]
5th Festival de Santo Domingo 2011
The Fifth/ Quinta Festival de Santo Domingo, sponsored by Presidente Beer, is the big start to the Holiday Season. The concerts and festivities will run for 8 kilometers and have 5 stages. The party starts at 4PM on Sunday/ Domingo December/ Diciembre 4th giving all 8 hours to enjoy all the activities and fun and […]