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X-WR-CALNAME:Per-Ankh — 2026-05
X-WR-CALDESC:Per-Ankh Archive — Calendar of the African World
X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6bd0aafe-31cd-4dd9-9d9a-f949474cc919@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
SUMMARY:Haitian Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Haiti — the first free Black republic. Honoring T
 oussaint Louverture\, Jean-Jacques Dessalines\, and the revolutionary tra
 dition that shook the foundations of global enslavement.\nRegion: Caribbe
 an\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6bd0aafe-31cd-4dd9-9d9a-f
 949474cc919
LOCATION:Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6bd0aafe-31cd-4dd9-9d9a-f949474
 cc919
CATEGORIES:haiti,heritage month,revolution
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:03f6e709-17ed-4ecc-b340-91fbe16a8461@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
SUMMARY:Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Afro-Asian Focus)
DESCRIPTION:A month honoring the histories\, cultures\, and contributions
  of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders — centered here on the Afro-Asi
 an community. This includes the lived experiences of people of African an
 d Asian descent\, the long history of Black-Asian solidarity movements\, 
 shared struggles against colonialism and racial oppression\, and the cult
 ural contributions of Afro-Asian artists\, scholars\, and activists such 
 as Yuri Kochiyama\, Mitski\, Kimora Lee Simmons\, Tiger Woods\, Naomi Osa
 ka\, Amara La Negra\, and communities across the Caribbean\, East Africa\
 , and the Americas.\nRegion: United States\, Global Diaspora\nMore: https
 ://www.perankharchive.com/events/03f6e709-17ed-4ecc-b340-91fbe16a8461
LOCATION:United States\, Global Diaspora
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/03f6e709-17ed-4ecc-b340-91fbe16
 a8461
CATEGORIES:Afro-Asian,AAPI Heritage Month,solidarity,multiracial identity
 ,diaspora,heritage month
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a61fef67-732d-42a8-bfaf-b6cf3ede334f@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
SUMMARY:Agriculture and Labor Day (Haiti)
DESCRIPTION:Haitian national holiday recognizing agricultural workers and
  the labor movement. Public holiday.\nRegion: Haiti\, Caribbean\nMore: ht
 tps://www.perankharchive.com/events/a61fef67-732d-42a8-bfaf-b6cf3ede334f
LOCATION:Haiti\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a61fef67-732d-42a8-bfaf-b6cf3ed
 e334f
CATEGORIES:Haiti,labor,agriculture
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:598ffbb5-1a11-4cc2-aac2-4b48ae55a930@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
SUMMARY:Labour Day (Grenada)
DESCRIPTION:National public holiday in Grenada honoring workers and the l
 abour movement.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://www.gov.gd/
 \nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/598ffbb5-1a11-4cc2-aac2-4b4
 8ae55a930
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/598ffbb5-1a11-4cc2-aac2-4b48ae5
 5a930
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:grenada,labour,caribbean,public-holiday
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:12bef325-a0cc-486d-9bd8-aff9a4117f38@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
SUMMARY:Indian Arrival Day (Grenada)
DESCRIPTION:Commemorates the arrival of Indian indentured labourers to Gr
 enada on 1 May 1857.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://www.go
 v.gd/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/12bef325-a0cc-486d-9bd
 8-aff9a4117f38
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/12bef325-a0cc-486d-9bd8-aff9a41
 17f38
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:grenada,indian-arrival,caribbean,heritage
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4b24022e-cbe5-4aae-9c55-e578b7db54d1@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
SUMMARY:National Preservation Month
DESCRIPTION:Month-long observance led by the National Trust for Historic 
 Preservation celebrating places\, stories\, and communities worth saving.
 \nRegion: Global\nSource: https://savingplaces.org/preservation-month\nMo
 re: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4b24022e-cbe5-4aae-9c55-e578b7d
 b54d1
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4b24022e-cbe5-4aae-9c55-e578b7d
 b54d1
CATEGORIES:preservation,heritage,memory
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ea101081-19c1-4f35-8013-c21191f480cf@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
SUMMARY:MayDay — Save the Archives
DESCRIPTION:Annual day of action initiated by the Society of American Arc
 hivists encouraging archives\, libraries\, and individuals to take simple
  steps to safeguard collections and prepare for emergencies.\nRegion: Glo
 bal\nSource: https://www2.archivists.org/initiatives/mayday-saving-our-ar
 chives\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ea101081-19c1-4f35-80
 13-c21191f480cf
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ea101081-19c1-4f35-8013-c21191f
 480cf
CATEGORIES:archives,preservation,memory
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7a81634f-565d-426d-83c2-e64d95eebd4a@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503
SUMMARY:Black Fae Day
DESCRIPTION:A global day for Black artists\, cosplayers\, and dreamers to
  reimagine themselves as faeries\, mermaids\, and magical beings — affirm
 ing Black presence in fantasy and Afrofuturist worldbuilding. Founded by 
 Jasmine La Fleur in 2021. Observed the first Saturday of May.\nSource: ht
 tps://www.blackfaeday.com/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7
 a81634f-565d-426d-83c2-e64d95eebd4a
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7a81634f-565d-426d-83c2-e64d95e
 ebd4a
CATEGORIES:afrofuturism,fantasy,cosplay,diaspora,art,speculative
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a0b76904-3689-4929-9a59-29be6929e836@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503
SUMMARY:Free Comic Book Day
DESCRIPTION:Free Comic Book Day (first Saturday in May) is a global momen
 t when shops give away comics — and a key entry point for Blerds (Black n
 erds) and Afrofuturist readers. Look for titles by Black creators (John J
 ennings\, Damian Duffy\, Regine Sawyer\, Brandon Easton) and stop into Bl
 ack-owned comic shops listed in the Per-Ankh directory. Afrofuturism\, Bl
 ack speculative fiction\, and African mythological storytelling have alwa
 ys been part of the comics tradition — from Orrin C. Evans's All-Negro Co
 mics (1947) to Milestone Media to today.\nRegion: Global\nSource: https:/
 /www.freecomicbookday.com/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a
 0b76904-3689-4929-9a59-29be6929e836
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a0b76904-3689-4929-9a59-29be692
 9e836
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:blerds,comics,afrofuturism,black-creators,free-comic-book-day
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4f55af62-5ccb-4099-94b6-b8a01e0b9ebc@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260505
SUMMARY:National Black Authors Day
DESCRIPTION:Founded by CaTyra Polland to celebrate Black authors. Coincid
 es with May the Fourth.\nRegion: USA\, usa\nMore: https://www.perankharch
 ive.com/events/4f55af62-5ccb-4099-94b6-b8a01e0b9ebc
LOCATION:USA\, usa
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4f55af62-5ccb-4099-94b6-b8a01e0
 b9ebc
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:literary,national-day,black-authors,community,online
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7ab5a4eb-b3e0-44fe-991e-e65ea02d0216@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260511
SUMMARY:Children's Book Week
DESCRIPTION:The longest-running national literacy initiative in the US\, 
 administered by Every Child a Reader. Libraries and schools host author v
 isits\, readings\, and book giveaways.\nRegion: United States\, North Ame
 rica\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7ab5a4eb-b3e0-44fe-991e
 -e65ea02d0216
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7ab5a4eb-b3e0-44fe-991e-e65ea02
 d0216
CATEGORIES:library-programming,children,literacy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:87904fff-fe73-4588-b1da-a9ea793600dd@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260505
SUMMARY:May the 4th Be With You — Star Wars Day
DESCRIPTION:May the 4th honors Star Wars fandom — and for Blerds (Black n
 erds) and cosplayers across the diaspora it is a chance to celebrate Blac
 k presence in galactic storytelling: John Boyega as Finn\, Lando Calrissi
 an\, Mace Windu\, Moses Ingram as Reva\, and the Black cosplay community 
 (Black Girl Nerds\, the 501st's Black members\, Blerdcon alumni). African
  aesthetics — from Wakandan armor to Mandé textiles in cosplay builds — r
 oot the fandom in diaspora design traditions.\nRegion: Global\nSource: ht
 tps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Day\nMore: https://www.perankharchi
 ve.com/events/87904fff-fe73-4588-b1da-a9ea793600dd
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/87904fff-fe73-4588-b1da-a9ea793
 600dd
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:blerds,star-wars,cosplay,afrofuturism,may-the-4th
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:026ec6b3-e6a0-47f0-b7c2-747cb9d4bb41@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260504
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260505
SUMMARY:Black Author Day
DESCRIPTION:A global day to honor Black authors across the African diaspo
 ra — novelists\, historians\, poets\, children's writers\, scholars\, and
  oral-tradition keepers whose work carries memory\, repair\, and Ma'at. R
 ead a Black author. Buy from a Black bookstore. Gift a Black book to a yo
 ung reader.\nRegion: North America\nSource: https://perankharchive.com/pe
 r-ankh/diaspora\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/026ec6b3-e6a
 0-47f0-b7c2-747cb9d4bb41
LOCATION:North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/026ec6b3-e6a0-47f0-b7c2-747cb9d
 4bb41
CATEGORIES:literacy,authors,diaspora,black-authors
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:91de9b3f-957c-4b2e-99db-84fb5ce9cf5e@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260506
SUMMARY:Ethiopia Patriots' Victory Day
DESCRIPTION:Liberation from Italian occupation\, 1941. Ethiopia was never
  formally colonized.\nRegion: Ethiopia\, Africa\nMore: https://www.perank
 harchive.com/events/91de9b3f-957c-4b2e-99db-84fb5ce9cf5e
LOCATION:Ethiopia\, Africa
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/91de9b3f-957c-4b2e-99db-84fb5ce
 9cf5e
CATEGORIES:independence,sovereignty
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:347770ba-96db-4719-af5e-6f45de88baf3@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260513
SUMMARY:National Nurses Week — Honoring Black\, Caribbean & African Nursi
 ng Lineage
DESCRIPTION:National Nurses Week (May 6–12) closes on May 12\, the birthd
 ay of Florence Nightingale\, but the deeper lineage Per-Ankh honors is th
 e Black\, Caribbean\, and African nursing tradition: Mary Eliza Mahoney (
 the first Black professionally trained nurse in the U.S.\, New England Ho
 spital for Women and Children\, 1879)\; Adah Belle Thoms\, who fought to 
 integrate the U.S. Army Nurse Corps\; Estelle Massey Osborne\, the first 
 Black instructor at a U.S. nursing school\; and the National Association 
 of Colored Graduate Nurses\, founded in 1908 to organize Black nurses exc
 luded from the American Nurses Association until 1951. This week also hon
 ors Caribbean nurse organizers who staffed the British and U.S. health sy
 stems through the Windrush generation\, and African nurse-midwives whose 
 community-based practice predates and outlasts colonial medicine. Healing
  in the African tradition has always been relational\, ethical\, and comm
 unal — an applied form of Ma'at.\nRegion: Global\, Global Diaspora\nSourc
 e: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Eliza_Mahoney\nMore: https://www.pe
 rankharchive.com/events/347770ba-96db-4719-af5e-6f45de88baf3
LOCATION:Global\, Global Diaspora
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/347770ba-96db-4719-af5e-6f45de8
 8baf3
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:nurses,nursing,health,medicine,mary-eliza-mahoney,adah-belle-t
 homs,estelle-massey-osborne,nacgn,caribbean,africa,windrush,care-work,maa
 t
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4ed66e0a-73a4-4284-82e4-6f5c86caec01@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260509
SUMMARY:Birthday: Phillis Wheatley
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Phillis Wheatley. (c. 1753–1784)\nRe
 gion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4ed66e0a-73a4-4
 284-82e4-6f5c86caec01
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4ed66e0a-73a4-4284-82e4-6f5c86c
 aec01
CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d7085936-b3e9-4c43-b06a-b04652cb3ab6@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260512
SUMMARY:Birthday: Kamau Brathwaite (b. 1930)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Kamau Brathwaite. (1930–2020)\nRegio
 n: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/d7085936-b3e9-4c43
 -b06a-b04652cb3ab6
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/d7085936-b3e9-4c43-b06a-b04652c
 b3ab6
CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4c1852cc-0e90-4be8-832e-6e0be4a4b259@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260517
SUMMARY:Bronx Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Annual literary festival hosted by The Bronx Is Reading\, cel
 ebrating Black\, Latinx\, and diasporic authors with free programming for
  readers\, writers\, and families in the Bronx\, NYC.\nRegion: United Sta
 tes\, United States\nSource: https://www.thebxisreading.com/bronxbookfest
 \nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4c1852cc-0e90-4be8-832e-6e0
 be4a4b259
LOCATION:United States\, United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4c1852cc-0e90-4be8-832e-6e0be4a
 4b259
CATEGORIES:books,festival,nyc,bronx,the-bronx-is-reading,diaspora,community
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:37cf3010-1ccc-4759-b81a-f1cd36397592@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260517
SUMMARY:ECBACC — East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
DESCRIPTION:ECBACC (since 2002\, Philadelphia) is the longest-running con
 vention dedicated to Black comic creators\, Blerds\, and the African dias
 pora in sequential art. Founded by Yumy Odom\, it hosts the Glyph Comics 
 Awards honoring the best in Black comics. Check ecbacc.com for current-ye
 ar dates.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https://ecbacc.
 com/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/37cf3010-1ccc-4759-b81a
 -f1cd36397592
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/37cf3010-1ccc-4759-b81a-f1cd363
 97592
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:blerds,comics,convention,glyph-awards,ecbacc,black-creators
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7bae7b9f-7fb1-46a4-8094-7f40000ac558@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260518
SUMMARY:Black Girl Book Fair Tour 2026 — Atlanta
DESCRIPTION:Tour stop for The Black Girl Book Fair celebrating Black wome
 n authors\, readers\, and book culture.\nRegion: United States\nMore: htt
 ps://www.perankharchive.com/events/7bae7b9f-7fb1-46a4-8094-7f40000ac558
LOCATION:United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7bae7b9f-7fb1-46a4-8094-7f40000
 ac558
CATEGORIES:black-women-authors,book-fair,literary,indie-publishing
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:07bd0b08-7625-4101-980d-e7945f6f2c44@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260519
SUMMARY:Haitian Flag Day
DESCRIPTION:Commemorates the 1803 creation of the Haitian flag at the Con
 gress of Arcahaie during the Haitian Revolution — the first successful re
 volution led by enslaved Africans.\nRegion: Haiti\, Caribbean\nMore: http
 s://www.perankharchive.com/events/07bd0b08-7625-4101-980d-e7945f6f2c44
LOCATION:Haiti\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/07bd0b08-7625-4101-980d-e7945f6
 f2c44
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,haiti,flag-day,haitian-revolut
 ion
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:1d4f95d8-a771-4c61-b25a-c51781d1b7c2@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260519
SUMMARY:Haitian Flag Day & University Day
DESCRIPTION:Commemorates the creation of the Haitian flag at the Congress
  of Arcahaie on May 18\, 1803\, by Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Also celebrat
 ed as University Day.\nRegion: Haiti\, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.peran
 kharchive.com/events/1d4f95d8-a771-4c61-b25a-c51781d1b7c2
LOCATION:Haiti\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/1d4f95d8-a771-4c61-b25a-c51781d
 1b7c2
CATEGORIES:Haiti,flag,Dessalines,sovereignty,Caribbean
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a305e4a5-331f-4796-b19a-69472f0fa574@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260520
SUMMARY:Malcolm X Day (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz)
DESCRIPTION:May 19th — honoring the birthday of Malcolm X\, Pan-African r
 evolutionary and human rights advocate.\nRegion: United States\, North Am
 erica\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a305e4a5-331f-4796-b19
 a-69472f0fa574
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a305e4a5-331f-4796-b19a-69472f0
 fa574
CATEGORIES:Pan-African,human rights
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:5c55d1a5-d003-4042-9360-4bb4829e2daf@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260520
SUMMARY:Birthday: Lorraine Hansberry (b. 1930)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Lorraine Hansberry. (1930–1965)\nReg
 ion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5c55d1a5-d003-40
 42-9360-4bb4829e2daf
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5c55d1a5-d003-4042-9360-4bb4829
 e2daf
CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a8d3f472-bf77-4313-aa06-e4168de5189f@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260520
SUMMARY:Birthday: William Leo Hansberry (b. 1894)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of William Leo Hansberry. (1894–1965)\n
 Region: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a8d3f472-bf77
 -4313-aa06-e4168de5189f
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a8d3f472-bf77-4313-aa06-e4168de
 5189f
CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4087e42b-3bfb-49ce-9787-054aa7f7038d@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260520
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260521
SUMMARY:Cuba Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:Independence from Spain/U.S. administration\, 1902.\nRegion: 
 Cuba\, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4087e42b-3b
 fb-49ce-9787-054aa7f7038d
LOCATION:Cuba\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4087e42b-3bfb-49ce-9787-054aa7f
 7038d
CATEGORIES:independence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:cc57214a-f76a-4119-b3a7-fdff8faf3e24@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260520
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260521
SUMMARY:Birthday: Toussaint Louverture (b. 1743)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Toussaint Louverture. (1743–1803)\nR
 egion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/cc57214a-f76a-
 4119-b3a7-fdff8faf3e24
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/cc57214a-f76a-4119-b3a7-fdff8fa
 f3e24
CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:52ebba81-3d6d-4c18-b230-b7bfd54267bc@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528
SUMMARY:Grenada Chocolate Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Thirteenth annual Grenada Chocolate Festival — six days of co
 coa farms\, chocolate-making workshops\, wellness rituals\, tastings and 
 parties celebrating Grenada's African-rooted cocoa heritage and small-bat
 ch makers.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://grenadachocolate
 fest.gd/schedule-list/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/52ebb
 a81-3d6d-4c18-b230-b7bfd54267bc
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/52ebba81-3d6d-4c18-b230-b7bfd54
 267bc
CATEGORIES:cocoa,chocolate,grenada,caribbean,foodways,festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:372ef0ff-bfdc-4c22-b920-d45fdc14c83b@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
SUMMARY:Yin Yoga + Cocoa Butter Self Massage
DESCRIPTION:Hanna Simone leads a restorative Yin Yoga session at Sankalpa
  Studio paired with Grenada Premium Cocoa Butter self-massage.\nRegion: G
 renada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/yin-yog
 a-cocoa-butter-self-massage\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/
 372ef0ff-bfdc-4c22-b920-d45fdc14c83b
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/372ef0ff-bfdc-4c22-b920-d45fdc1
 4c83b
CATEGORIES:cocoa,wellness,yoga,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:044f8c34-b740-412c-aba1-33557eee68e7@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
SUMMARY:A Gathering of Minds — Cocoa Forum
DESCRIPTION:One-day cocoa-chocolate forum at True Blue Bay uniting Grenad
 ian cocoa farmers\, chocolate makers and markets. Free admission.\nRegion
 : Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://grenadachocolatefest.gd/schedule-l
 ist/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/044f8c34-b740-412c-aba1
 -33557eee68e7
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/044f8c34-b740-412c-aba1-33557ee
 e68e7
CATEGORIES:cocoa,farmers,forum,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3b463fb0-e53d-4528-a104-2b4ead633a1e@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
SUMMARY:Cocoa Chocolate Expo
DESCRIPTION:Expo of Grenadian cocoa-based treats\, beauty products\, drin
 ks and crafts at True Blue Bay Boutique Resort.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribb
 ean\nSource: https://grenadachocolatefest.gd/schedule-list/\nMore: https:
 //www.perankharchive.com/events/3b463fb0-e53d-4528-a104-2b4ead633a1e
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3b463fb0-e53d-4528-a104-2b4ead6
 33a1e
CATEGORIES:cocoa,expo,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:b251bff4-2c40-495f-844d-70d784f7ab53@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
SUMMARY:Bon Bon Making with Crayfish Bay Organic Cocoa Plantation
DESCRIPTION:Hands-on bonbon-making workshop with Lylette (Crayfish Bay) a
 nd Melisha Philbert (House of Chocolate) at Cocoa By The Bay.\nRegion: Gr
 enada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/bon-bon-
 making-at-cocoa-by-the-bay\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b
 251bff4-2c40-495f-844d-70d784f7ab53
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b251bff4-2c40-495f-844d-70d784f
 7ab53
CATEGORIES:cocoa,chocolate-making,workshop,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bbd90cce-e6f9-43b3-8e78-b651e075018e@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
SUMMARY:Bean to Bliss: Crafting Your Own Chocolate Bar
DESCRIPTION:Hands-on bean-to-bar workshop with Lylette and Melisha at Coc
 oa By The Bay\, True Blue Bay Resort.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSourc
 e: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/crafting-your-own-chocolate-bar\
 nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bbd90cce-e6f9-43b3-8e78-b651
 e075018e
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bbd90cce-e6f9-43b3-8e78-b651e07
 5018e
CATEGORIES:cocoa,chocolate-making,workshop,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a6e3f817-a93a-4599-8c89-342f188dcdad@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
SUMMARY:From Pod to Party Fête — Opening Party
DESCRIPTION:Free opening party at Westerhall Estate with cocoa cocktails\
 , chocolatier tastings\, family-friendly fun and live steel pan.\nRegion:
  Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/pod-t
 o-party-fete\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a6e3f817-a93a-4
 599-8c89-342f188dcdad
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a6e3f817-a93a-4599-8c89-342f188
 dcdad
CATEGORIES:cocoa,chocolate,party,grenada,foodways,opening
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:27adb586-c4f0-4339-b465-c0ac78dcd6f3@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
SUMMARY:Traditional Grenadian Cocoa Ball Making
DESCRIPTION:Traditional cocoa-ball and cocoa-tea workshop with Emmelyn at
  House of Chocolate Museum.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https:/
 /tickethubcaribbean.com/events/cocoa-tea-balls-making\nMore: https://www.
 perankharchive.com/events/27adb586-c4f0-4339-b465-c0ac78dcd6f3
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/27adb586-c4f0-4339-b465-c0ac78d
 cd6f3
CATEGORIES:cocoa,traditional,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9ce17fd0-6a43-424e-896f-550f7ff8ba23@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
SUMMARY:Flavor Wall — Ron Beard Interactive Experience
DESCRIPTION:Sunset cocoa\, chocolate and rum tasting with hands-on mixolo
 gy at Pandy Beach House.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://ti
 ckethubcaribbean.com/events/sunset-cocoa-rum-pairing\nMore: https://www.p
 erankharchive.com/events/9ce17fd0-6a43-424e-896f-550f7ff8ba23
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/9ce17fd0-6a43-424e-896f-550f7ff
 8ba23
CATEGORIES:cocoa,rum,tasting,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:c7a6ca59-5f39-4eb3-8454-2cd86e0ea70c@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523
SUMMARY:Cocoa-Themed Sip & Paint with Nashon Jeremiah
DESCRIPTION:Cocoa-themed sip-and-paint evening with Grenadian artist Nash
 on Jeremiah.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcarib
 bean.com/events/grand-paint-with-me-may\nMore: https://www.perankharchive
 .com/events/c7a6ca59-5f39-4eb3-8454-2cd86e0ea70c
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c7a6ca59-5f39-4eb3-8454-2cd86e0
 ea70c
CATEGORIES:cocoa,art,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:168507a9-2662-4f16-bff2-ca8c86cf41ec@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260524
SUMMARY:Seamoss & Cocoa Skincare Workshop — Luxury Deep Dive
DESCRIPTION:Full skincare workshop with UK-Grenadian master herbalist Tra
 cey Carter blending raw sea moss with antioxidant-rich cocoa.\nRegion: Gr
 enada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/seamoss-
 and-cocoa-skin-care-workshops-luxury\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.co
 m/events/168507a9-2662-4f16-bff2-ca8c86cf41ec
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/168507a9-2662-4f16-bff2-ca8c86c
 f41ec
CATEGORIES:cocoa,wellness,skincare,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d6527f33-0c8e-4412-94ad-ff91c2a987d2@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260524
SUMMARY:Cocoa Glow 2026: Nature Spa Omi Grenada at Mount Carmel Waterfall
DESCRIPTION:Full-day waterfall wellness retreat at Mount Carmel with yoga
 \, breathwork\, cocoa-infused spa rituals and a plant-based meal by Chef 
 Joachim.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean
 .com/events/naturespacocoaglow\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/even
 ts/d6527f33-0c8e-4412-94ad-ff91c2a987d2
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/d6527f33-0c8e-4412-94ad-ff91c2a
 987d2
CATEGORIES:cocoa,wellness,retreat,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:3b68ebab-bb6a-4dd2-8b64-4dc22e6cf32e@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260524
SUMMARY:Cocoa Village Family Day & Crafts Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:Family-friendly cocoa village at Dodgy Dock with chocolate ac
 tivities\, interactive experiences and a cocoa-inspired crafts bazaar. Fr
 ee.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://grenadachocolatefest.gd
 /schedule-list/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3b68ebab-bb6
 a-4dd2-8b64-4dc22e6cf32e
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3b68ebab-bb6a-4dd2-8b64-4dc22e6
 cf32e
CATEGORIES:cocoa,family,craft-bazaar,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:76fa752b-55a0-4f12-8e8a-ea29b8c44bd8@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260524
SUMMARY:Seamoss & Cocoa Skincare Workshop — Express
DESCRIPTION:Make-your-own beauty product session with herbalist Tracey Ca
 rter at Cocoa By The Bay.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://t
 ickethubcaribbean.com/events/seamoss-and-cocoa-skin-care-workshops-expres
 s\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/76fa752b-55a0-4f12-8e8a-ea
 29b8c44bd8
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/76fa752b-55a0-4f12-8e8a-ea29b8c
 44bd8
CATEGORIES:cocoa,wellness,skincare,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:aedb714a-ed2f-4efc-845d-9f9cb68dfcd8@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525
SUMMARY:Edible Art + Chocolate Brunch — Tri Island Chocolate & Teddy Fred
 erick
DESCRIPTION:Chocolate-inspired brunch and guided painting session with Tr
 i-Island Chocolate and artist Teddy Frederick at Bay House.\nRegion: Gren
 ada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/edible-art
 -and-chocolate\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/aedb714a-ed2f
 -4efc-845d-9f9cb68dfcd8
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/aedb714a-ed2f-4efc-845d-9f9cb68
 dfcd8
CATEGORIES:cocoa,art,brunch,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ebf2a978-8ba4-4b0f-82ff-87b2325cd0b0@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525
SUMMARY:Hiking to Au Coin Waterfall with Nature Lovers
DESCRIPTION:Scenic hike from Concord Waterfall to Au Coin Waterfall with 
 cocoa-infused breakfast and treats along the trail.\nRegion: Grenada\, Ca
 ribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/naturelovers-com-c
 hocolate-fest-hike\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ebf2a978-
 8ba4-4b0f-82ff-87b2325cd0b0
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ebf2a978-8ba4-4b0f-82ff-87b2325
 cd0b0
CATEGORIES:cocoa,hike,nature,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:777942ac-08c3-4874-a15e-59382bd0310f@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525
SUMMARY:Ménage A Trois: Mind\, Body & Soul — Cocoa Wellness Journey
DESCRIPTION:Cocoa-infused plantation breakfast at Mt. Parnassus followed 
 by cocoa cleansing\, candle making\, body butter and soap crafting with l
 ocal artisans.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcar
 ibbean.com/events/gcf-mtparnassusplantation-site-tour\nMore: https://www.
 perankharchive.com/events/777942ac-08c3-4874-a15e-59382bd0310f
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/777942ac-08c3-4874-a15e-59382bd
 0310f
CATEGORIES:cocoa,wellness,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:58596f21-e7f3-4e4d-9b10-cab72ca3e8ab@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525
SUMMARY:Cocoa Estate Renaissance — Belmont Estate
DESCRIPTION:Full-day field-to-factory experience at Belmont Estate honour
 ing its Afro-Indigenous and French cocoa heritage\, with tasting flight a
 nd cocoa-inspired lunch.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://ti
 ckethubcaribbean.com/events/belmontestatechocfest26\nMore: https://www.pe
 rankharchive.com/events/58596f21-e7f3-4e4d-9b10-cab72ca3e8ab
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/58596f21-e7f3-4e4d-9b10-cab72ca
 3e8ab
CATEGORIES:cocoa,heritage,estate,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:50b5957a-cf94-4947-a55f-203c842788be@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525
SUMMARY:Chocobrew Bash — Chocolate Beer & Vibes
DESCRIPTION:Chocolate beer party at West Indies Brewery with island music
  and food. Free.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://grenadacho
 colatefest.gd/schedule-list/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events
 /50b5957a-cf94-4947-a55f-203c842788be
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/50b5957a-cf94-4947-a55f-203c842
 788be
CATEGORIES:cocoa,beer,party,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9e3a5426-18bf-4ea8-aba9-8da2a443b25a@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260525
SUMMARY:Eritrea Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:Independence from Ethiopia\, 1993.\nRegion: Eritrea\, Africa\
 nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/9e3a5426-18bf-4ea8-aba9-8da2
 a443b25a
LOCATION:Eritrea\, Africa
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/9e3a5426-18bf-4ea8-aba9-8da2a44
 3b25a
CATEGORIES:independence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6f9cc68a-5831-460a-8a0b-84b0ec06aac4@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526
SUMMARY:Cocoa Quest Secret Beaches Walk with Nature Lovers
DESCRIPTION:Hidden-beaches walking tour with cocoa-infused treats and mea
 ls\, starting at Camerhogne Park.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: h
 ttps://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/natureloverstour-com-hidden-beaches-
 tour\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6f9cc68a-5831-460a-8a0b
 -84b0ec06aac4
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6f9cc68a-5831-460a-8a0b-84b0ec0
 6aac4
CATEGORIES:cocoa,beach,tour,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:22a2ecc0-cba7-45f7-8cbe-af230ce191ef@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526
SUMMARY:Spice Foodie Tour: Chocolate Edition
DESCRIPTION:Island foodie tour exploring Grenada's cocoa and spice cultur
 e with tastings\, farm visits and chocolate-making.\nRegion: Grenada\, Ca
 ribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/gcf-spice-foodie-t
 our\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/22a2ecc0-cba7-45f7-8cbe-
 af230ce191ef
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/22a2ecc0-cba7-45f7-8cbe-af230ce
 191ef
CATEGORIES:cocoa,foodie,tour,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:dde9f7e8-9c09-47ef-b47f-8e3b9fe94844@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526
SUMMARY:Pure Grenada Cocoa & Fragrance Experience — Tower Estate
DESCRIPTION:Cocoa tastings\, perfumery and gardens at The Tower Estate\; 
 craft your own fragrance.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://t
 ickethubcaribbean.com/events/pure-grenada-cocoa-fragrance-experience\nMor
 e: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/dde9f7e8-9c09-47ef-b47f-8e3b9fe9
 4844
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/dde9f7e8-9c09-47ef-b47f-8e3b9fe
 94844
CATEGORIES:cocoa,perfume,heritage,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:2649f38f-27d2-4f08-b232-7d38b0fe538a@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526
SUMMARY:Grenada Chocolate Vertical Sensory Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Aged-chocolate vertical tasting with chocolatier Sophie Vande
 rverken of Le Caméléon Chocolates at Cocoa By The Bay.\nRegion: Grenada\,
  Caribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/vertical-sensor
 y-tasting\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/2649f38f-27d2-4f08
 -b232-7d38b0fe538a
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/2649f38f-27d2-4f08-b232-7d38b0f
 e538a
CATEGORIES:cocoa,tasting,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:8f3ce5f2-d72f-4dcd-9f7b-1080367258ea@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526
SUMMARY:The Chocolate Vineyard Table — Six Senses La Sagesse
DESCRIPTION:Multi-course communal-table dinner pairing Grenadian cacao wi
 th fine wines at Six Senses La Sagesse.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSou
 rce: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/the-chocolate-vineyard-table-s
 ix-senses-la-sagesse\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8f3ce5f
 2-d72f-4dcd-9f7b-1080367258ea
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8f3ce5f2-d72f-4dcd-9f7b-1080367
 258ea
CATEGORIES:cocoa,dinner,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ad86b416-e563-4036-88c0-381576fed99a@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526
SUMMARY:African Liberation Day
DESCRIPTION:May 25th — celebrates the founding of the Organisation of Afr
 ican Unity (now AU) and Pan-African solidarity worldwide.\nRegion: Africa
 \nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ad86b416-e563-4036-88c0-381
 576fed99a
LOCATION:Africa
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ad86b416-e563-4036-88c0-381576f
 ed99a
CATEGORIES:Pan-African,liberation,unity
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:23cdb81c-66ec-46b1-a108-40611931733b@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526
SUMMARY:Memorial Day
DESCRIPTION:US federal holiday honoring military members who died in serv
 ice. Observed the last Monday in May. Most public libraries are closed.\n
 Region: United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.c
 om/events/23cdb81c-66ec-46b1-a108-40611931733b
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/23cdb81c-66ec-46b1-a108-4061193
 1733b
CATEGORIES:federal-holiday,library-closed
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:092cb68f-a856-437a-8f76-0e9a82ba46c2@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526
SUMMARY:Whit Monday (Grenada)
DESCRIPTION:Christian public holiday following Pentecost in Grenada (mova
 ble date).\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://www.gov.gd/\nMor
 e: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/092cb68f-a856-437a-8f76-0e9a82ba
 46c2
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/092cb68f-a856-437a-8f76-0e9a82b
 a46c2
CATEGORIES:grenada,christian,caribbean,public-holiday
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:d36dc945-26a3-4227-8974-33d1517e691d@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526
SUMMARY:Africa Day / African Liberation Day
DESCRIPTION:Commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unit
 y (now the African Union) on 25 May 1963.\nRegion: Africa\nMore: https://
 www.perankharchive.com/events/d36dc945-26a3-4227-8974-33d1517e691d
LOCATION:Africa
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/d36dc945-26a3-4227-8974-33d1517
 e691d
CATEGORIES:africa,liberation,au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:eb8eeb3f-5950-4ff3-be3a-960cf4a186ef@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260527
SUMMARY:Spice & Spirit: Grenadian Rum & Chocolate Journey — SilverSands
DESCRIPTION:Curated rum and chocolate pairing experience at SilverSands G
 renada. Times TBA.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://grenadac
 hocolatefest.gd/schedule-list/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/even
 ts/eb8eeb3f-5950-4ff3-be3a-960cf4a186ef
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/eb8eeb3f-5950-4ff3-be3a-960cf4a
 186ef
CATEGORIES:cocoa,rum,tasting,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:11691c58-804d-48e5-9eb8-5b94731c9eff@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260527
SUMMARY:Tales of Resilience & Plant Your Cocoa Roots
DESCRIPTION:Crayfish Bay Organic Farm tour with Kim and Lylette on hurric
 ane recovery\, plus a Jouvay Chocolate Factory visit and CFFI agroforestr
 y sapling-planting.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://ticketh
 ubcaribbean.com/events/gcfcffi\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/even
 ts/11691c58-804d-48e5-9eb8-5b94731c9eff
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/11691c58-804d-48e5-9eb8-5b94731
 c9eff
CATEGORIES:cocoa,climate,agroforestry,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4e1ba641-8035-4097-aa7e-a3eb269e9314@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260527
SUMMARY:Cocoa & Spice\, Everything Nice — Chez Louis
DESCRIPTION:All-inclusive fundraising night with bold flavours and pastry
  by the GHTA National Culinary Team Silver Medal winners.\nRegion: Grenad
 a\, Caribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/cocoa-spice-
 everything-nice\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4e1ba641-803
 5-4097-aa7e-a3eb269e9314
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4e1ba641-8035-4097-aa7e-a3eb269
 e9314
CATEGORIES:cocoa,dinner,fundraiser,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:1d70cc44-78a8-466a-a2f9-55476fea0389@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260527
SUMMARY:Grenada Fork & Film: A Chocolate Tasting Experience
DESCRIPTION:Cinema-and-cuisine evening inspired by Chocolat with handcraf
 ted Tri Island chocolate tastings at Bay House.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribb
 ean\nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/forkandfilm\nMore: htt
 ps://www.perankharchive.com/events/1d70cc44-78a8-466a-a2f9-55476fea0389
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/1d70cc44-78a8-466a-a2f9-55476fe
 a0389
CATEGORIES:cocoa,film,tasting,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:622bb8ea-079e-4b31-b94b-b34a09fc9f94@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260527
SUMMARY:Chocolate & Rum Moonlight Dive — Aquanauts Grenada
DESCRIPTION:Moonlight scuba dive paired with Grenadian chocolate and rum 
 tastings. Times TBA.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://grenad
 achocolatefest.gd/schedule-list/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/ev
 ents/622bb8ea-079e-4b31-b94b-b34a09fc9f94
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/622bb8ea-079e-4b31-b94b-b34a09f
 c9f94
CATEGORIES:cocoa,rum,diving,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a3b58d37-13fd-4add-8527-b4b3e6a81d3b@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528
SUMMARY:Spirits of the Spice Isle Foodie Tour
DESCRIPTION:Distillery\, cocoa and culinary tour blending Grenadian rum\,
  cocoa and local cuisine.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://t
 ickethubcaribbean.com/events/gcf-spice-foodie-tour-spirits-of-the-spice-i
 sle\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a3b58d37-13fd-4add-8527-
 b4b3e6a81d3b
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a3b58d37-13fd-4add-8527-b4b3e6a
 81d3b
CATEGORIES:cocoa,rum,foodie,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:5a992a7a-947a-4f6f-9ee8-b85057423b2e@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528
SUMMARY:Remembering the Mott Green Way
DESCRIPTION:Tribute to Mott Green at Grenada Chocolate Company with farm 
 tour\, live drumming\, cocoa tea\, rum and chocolate pairings and traditi
 onal cuisine.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcari
 bbean.com/events/mottgreen\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5
 a992a7a-947a-4f6f-9ee8-b85057423b2e
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5a992a7a-947a-4f6f-9ee8-b850574
 23b2e
CATEGORIES:cocoa,heritage,tribute,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:7c3f58a3-ee50-4b3e-9dae-3a63d7f4c986@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528
SUMMARY:Making Art with Chocolate & Spices — Pintura by Fari and Clau
DESCRIPTION:Painting workshop using natural food-grade pigments from coco
 a\, beets and turmeric at Cocoa By The Bay.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\
 nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/paintingwithspices\nMore: 
 https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7c3f58a3-ee50-4b3e-9dae-3a63d7f4c98
 6
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7c3f58a3-ee50-4b3e-9dae-3a63d7f
 4c986
CATEGORIES:cocoa,art,workshop,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:dd428d5e-a292-4996-8b36-a05729799fdd@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528
SUMMARY:Cocoa Bean Bead Bar — Jewellery Making with Ayana
DESCRIPTION:Hands-on workshop crafting a bag charm from recycled glass\, 
 cocoa-pod beads and sustainable materials.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\n
 Source: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/bag-charm-workshop\nMore: h
 ttps://www.perankharchive.com/events/dd428d5e-a292-4996-8b36-a05729799fdd
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/dd428d5e-a292-4996-8b36-a057297
 99fdd
CATEGORIES:cocoa,craft,workshop,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4ddbb0c3-e731-41a0-b724-59868d38e701@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528
SUMMARY:Spicy Cocoa Salsa with Chef Leon Couturier
DESCRIPTION:Mexican-Grenadian cocoa salsa workshop with Chef Leon Couturi
 er.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://tickethubcaribbean.com/
 events/make-your-own-spicy-cocoa-salsa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.
 com/events/4ddbb0c3-e731-41a0-b724-59868d38e701
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4ddbb0c3-e731-41a0-b724-59868d3
 8e701
CATEGORIES:cocoa,mexico,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6206bba8-5461-414a-98ec-fca348d2bdaf@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528
SUMMARY:Grenadian-Mexican Cocoa Chocolate Mezcal Pairing
DESCRIPTION:Cocoa\, chocolate and mezcal pairing with chocolatier Sophie 
 Vanderverken at Cocoa By The Bay.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: h
 ttps://tickethubcaribbean.com/events/mezcal-pairing\nMore: https://www.pe
 rankharchive.com/events/6206bba8-5461-414a-98ec-fca348d2bdaf
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6206bba8-5461-414a-98ec-fca348d
 2bdaf
CATEGORIES:cocoa,mezcal,tasting,grenada,foodways
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6c298e35-3e54-4348-887d-c2a478f3d075@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528
SUMMARY:The Great Cocoa Send-Off — Street Food Party
DESCRIPTION:Festival finale at Dodgy Dock with cocoa-infused Grenadian st
 reet food\, chocolatier meet-and-greets and Caribbean music. Reservations
  required.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://grenadachocolate
 fest.gd/schedule-list/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6c298
 e35-3e54-4348-887d-c2a478f3d075
LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6c298e35-3e54-4348-887d-c2a478f
 3d075
CATEGORIES:cocoa,street-food,party,grenada,foodways,closing
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:9458f97b-3171-4756-a1ab-1a588bf8169c@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260528
SUMMARY:Birthday: Runoko Rashidi (b. 1954)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Runoko Rashidi. (1954–2021)\nRegion:
  Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/9458f97b-3171-4756-a
 1ab-1a588bf8169c
LOCATION:Global
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/9458f97b-3171-4756-a1ab-1a588bf
 8169c
CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:46dd8a7d-15b6-4c01-8335-ad897491c1b0@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260531
SUMMARY:African Literature Association Conference
DESCRIPTION:Annual scholarly conference of the African Literature Associa
 tion\, hosted by the University of Tennessee\, Knoxville in 2026.\nRegion
 : United States\, United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/eve
 nts/46dd8a7d-15b6-4c01-8335-ad897491c1b0
LOCATION:United States\, United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/46dd8a7d-15b6-4c01-8335-ad89749
 1c1b0
CATEGORIES:africa,scholarship,conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4923a739-bbdb-4df2-b9c1-9f9277ef45fd@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
SUMMARY:Black Romance Book Fest 2026
DESCRIPTION:Annual book festival in Atlanta\, GA celebrating Black romanc
 e authors\, readers\, and the broader Black romance literary community. T
 hree days of author panels\, signings\, and reader events. 2026 passes so
 ld out.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https://blackroma
 ncebookfest.com/links\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4923a7
 39-bbdb-4df2-b9c1-9f9277ef45fd
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4923a739-bbdb-4df2-b9c1-9f9277e
 f45fd
CATEGORIES:books,book-festival,black-romance,literature,authors,atlanta
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ac502db0-66e9-4f19-8f79-a8bc6fedfae5@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260530
SUMMARY:Beyond the Ballot: A Conversation for Black Workers
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Inland Empire Black Worker Center. A conversati
 on for Black workers on power\, politics\, and the June 2nd primary elect
 ion. Held at Back to the Grind\, 3575 University Ave\, Riverside\, CA 925
 01.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https://www.instagram
 .com/ieblackworkercenter\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ac5
 02db0-66e9-4f19-8f79-a8bc6fedfae5
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ac502db0-66e9-4f19-8f79-a8bc6fe
 dfae5
CATEGORIES:community,black-workers,political-education,labor,riverside,in
 land-empire
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:4f8ed07c-536e-4aaa-9a9f-00a280d4a3b3@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
SUMMARY:African Book Festival Berlin
DESCRIPTION:Annual festival of African writers and thinkers in Berlin\, G
 ermany.\nRegion: Germany\, Europe\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/e
 vents/4f8ed07c-536e-4aaa-9a9f-00a280d4a3b3
LOCATION:Germany\, Europe
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4f8ed07c-536e-4aaa-9a9f-00a280d
 4a3b3
CATEGORIES:africa,literature,festival,europe
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:e031f8e0-6978-4c88-ab7a-cf8f285c23d5@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
SUMMARY:Roots Picnic 2026
DESCRIPTION:Annual two-day music and culture festival hosted by The Roots
 \, headlined by Jay-Z and Erykah Badu.\nRegion: USA\, Northeast\nSource: 
 https://www.rootspicnic.com\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/
 e031f8e0-6978-4c88-ab7a-cf8f285c23d5
LOCATION:USA\, Northeast
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e031f8e0-6978-4c88-ab7a-cf8f285
 c23d5
CATEGORIES:roots-picnic,music,hip-hop,soul,philadelphia
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:10deed42-8b74-4730-afc8-d1a41972a520@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260531
SUMMARY:Indian Arrival Day (Trinidad & Tobago)
DESCRIPTION:Commemorates the arrival of the first indentured laborers fro
 m India in 1845\, a key strand in Trinidad's multi-ancestral history.\nRe
 gion: Trinidad and Tobago\, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.c
 om/events/10deed42-8b74-4730-afc8-d1a41972a520
LOCATION:Trinidad and Tobago\, Caribbean
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/10deed42-8b74-4730-afc8-d1a4197
 2a520
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY
CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,trinidad,indian-arrival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:91e58406-c34e-4165-b654-c47b181410df@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260531
SUMMARY:Black Girl Art Show — Dallas
DESCRIPTION:Dallas stop of the Black Girl Art Show\, a national traveling
  exhibition of Black women artists across painting\, photography\, digita
 l\, and performance. Tickets via Eventeny: https://www.eventeny.com/event
 s/ticket/?id=28654\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https:
 //blackgirlartshow.com/shows/dallas/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.co
 m/events/91e58406-c34e-4165-b654-c47b181410df
LOCATION:United States\, North America
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/91e58406-c34e-4165-b654-c47b181
 410df
CATEGORIES:black women artists,exhibition,dallas,visual art,black-girl-ar
 t-show
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:a691b62a-8142-4945-b1a9-5412dab88ca7@perankharchive.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T090219Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
SUMMARY:Bon Manjé Lakay at Baltimore Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:Haitian-American Bon Manjé Lakay LLC sells small-batch granol
 a (Vanilla Pineapple\, "Healthy heart healthy me") every Sunday at the Ba
 ltimore Farmers Market (Saratoga St & Holliday St)\, 7am–12pm.\nRegion: U
 nited States\nSource: https://www.bonmanjelakay.com\nMore: https://www.pe
 rankharchive.com/events/a691b62a-8142-4945-b1a9-5412dab88ca7
LOCATION:United States
URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a691b62a-8142-4945-b1a9-5412dab
 88ca7
CATEGORIES:foodways,haitian,caribbean,black-owned,farmers-market,baltimore
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR