Trinidad & Tobago Mango Festival 2013

The Network of Rural Women Producers Trinidad and Tobago collaborates with UWI and the Ministry of Food Production to host the 5th Annual Mango Festival. This year’s event is carded for July 7th, 2013, from 9am-6pm, at the UWI Field Station, Mt. Hope. Sweet, juicy, versatile and delicious mangoes of every size and variety will be the focus of Trinidad and Tobago’s fourth annual Mango Festival. Featuring a mango market, mango products, grafting demonstrations, exhibitions, children’s activities, games, mango eating competitions and other entertainment, Trinidad and Tobago’s Mango Festival offers mango lovers every imaginable mango-made delight, from soaps and preserves, to candles and gift paper. A highlight of the Festival is the mango market where a variety of the locally grown fruit can be purchased, including the sinfully sweet Julie, considered the Queen of mangoes, which was developed in Trinidad, as well as other varieties with whimsical names such as Rose, Hog, Calabash, Douxdoux, La Brea Gyul, Turpentine, and Graham – a seedling of the Julie mango. Trinidad and Tobago’s Mango Festival promotes economic opportunities through the sustainable use of the mango and educates participants on the many benefits of the much loved fruit. Mango Week: July 1st to 7th What's on? . Educational Mango Tours to Mango Estates and environs . "Mango Spa" at Zone 123 Port of Spain All Week . Mango Lunch at the Chancellor Hotel, St. Ann's . Mango Conference at the Chancellor Hotel, St. Ann's on July 5th . Mango Hour (Cocktails) at the Chancellor Hotel, St. Ann's . 5th Mango Festival at UWI Field Station, Mount Hope