This document provides a schedule of events for St. Maarten/St. Martin Day celebrations on November 10th and 11th, 2011. The schedule includes religious services, parades, cultural performances, speeches, live music concerts, fireworks, boat races, and other activities celebrating the unity and culture of the shared island. The schedule runs from early morning until late night over the two day period and takes place at multiple venues across the island, culminating in the closing ceremony and fireworks display on the night of November 11th.

1. One Island, One People, One Destiny
Pre- St. Maarten / St-Martin Day 2:00pm – 2:45pm
DJ: Mr. Stephen McCauley ‘Jacko”
Gunslingers
Program 2011 2:45pm – 3:00pm MC: Darin “Versatyle” Hodge
DJ: Mr. Patrice
November 10th 2011 2:00pm – 5:00pm Old Time Games & Kite Flying:
Kaisorama I: @ 9:00pm St. Maarten Festival Village Little League Stadium
FREE ENTRANCE
2:00pm – 5:00pm YAM Exhibitions of Quads, Skateboards,
Control & Youth Waves Band: 9:00pm @ Boo-Boo Jam Mountain bike: St. Maarten Festival Village
Remo’s CD Launching: 9:30pm @ Kali’s Beach Bar 3:00pm Unity cultural Street Parade
3:00pm – 3:45pm Ebony Steel Orchestra
November 11th 2011
Edsel’s Bar & Grill SXM DAY BBQ: 12:00pm @L.B. Scot Road Shell 3:45pm – 4:00pm MC: Darin “Versatyle” Hodge
Gas Station 12:00pm DJ: Mr. Patrice
T-Vice: 9:00pm @ Port de Plaisance 4:00pm – 4:30pm Presentation of Tributes & Thank you to
General Public and all participants:
by Hon. Minister
St. Maarten / St-Martin Day
4:30pm – 5:00 pm Unity Cultural Parade Display on Stage
5:00pm – 5:15pm MC: Darin “Versatyle” Hodge
Program 2011
DJ: Mr. Patrice
5:15pm – 6:00pm Freedom Fighters featuring Nah-Jah & Ku-J
5:50am – 6:00am JOYBELLS of All Churches 6:00pm – 6:15pm MC: Mercedes “Elektra” Wyatt
DJ: Mr. Patrice
7:00am – 1:30pm St. Maarten Day Run Around
the Island: SXM Roadrunners 6:15pm – 7:00pm Ruphy & Pure
7:00am – 8:15am Ecumenical Service: Philipsburg 7:00pm – 7:15pm MC: Mercedes “Elektra” Wyatt
Methodist Church DJ: DJ EZ Rick -Ricky
8:45am – 9:05am Border & Wreath Ceremony 7:15pm – 8:00pm Latin Soul
at Union Road / Bellevue Border
8:30pm – 11:00pm Opening of SXM Day Art Exhibition
9:10am Uniformed Troupes Depart (Cultural Center)
Longwall Road(Route: Long wallroad – 8:00pm – 8:45pm Dread I
Frontstreet – Backstreet – Turn right at
Kadaster Office – Turn right at GEBE – 8:45pm – 9:00pm MC: Mercedes “Elektra” Wyatt
DJ: DJ EZ Rick -Ricky
Pondfill – Turn left at Salt Pickers’
Round-about-Soualiga BLVD – 9:00pm – 9:45pm Percy Rankin & Bonfire Band featuring
St. Maarten Festival Village) Shantillia Higgs & Betty Nisbeth
9:55am – 10:10am Presentation Djimbe Drummers @ 9:45pm – 10:00pm MC: Mercedes “Elektra” Wyatt
St. Maarten Festival Village DJ: DJ EZ Rick -Ricky
10:10am – 10:25am Presentation Generation New Status-STM @ 10:00pm – 10:45pm Mosaic featuring Marita Blijden &
St. Maarten Festival Village LaVaune Henry
10:25am – 10:35am Uniformed Troupes enter SFV 10:45pm – 11:00pm MC: Mercedes “Elektra” Wyatt
DJ: DJ EZ Rick –Ricky
10:35am – 10:40am Welcome of Dignitaries, invited Guests
& General Public 11:00pm – 12:00am Mighty Dow in Concert
10:40am – 11:09am Official Speeches by Dignitaries 11:50pm – 12:00am Fireworks Show
Thank You to Public and Participants
11:09am –11:11am TOAST: SXM DAY 2011 & Closing of event
by MC: Mercedes “Elektra” Wyatt
11:13am – 11:15am Opening of St. Maarten Day Events
11:15am – 11:45am
11:45am – 12:00pm
Dance Theatre of St. Maarten
MC: Darin “Versatyle” Hodge
Post St. Maarten/St. Martin Day
12:00pm – 3:00pm
DJ: Mr. Stephen McCauley ‘Jacko”
Boat Race: Greatbay – Simpsonbay –
Activities 2011
Greatbay
November 13th 2011 SXM Trails Hiking Club Walk-a-Thon
12:00pm – 12:45pm Tanny & The Boys @ 5:30am –St. Maarten Festival Village
12:45pm – 1:00pm MC: Darin “Versatyle” Hodge November 13th 2011 SXM DAY Bicycle Race @ 3:00pm
DJ: Mr. Stephen McCauley ‘Jacko”
1:00pm – 1:45pm Jolly Boys - St. Maarten Festival Village
1:45pm – 2:00pm MC: Darin “Versatyle” Hodge
e Government of Sint Maarten / St-Martin wishes all citizens and visitors
A Happy St. Maarten / St-Martin Day 2011