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Santo Domingo Carnival |  Santo Domingo
Feb 2010; Sun only (various dates)
Santo Domingo is awash with party-goers dressed in the traditional devil costume with elaborate masks during carnival time. Join in the contagious chaos every Sunday throughout February. |
Santo Domingo International Book Fair |  Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte
Apr - May 2010 (annual)
The Santo Domingo International Book Fair keeps bookworms entertained for two weeks at the Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte. |
Merengue Festival |  El Malecon
Jul - Aug 2010 (annual)
Every year top bands at Santo Domingo's seaside promenade, El Malecón, pump out the infectious music that is much loved by Dominicans at the Merengue Festival. Dance on the beach, in the bars, hotels and throughout the capital. |
Santo Domingo Museum of Modern Art |  Museo de Arte Moderno
Daily; not Mon
The Santo Domingo Museum of Modern Art holds a worthy collection of Dominican, Caribbean and Latin American art. Paintings, drawings, sculptures, videos, ceramics and photography are housed inside the building that forms part of the Plaza de la Cultura complex. |
Santo Domingo |  Santo Domingo
Daily
Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest colonial settlement in the New World. |
Santo Domingo de Fiesta |  Plaza España
Fri and Sat only
Santo Domingo de Fiesta, translated as "Party Time in Santo Domingo", is an excuse for the capital city to put on weekend cultural shows and performances, including live music and national folklore ballet, in the old Plaza España in the colonial quarter. The aim is to promote the Dominican culture for the benefit of the locals as much as for the tourists. |
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