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The Goat Race Festival begun in 1925 and for many years was the
major activity on the village recreation ground. Area development
forced a shift of venue to the Battery and thence to its current
and permanent home. The festivals are held annually at Buccoo
on the Sunday after Carnival, on Easter Monday at Mount Pleasant
and the premier event on Easter Tuesday, a de facto Tobago holiday
at Buccoo and also during the July/August Heritage Festival.
The
pioneers of goat racing have now all passed on, but their legacy
in the form of the Goat Race Committee within the Village Council
remains a landmark in community development through voluntary
service.
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