{"id":251032,"date":"2025-09-24T04:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=251032"},"modified":"2025-09-24T10:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:35:00","slug":"registration-is-officially-open-for-the-44th-anniversary-of-independence-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/registration-is-officially-open-for-the-44th-anniversary-of-independence-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration is officially open for the 44th Anniversary of Independence events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3204827988\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFMdgE6mYPT8QGXjA0A\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-1141609051\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, 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href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-sweep-saint-lucia-to-win-ecva-mens-final-four-gold\/?swcfpc=1\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/a> Festivals Commission (ABFC) is pleased to announce that registration is officially open for the following events of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-sweep-saint-lucia-to-win-ecva-mens-final-four-gold\/?swcfpc=1\">44th Anniversary of Independence,<\/a> <\/strong>event deadlines are as follows: &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Festival of Choirs<\/strong> \u2013 Friday, September 26<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Independence Calypso Competition<\/strong> \u2013 Friday, October 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Schools\u2019 Panorama Vendors<\/strong> \u2013 Friday, October 17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Independence Business D\u00e9cor Competition<\/strong> \u2013 Friday, October 17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Food Fair Vendors<\/strong> \u2013 Friday, October 17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Forms can be collected from the following offices: &#8211;<\/p><div id=\"antig-86317292\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, 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a.m.\u201312:00 noon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Registration for Food Vendors will only be accepted at the Ministry of Creative Industries on Old Parham Road, as payment is required upon form submission as space is limited.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2391818301\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, 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Vendors operating grills are also required to have a certified Fire Extinguisher.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1421098376\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" 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