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Corozal Culture

This area has cultural information relating to the Corozal District of Belize.

Latest Culture News


2010 Art in the Park Calendar

Sun 28 Feb—Calendar for Art in the Park 2010 ... show/hide

ICA in Corozal, which functions under the auspices of NICH has been offering local painters, photographers, sculptors, and wood carvers an opportunity to display their work, on a designated Saturday of each month at Central Park. There is no charge to participate. Interested persons can pick up a guideline sheet at the Town Hall.

Often there is music to add to the festivities. Dancing does break out in places at times.

For the calendar click here.

Pictures of the event can often be found in the Yearbook section of corozal.com

There are pictures from the November Art in the Park in our yearbook, and you can see them on this page: click here.

— Institute for Creative Arts
 

February 28 East Indian Festival

Sat 27 Feb—All Day East Indian Festival Sunday February 28, Miami Beach ... show/hide

COEICH is sponsoring an All Day Festival on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at Miami Beach, location of the Round House palapa.

You can experience food such as Tacari, Dahl roti and others. There will be dancers performing, and you can learn about the East Indian culture at the display booths. There will be a coconut grating contest, masala rubbing, and a horse and carriage ride.

You can select medicinal, ornamental, and culinary plants for your own.

The theme is "Retracing the Footsteps of Our Ancestors."

The time is from 10:00 am until 6:00 p.m.

— COEICH
 

Art in the Park Saturday November 14

Thu 12 Nov 2009—This month's Art in the Park is scheduled to be from 5pm until 9m ... show/hide

The Corozal Town Council has been offering local painters, photographers, sculptors, and wood carvers an opportunity to display their work, the second Saturday of each month at Central Park. There is no charge to participate. Interested persons can pick up a guideline sheet at the Town Hall. Last month there was a group of musicians performing and plenty of room for dancing, if you like. You might start thinking about what you want to buy someone for Christmas!

There are pictures from the October Art in the Park in our yearbook, and you can see them about half-way down this page: click here for October 10.

— Corozal Town Council
 

Corozal Christmas 2003

Corozal Town lights up for the Christmas holiday season! It is worth the time to get out and see the sights. Here is a sample from 2003.

Corozal Cultural Center (museum)

The Corozal Cultural Center or Museum is presently closed. We hope this presentation will help stimulate interest in getting it opened again.

Corozal Public Library

The Corozal Public Library is a place for the citizens and children of Corozal to enjoy, as well as tourists. It is centrally located on 1st Street South right next to the Town Hall.

The Mestizo Culture

Mestizo is the mixture of Europeans (Spanish) and Indian ancestry (Amerindians). It comes from a Spanish word meaning mixed.

Elvi Vega, Miss Belize 1997-98

On 16 September 1997 Corozal's own Elvia Vega won the Miss Belize Contest. Elvi is a graduate of Corozal Community College and Corozal Junior College, and she graduated from the University of North Florida. Her mom was a teacher at CCC, and she is now the Counsellor at CJC (as Elvia Vega Samos).

Costa Maya Festival

The International Costa Maya Festival takes place in San Pedro, on Ambergris Caye. In this particular year (1998) Corozal was offering a sample of the festival to encourage appreciation of the Maya heritage in the Corozal District.

Boatbuilding in Corozal

Sarteneja Village, in the Shipstern Peninsula of Belize, is famous for its fishing and boat building.

Belchoral Society Visits Corozal

On 15 April 2000 the Belchoral Society of Belmopan offered an uplifting and inspiring repertorie of songs at St. Paul's Anglican Church by the Sea.

Art for the People

On May 20, 2000, four of the artists were in Corozal for the opening of the exhibition, Art for the People, an exhibition by Belizean artists.

Recently Added or Changed Pages

Corozal Cultural Center (museum)

Sun 15 Nov 2009—Added locator maps.

Corozal Public Library

Sun 15 Nov 2009—Added locator maps.

Art for the People

Tue 7 Apr 2009—This page was in the old Corozal.com.

Belchoral Society Visits Corozal

Tue 7 Apr 2009—This page was in the old Corozal.com.

Boatbuilding in Corozal

Tue 7 Apr 2009—This page was in the old Corozal.com.

Costa Maya Festival

Tue 7 Apr 2009—This page was in the old Corozal.com.

Elvi Vega, Miss Belize 1997-98

Tue 7 Apr 2009—This page was in the old Corozal.com.

The Mestizo Culture

Tue 7 Apr 2009—This page was in the old Corozal.com.

Corozal Christmas 2008

Tue 7 Apr 2009—This page was on the old Corozal.com.