Dia di Rincon

Dia di Rincon is an annual event in the oldest town on Bonaire.  Rincon was a slave town in the 1600's but now all the island politicians live in this town.  The streets are paved in Rincon.  They have sidewalks and paved streets.  Unlike the rest of the island that has dirt roads, pot holed pavement and no sidewalks or nice streets. Typical for the banana republic on Bonaire.

But enough whining.  After all, we live in paradise. 
 

Dia di Rincon was a blast. A bunch of us got together at a snack bar and had a great time.  We drank beer, ate festival food, visited, took lots of pictures and thoroughly enjoyed the day.  The highlight was the parade.  Their costumes are wonderful and the music was loud.  Best way to share the day is through photos.

Men and women, girls and boys, young and old all dressed in group outfits, danced and sang their way through the streets of Rincon.  The streets are lined with tourists, locals and expats that cheered the groups, sang to the music and danced.  You will often see people on the sidewalks enter the parade to dance with their friends. 

This party starts at 8:00 am and goes well into the night.  They party in the streets and have live bands in the parks. the parade has huge trucks with bands playing.  Their speakers will blow you away...literally. We have been to Dia di Rincon before and it keeps getting bigger and better.

All the parade groups are drinking water and adult beverages as they dance down the street.  The drink carts (made from shopping carts) follow each group and are decorated to match the dancers.