Caribbean has long held a reputation for its diverse culture, as embodied in art and music.
This place is more obvious than in Barbados, where the island’s annual jazz festivals regularly draw some of the world’s largest players in the genre – as well as thousands of visitors.They stepped on Caribbean cruises in the new year will be able to attend the event, which is usually held mid-January.

As the year comes to a close and you start thinking about the holidays for the year 2010, the Barbados Tourism Authority wants tourists to know that Barbados is not only a Caribbean beach destination. Of course, sand and sea to make a sexy scene, but the island does not want to rest on its beauty. The Tourism Authority released the schedule for ‘10 to show it had some substance, or at least a few cool festivals and events.

Checking the next few years highlights after the jump.