Where We Pumpin' Tonight?

Night-time recreation is as popular is not more prominent that daytime recreation and entertainment. According to (Anderson 2009), nightlife is a form of cultural creativity and expression. From clubbing and feting, to going to dinner or a simply “liming” is a major part of the nightime recreational culture. In Port of Spain, the night life is vibrant and the city is as alive as it is in the day.  Maco Caribbean has a list of nightime entertainment in Trinidad. Trinidad and Tobago has moved away from the traditional lifestyle and has taken a western approach. With Aripita Avenue, the home for clubs and bars, being a major influence to this lifestyle.

Fatima Fete 2015

This first photo shows a crowd at the Fatima Fete 2015. With local soca music clubs and fetes are great places to hang out with friends and meet new people. This is fete, though open to the public, is mainly for the upper class in society. The second photo also shows a newly developed night club TZAR. Like Fatima Fete, this club is not easily accessible by individuals in Port of Spain. These activities are for those who can afford it or those who know someone. However, there are other places like Aria and Cocoa Lounge, which are usually full of life and action on Ariapita Avenue.

TZAR Nightclub

ARIA Nightclub

Food stalls at the Queen's Park Savannah

After partying for the entire night, one may become hungry. So why not get something to eat? Whether hungry from being highly intoxicated or just plain hungry, at night it is easy to access food. Right on Ariapita Avenue there are doubles vendors available at late hours. Families, couples and friends go to Ariapita Avenue or the Queen’s Park Savannah to please their nighttime food cravings or for pleasure.In the forth photo, it portrays the Savannah full of life. Vibrant with individuals buying and eating food. This nightime recreation has become very popular in Port of Spain. Food is readily available no matter the time of the day.

(Anderson 2009) believes that nightlife illustrates diversity, acceptance and equity. This may or may not be a reality in Port of Spain since there are places for the elite that other can’t get into and there are places everyone can occupy. There can be some downfall to the vibrant nightlife of Port of Spain. Drunk driving is indeed a problem in Trinidad and Tobago. According to Arrive Alive, there has been 29 road fatalities thus far for 2015 and 34 deaths.  With the increase in the nightclubs and bars individuals are drawn to this lifestyle. Recreational eating at night can also be another down fall. Trinidad and Tobago are in the top five countries worldwide suffering with obesity. This can be a direct cause of eating at night.

References:

Anderson, Tammy (2009). Rave Culture: The Alternation and Decline of a Philadelphia Music Scene. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Arrive Alive (2015) Retrieved on March 14^rd, 2015 from http://www.arrivealivett.com/index.php?page=driving-under-the-influence

Maco Caribbean (n.d.) Retrieved on March 3^rd, 2015 from http://www.macocaribbean.com/trinidad/entertainment/