“A Dream Come True” 89 School Band Students Are Going on Tour!

Eric Veenstra of PirateArts Experience donates to Cogelio Rogelio Josue Ibarra school band

Thanks to a wonderfully generous donation by Eric Veenstra of the PirateArts Experience resort, the student band from the Colegio Rogelio Josue Ibarra high school will be traveling to the provinces of Veraguas and Los Santos from November 7 to 11, 2024, to participate in the Fiestas Patrias parades. On Monday, October 14, 2024, the […]

Pirates from Colorado Invade in Bocas del Toro: It’s Panamanium

Pirates Invade Bocas - Runaway Grooms

Pirate. Funk. Rock. Party!  The Runaway Grooms just touched down in Bocas del Toro and are ready to headline Aqua Lounge’s new festival series: Panamanium. There is no better venue for controlled chaos than Aqua Lounge. Thursday’s Reggae Night, Domingo Paraiso (Sundays): these wildly popular weekly events attract hordes of locals and visitors for musical […]

Berklee Global Jazz Institute Comes to Bocas del Toro!

Berklee Global Jazz Institute comes to Bocas

Music lovers in Bocas del Toro, save these dates: May 25, 2023 at Lost Boys Blues Bar and May 26, 2023 at Buena Vista restaurant.  Panama Jazz Productions is bringing Berklee College of Music to Bocas for unforgettable jazz experiences for all ages. “It was one of the best school bands we have ever heard […]

“Legends of Ska” Film Screening at the Bookstore Bar

Everywhere you go on the Caribbean side of Panama, you will still find strong cultural ties to Jamaica- especially in its music and particularly in the province of Bocas del Toro. That’s why Bocas was an easy choice for filmmaker Brad Klein when he was deciding where first to screen his award-winning documentary film “Legends […]