{"id":61465,"date":"2018-03-16T10:34:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T10:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=61465"},"modified":"2018-03-16T19:09:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T19:09:44","slug":"st-croix-comes-alive-with-multiple-events-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=61465","title":{"rendered":"St. Croix Comes Alive With Multiple Events This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend on St. Croix will be one overloaded with fun activities, with the massive St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Parade being the main event, but smaller events such as the annual RC Boat Race Championship &#8212; where small boats, controlled by owners through wireless devices, are launched on a body of water\u00a0 and race for several laps &#8212; fighting for your attendance.<\/p>\n<p>There are also political events as well, including the Petrus\/Sanes affair at the La Reine Chicken Shack that boasts two of the territory&#8217;s well-known bands, Spectrum Band out of St. Thomas and Fusion Band from St. Croix. This event happens on this evening.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fviconsortium%2Fvideos%2F923566314424274%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/boatrace2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">RC Boat Race Championship<\/span><\/a> starts today and runs through Monday, and takes place at the\u00a0clandestinely placed Bethlehem Park, located on the old Sugar Mill Plantation just east of the National Guard Armory. It&#8217;s an all-day affair and fun for family to watch, as remote controlled boats zips across the pond vying for number 1. Kids will love it.<\/p>\n<p>Then, of course, there&#8217;s the St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Parade in downtown Christiansted. The annual affair has grown into a massive festival that sees thousands descending on the town, most attired in green tops, partying, drinking, and having a <em>good ole time.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Consortium is expected to attend all the aforementioned activities, so if you&#8217;re not able to, you&#8217;ll at least enjoy vicariously through us. (We&#8217;ll post pictures and videos, and you may also catch some live video coverage action on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/viconsortium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Facebook platform.<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend on St. Croix will be one overloaded with fun activities, with the massive St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Parade being the main event, but smaller events such as the annual RC Boat Race Championship &#8212; where small boats, controlled by owners through wireless devices, are launched on a body of water\u00a0 and race for several [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":36752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4165,7,191,593,147],"tags":[1344,121,68],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>St. Croix Comes Alive With Multiple Events This Weekend - V.I. 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