{"id":23356,"date":"2024-09-26T18:31:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23356"},"modified":"2024-09-26T18:31:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:31:10","slug":"rockstone-fish-extravaganza-3-0-a-two-day-festival-of-sport-fishing-and-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/rockstone-fish-extravaganza-3-0-a-two-day-festival-of-sport-fishing-and-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockstone Fish Extravaganza 3.0: A Two-Day Festival of Sport, Fishing, and Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The much-anticipated Rockstone Fish Extravaganza is set to return this October for its &#8220;3.0 edition,&#8221; promising an exciting two-day celebration filled with sports, cultural activities, and fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will take place on October 19 and 20 in the picturesque village of Rockstone, which is preparing to welcome hundreds of visitors from across Guyana and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival will feature a variety of activities designed for all ages. Day one will primarily focus on sporting events, with a highlight being a football competition against St. Cuthbert&#8217;s Mission, as well as a volleyball tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees can also look forward to camping, bonfire gatherings, and cultural presentations, including traditional ring games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The excitement will ramp up on day two with fishing competitions, where participants will have the chance to win prizes for the largest and most catches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the day progresses, the atmosphere will shift to a lively concert featuring local artists, including the highly talked-about Guyanese singer, Carlvin Burnette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rockstone Fish Extravaganza was established in response to the absence of the fish festival in 2022 and aims to stimulate economic activity within the village. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event also showcases Rockstone\u2019s potential as an eco-tourism destination, further highlighting the community&#8217;s cultural and natural assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the festival approaches, the Rockstone Village Council is optimistic about the event\u2019s success and the opportunity to promote local culture and unity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The much-anticipated Rockstone Fish Extravaganza is set to return this October for its &#8220;3.0 edition,&#8221; promising an exciting two-day celebration filled with sports, cultural activities, and fun. The event will&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23356"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23357,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23356\/revisions\/23357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}