After nearly one year the restorations of the Water Tower in San Nicolas has been completed. The Water Tower, completely restored to its former glory, was unveiled to the public on March 15 2013.

On March 16th, Island officials got together at the March 18 Monument in Oranjestad to honor the original singers of the “Status Aparte’ petition in favor of the Aruba autonomy within the Dutch Kingdom. During this year’s event a special book was launched that includes all original signers of the petition and their stories.

March 18th marks Aruba Flag and Anthem day and the Aruba Museum Foundation will also use the symbolic date to open its doors to the San Nicolas Community Museum.
The Museum will feature a collection of artifacts along with a diverse demonstration of Aruban History and that of the world and much more. The San Nicolas Museum also commemorates Mario Odor an ardent historian of Aruba whose work will be displayed for all to see.The Museum will also be opened during the San Nicolas Carubbian Festival on Thursday evenings as an added attraction for the district of San Nicolas.

Starting Friday March 15, festivities will begin in commemoration of Aruba's Anthem and Flag Day. This musical celebration promises to be nothing less than tremendous with a variation of never before heard musical pieces. You are especially invited to the magna concert on the Plaza Betico Croes in the Vondellaan on Sunday, March 17th.

Runners are preparing for this Sunday's annual half-marathon which will depart from the Joe Laveist sport park in San Nicholas. The annual event has always been associated with Aruba's National day, and attracts runners from all over the globe. This year is no  different as an expected 700 participants will race to the finish line at the Alhambra Casino parking lot.

Another fantastic IDC: Instructor Development Course is coming up in May, for all the Dive Masters working in the dive industry who wants to upgrade their career and become an Instructor.

For the first on Aruba the 2013 International Extreme Sports event will be held. The Bushiri Beach will be transformed into adrenalin-fuelled paradise for extreme sports enthusiast. Participants from around the world are expected on Aruba to compete in various events such as Wind & Kitesufing, Skateboarding to name a few. The event is scheduled to take place starting April 2 - April 7th 2013.

This year will again be filled with amazing performances, awesome beach parties and signature after-concert events as Soul Beach Music Festival Aruba 2013 takes center stage in Aruba during Memorial Day Weekend, May 22-27, 2013 featuring D'Angelo and Ne-Yo.

Kozlov Dance Int'l did it one more time delighting the audience in Cas di Cultura with the all time classic by Tchaikovsky’s on the last week of 2012. The production featured guest stars Albert Davydov and the rising star Sophia Greenbaum. The audience was thrilled by the performance and elegance of the production and choreography with over 40 Aruban dancers of all ages that performed in chorus.