Aruba is preparing itself for the Royal visit of HRM King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima on November 20th and 21st 2013. A special Royal concert will be organized on November 20th at a very unique location: the Bushiribana Gold Mine Ruins. Local and international artist will perform during this show, presenting the King and Queen with a virtual journey through time in which the development of Aruba is presented based on the development of its music. The music journey through time will be visually accompanied by dance, circus and video.

Once again Aruba will host the Aruba International Beach Tournament from November 11 -17. Eagle Beach will be transformed into a tennis court where several local and international beach tennis players will try to impressive the public, all with the hope to bring home the cup. Players are flying in from Italy, Brazil, France, Venezuela, Belgium, Czech Republic and the United States.

The government of Aruba & Paseo Herencia shopping mall would like everyone to the star dedication ceremony for Xander Bogaerts. After the ‘Wall of Fame”, a showcase of young athletes who demonstrate their talent, determination and tenacity to attain a medal winning status in international sports competitions, Paseo Herencia will now introduce the Paseo Walk of Stars. The walk of Stars will feature local athletes, artists and entertainers and Xander will be the first person to be honored.

The Miss Universe 2013 competition will take place on November 9th in Moscow and Miss Aruba is already preparing herself for the competition. All candidates already posed in their bathing suits and evening gown during the Miss Universe preliminary competition. Miss Aruba made impression on the jury and as many commented that she looked like a movie star in her bathing suit.

The Westin Aruba resort will be this year’s event venue of the third Aruba in Style. Aruba’s Fashion Week will take place from November 7th till November 10th and will feature local and international designers such as Aqua Bendita, Eva Zissu, Oakley, Layana Aquilardi and more. In addition the focus during this year’s event will be on Aruba’s Carnival.

Participants of the Divi & Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusive Sweepstakes had the chance to win an All Inclusive Trip to Divi Aruba and an Ultimate Fashion Experience at the Aruba in Style Fashion week with project Runway Designer Layana Aguilar. Divi is proud to announce the winner of the sweepstakes: Beth Stipanov.

Once more on November 2nd Heineken will transform the main street of San Nicolas into the biggest music festival of the island! Three stages, a Reggeaton, Urban and Electronic stage will form the center of all festivities, featuring local and international artists.

Every year Marriott teams around the world celebrate Global Customer Appreciation Week to thank all their clients for their business. This year the Aruba Marriot Resort organized a 5 km ICare walk and it was decided to donate all profits to local school “Duna un Man”, an elementary school for special children.

Once again, the Chivas Regal Aruba Caribbean Cup called Aruba home. For the fourth year Aruba was the host of the annual international bill fishing competition. 17 boats and 70 anglers participated in this year’s event and a total of 21 blue marlin, 5 white marlin and eight sailfish were caught and released.

The fifth annual Island Xtravaganza of Renaissance Mall and Marketplace promises to be another great shopping event with chances to win spectacular prizes. This year’s prizes include: a return trip for 2 for island visitors, $1000 Renaissance Mall and Marketplace gift certificate, a 7 day cruise to Alaska for two including airfare, 10,000 Aruban florins cash and much more. The final drawing of the prizes on November 30th will be accompanied with many festivities such as live bands, special offers and discounts and entertainment for all ages.

This special Aruba Sinatra Senior Citizen Show will be held in the Auditorium at Cas di Cultura on October 30th, 2013.

From 25 to 27 October 2013 Aruba Nautical Club is organizing its prestigious international fishing tournament (“49th International Classic Billfish Tournament”). This tournament is a yearly event from as early as 1964.