This year on August 9, 10 and 11 the fifth Aruba International Regatta will take place on Aruba. Three days of action and competition for yachts, beach cats, sunfishes, optimists, windsurfers and kite surfers; three evenings of music and parties for all participants and spectators. The sailors will compete for the Budget Marine cup for the winner in the most competitive class. This cup will be awarded for the third time this year and has a value of afl. 1000. For the youngest sailors there will be optimist races and there will be down wind races for the kite surfers and wind surfers.

Aruba will be hosting an Electric Festival this fall from Sept 6-8, 2013 and the lineup includes world-renowned techno DJ's such as Nero, Nicole Moudaber, Chuckie ft. Boris and Mastiksoul, Slash and Harwell.

Aruba has been chosen as the venue for the Mrs. Universe 2013 pageant where 40 contestants will be competing for the title. Mrs. Miranne Geerman will be representing Aruba at this event that will take place at the Westin Resort and Casino on August 11, 2013.

The best folkloric show on the island is on tonight taking place at the Historic Museum in Oranjestad, the famous Willem III Tower. Do you know what a Tingilingi Box is and what does it do to Aruban culture? Also at the festival you can have a taste of local delicacies and get a glimpse at Aruba's traditional entertainment.

Chysah Verstappen walked away with the crown last weekend. The night opened with a presentation by all the candidates themed “Las Vegas” followed by the bathing suit defile. Chysah also won other titles including Miss Teen Photogenic and Miss Teen Congeniality.

Aruba in Style announced the official dates for this year’s event during the Aruba International Film Festival and Aruba Hi-Winds. During these events Aruba in Style also presented a fashion preview showcasing an Aqua Bendita and Banana Moon fashion show.

Local producer and director Rebecca Roos is proud that her film was chosen to show on the Belize International Film Festival that took place last week. By her Hand is a documentary about the contributions of nine woman to improve the socioeconomic and cultural landscape of Aruba.

PPC Poker Tour is heading back to the Radisson this August. The 2013 PPC Aruba Summer Slam is one great warm up before the PPC Aruba World Championship that will take place in October 2-9, 2013 at the Radisson Aruba as well.

Aruba will host the launch of the Electric Festival during a three day event in September 2013. This year’s festival will include a series of event across the weekend of September 6, 7 & 8, including performances of DJ Chuckie and Dirty Dutch and many more international DJ’s.

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The winners of the Caribbean Spotlight Series were announced during the last red carpet event of the 2013 Aruba International Film Festival. The Caribbean Spotlights Series and Aruba Flavor Short are an important part of the festival. These competitions are a platform for local and Caribbean filmmakers to feature their latest work. Winners are determined by jury selection and audience vote.

This year Aruba Hi Winds event was closed with an awards dinner and ceremony at Le Bistro restaurant in the Paseo Herencia Shopping Mall. The organizers look back at a successful event with 5 days of Windsurfing and Kite surfing competitions, a 25 km biking race and a fashion show of Banana Moon bikinis.

The IFCA Freestyle Youth World championship started with 3 days of no wind due to which the competition had to be postponed. On day four the competition finally continued and Steven Max battled his way to the finals. After a fierce and tight completion against Israel 's champion Johnny Yagen, Steven Max won the gold medal and title of this year’s Junior World Champion under 18.