▁Today , ▁the ▁har bour ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁coast ▁guard , ▁for ▁dock ing ▁small ▁fish ing ▁vessels , ▁and ▁also ▁as ▁a ▁dock ▁for ▁small ▁vessels ▁in ▁tur bul ent ▁weather . ▁ ▁Community ▁festiv als ▁ ▁Saint ▁John ▁Cap ister re ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁three ▁community ▁festiv als , ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁parish ▁( except ▁Saint ▁George ▁Bass eter re ▁which ▁has ▁the ▁same ▁number ). ▁They ▁are ▁la ▁festival ▁de ▁Cap ister re , ▁S addle fest , ▁and ▁Fest ab . ▁Festival ▁de ▁Cap ister re ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁Northern ▁St . ▁K itt s , ▁a ▁region ▁formerly ▁held ▁by ▁France ▁( 1 7 th ▁century ) ▁which ▁was ▁named ▁Cap ester re ▁( land ▁facing ▁the ▁wind , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁Bass eter re , ▁meaning ▁land ▁shelter ed ▁from ▁the ▁wind ). ▁The ▁four ▁villages ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁( New ton ▁Gr ound ▁and ▁Saint ▁Paul ▁Cap ister re ▁in ▁Saint ▁Paul ▁Cap ister re ▁and ▁Die ppe ▁and ▁Par son ' s ▁in ▁Saint ▁John ▁Cap ister re ) ▁thus ▁ann ually ▁hold ▁the ▁festival ▁in ▁mid - Se ptember ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁distinction . ▁S addle fest ▁is ▁a ▁community ▁festival ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁large ▁village ▁of ▁S add lers . ▁It ▁features ▁cal y ps o ▁shows , ▁beauty ▁page ants , ▁late ▁night ▁lim ing ▁and ▁street ▁jam ▁sessions . ▁Fest ab ▁is ▁the ▁final ▁festival , ▁with ▁many ▁similar ▁activities ▁to ▁S addle fest