despite its small size, basseterre played host to carifesta vii (the caribbean festival of arts) in 2000, outbidding rivals many times its size. the city was able to outbid the united states of america, to host matches for the 2007 world cricket cup. the warner park sporting complex was the site of the allocated first round matches of the tournament. this made st. kitts and nevis the smallest country in the world ever to host a world cup event.