Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival | 10th year in 2023 – Saturday, July 8
Get ready to spice up your taste buds at the 10th annual Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival, featuring the best Caribbean cuisine
Date and time
Saturday, July 8 · 11am – 8pm EDT
Location
McCurdy Outdoor Track 145 North Harvard Street Boston, MA 02134 United States
About this event
Are you ready for Boston’s hottest festival? The 10th Annual Boston JerkFest is back for 2 days of fun in the sun this summer, July 7-8, 2022. Boston JerkFest recognized as the Best Food Festival in 2022 by Boston Magazine. The festival was noted by Zagat as one of Boston’s top 10 Summer Food Festivals.
Last year, International Reggae Ambassador Mr. Freddie McGregor was our headliner artist to celebrate with us. This an outdoor, family-friendly Caribbean food festival event that features Jamaican jerk hot spiced BBQ food. The festival will be held at a new location, at the Harvard Athletic Complex, 145 North Harvard Street, in Allston and just over the Harvard Square bridge, less than a 7 minute walk from Harvard Square. A portion of the proceeds of this event supports Cambridge Carnival International and Sustainable Food and Culture.
***Note, artist subject to change.
Are you a Chef, Artist, Vendor, or Volunteer and want to Participate? Please visit our website at www.bostonjerkfest.com for information how to sign up.
Boston JerkFest Festival, Saturday, July 8, 2023, 11 AM – 8 PM
The festival event offers more than a dozen vendors selling a variety of jerk hot spiced food, hot sauces and Caribbean specialty products; craft vendors, live music, Kids & Culture Zone, a Jerk Cook-off, a Seafood Throwdown, other Chef Demos, and a Reggae Bar offering rum punch, craft beer and wine for sale.
Highlights of the festival include:
- Headliner Luciano The Messenjah
- 9 hours of fun in the sun!
- Top local Caribbean Chefs offering authentic jerk spiced foods and traditional Caribbean home-made beverages for sale
- Spice Lane featuring the Boston Hot Sauce Fest with lots of spicy sauces, herbs, jellies, and more.
- Live music featuring reggae, steel band and other Caribbean music
- Jerk Cook-off Competition
- The Reggae Bar will have rum punch, craft beer, wine and artisan beverages for sale on Saturday
- Kids Zone with interactive arts & crafts and activities for children of all ages
- Ethnic arts and craft vendors
2-Day Festival Pass: Rum & Brew and Boston JerkFest, July 7 & 8, 2023
Enjoy two days of fun in the sun and Eat, Drink, and Be Irie with us. Come “lime” with us on Friday night for our Rum & Brew Tasting and comeback the next day for more music, more food , more spice, and more fun. This 2-day pass is for 21+ year old attendees.
