Jamaican Jerk Festival returns to Queens

The Jamaican Jerk Festival will feature a variety of Carribean foods, including vegan dishes. Photo by timokefoto via Pixabay.

By Victoria Merlino

One of the nation’s biggest celebrations of Carribean food and culture is back in Queens this weekend. 

The Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival will be making its ninth outing at St. Albans’ Roy Wilkins Park on Sunday, Aug. 25, after a brutal heatwave pushed it back from its original July date. Tickets to the original event will be honored at the door, according to the event’s website.

The festival will feature musical acts, including Fay-Ann Lyons, Christopher Martin, Shenseea, Capelton, Bunji Garlin and Naomi Cowan, as well as a mouth-watering spread of Carribean food from restaurants across the city and beyond.

The event is expected to attract over 20,000 people.

Tickets are $39, and children under 10 are free with an adult. To purchase tickets, visit jerkfestivalny.com.