Taste the Caribbean & Jerk Festival

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The Taste of the Caribbean & Jerk Festival brings authentic Caribbean cuisine, cool island beverages, spectacular costumes and dance, and island rhythms to Mortensen Riverfront Plaza on Sat. August 3rd. Enjoy a full day of music, children’s activities and huge selection of food vendors. 

Upper Stage:
1 pm: Music on the Plaza
1:30 pm: Hartford Steel Symphony
2:10 pm: Carnival Parade by CICCA
2:45 pm: Johnny B
3:20 pm: Caribbean American Dance
5 pm: Music on the Plaza (Big O)
5:40 pm: Sweet Noyz
6:10 pm: Jamaal Minot/Kwesoul/Antics (10 minutes each)
6:40 pm: Hartford Steel Symphony

Main Stage (by the river):
1:40 pm: D.J Boggie
3 pm: Kwesoul
3:25 pm: Jamaal Minot
3:50 pm: Antics
4:25 pm: Amandla Band
5:15 pm: Nelson Garcia and the Nelson Garcia Project (Jazz)
6:40 pm: Anthem Band 8 pm: Poser & Home Town Studio (Soca)
9 pm: Culture (Reggae)

Date: Saturday, August 3, 2019
Time: 1:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Location: Mortensen Riverfront Plaza
Cost: FREE

For more information please visit www.riverfront.org or www.tastect.org.