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BVI Food Fete to now feature culinary events throughout the year

- Launching of ‘BVI Food Fete: A yearlong fete’ slated for Sept 29, 2023
The BVI Food Fete, traditionally celebrated every November since 2014 as a month-long event in observance of Caribbean Tourism Month, will now showcase several culinary events and activations throughout the year. Photo: BVITB/Facebook/File
BVI Food Fete is a series of events produced by the BVITBFC to highlight the array of culinary experiences available in the Territory and inspire travel to the destination. Photo: BVITB/Facebook/File
BVI Food Fete is a series of events produced by the BVITBFC to highlight the array of culinary experiences available in the Territory and inspire travel to the destination. Photo: BVITB/Facebook/File
‘BVI Food Fete: A yearlong Event’ will be launched on Monday, October 2, 2023, at the newly opened Main Street Restaurant. Photo: BVITB/Facebook/File
‘BVI Food Fete: A yearlong Event’ will be launched on Monday, October 2, 2023, at the newly opened Main Street Restaurant. Photo: BVITB/Facebook/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Food Fete, traditionally celebrated every November since 2014 as a month-long event in observance of Caribbean Tourism Month, will now showcase several culinary events and activations throughout the year.

This is according to the BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission (BVITBFC), which will be launching ‘BVI Food Fete: A yearlong Event’ on Monday, October 2, 2023, at the newly opened Main Street Restaurant.

BVI Food Fete is a series of events produced by the BVITBFC to highlight the array of culinary experiences available in the Territory and inspire travel to the destination.

What will be new & returning events?

Information regarding the new events, returning events and the new events team will be disclosed at the launch.

Speakers will include Director of Tourism Clive L. McCoy and Events Manager of BVI Food Fete Dirk L. Walters.

Events of BVI Food Fete include Anegada Lobster Festival, slated for November 24-26, 2023.

Previously, each weekend throughout the month of November highlighted a different culinary experience or a different island.

Previous events have included Jost Pork Festival, Barefoot Gourmet Soiree, and Peter Island Caribbean Food and Wine Festival.

7 Responses to “BVI Food Fete to now feature culinary events throughout the year”

  • WTF (28/09/2023, 12:58) Like (18) Dislike (1) Reply
    So how this work? We think tourists are going to come for a year to experience our event? $10M+ into the Tourist Board and this is the kind of crap they come up with?
  • Relax Vino. (28/09/2023, 13:56) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    You moving too fast with these news. Give the news a little time to soaking...
  • Xxx (28/09/2023, 14:16) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Good idea! Have they moved back in their offices?
  • Lobster Fest Drawings (28/09/2023, 14:52) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Who is ensuring that the Lobster Fest youth drawings are actually done by the youths whose names are on the drawing?

    Are they being done in the classroom?

    Some drawings don’t look like a child’s hand touched it.
  • Year long confused (28/09/2023, 15:30) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    BVITB, this event has been going on since 2014. Why does this “year long event” sound like you’re just beginning or back at the drawing board? By now the BVI could have been the top destination in the Caribbean for tourist to experience culinary tourism while enhancing cultural experiences. Now you have more information about “new” everything at a “launch” for locally targeted Lobster Festival that should be promoted “year long” to “inspire travel to the destination”.
  • Overweight (28/09/2023, 19:51) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Seems to be a problem at many of these cultural food events. Perhaps some physical exercise for any person BEFORE tasting/eating the food should be required. Suggest a quarter mile run in less than 2 minutes then 10-15 pushups, situps, pullups, squats, etc. before allowing entry to the eating area. Also no removing the tasty food from the dining area except in your stomach.
  • ?? (29/09/2023, 11:52) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Include in the competitions or presentations for the year's long event of the BVI Food Fete to include extra ordinary preparation of BVI local dishes using locally caught seine and pot fish, whelks, turtle, gar, jacks, lobster, crab, conch, pork, goat, beef, sheep (veal), fungi, peas soup, rice dishes, locally grown provisions, herbs, and don't forget the fruits - mango, tamarind, coconut, guava, passion fruit, mauby, limeade, locust, mamie, banana, plantain, pomegrante, cherry nut, sea grape liquer, and others too many to mention.


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