Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival

06/15/2026

🌴 Feel the rhythm, taste the flavor! The 13th Annual Boston JerkFest is back! 🍹🍗

Celebrating our 2026 theme, Femme Tropikal, we’re bringing 3 unforgettable days of Caribbean food, music, and community to our new home at the Ohiri Soccer Field (Allston)!

📅 DAY 1 (July 10) | Rum & Brew Tasting & Concert
(6 PM VIP ENTRY, 7-10 PM) Kick off event for 21+ only attendees

📅 DAY 2 (July 11) | Caribbean Food & Music Festival (11 AM-8 PM)
🎶 Live music by legends Sister Nancy & Alison Hinds! Plus chef demos, kids‘ activities & food vendors!

📅 DAY 3 (July 12) | Community Soccer Fest (12-5 PM)
⚽ Featuring women in soccer! (FREE entry)

📍 Location: Ohiri Soccer Field at the Harvard Athletic Complex
🎟️ Tag your squad, save the dates, and let’s celebrate!

06/11/2026

POV: You’re locking in plans for the best weekend of summer 2026 ☀️🌴 July 10-12, 2026, we’re bringing that unforgettable island heat back to Boston this July! Amazing flavors, incredible music, and unbeatable vibes are waiting for you at the Harvard Athletic Complex PLEASE SHARE!.

🗓️ Here is what’s waiting for you:
🥃 Friday: Rum & Brew Tasting (21+)
🍗 Saturday: Caribbean Foodie Festival & Live Caribbean Music
⚽ Sunday: FREE Community Soccer Fest

Don‘t miss out on the ultimate tropical celebration!
🎟️ Link in bio for tickets and VIP passes!

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06/09/2026

The ultimate Caribbean summer vibe is coming back to Boston! 🌴✨ Get ready to eat, drink, and be "Irie" at the 13th Annual Boston JerkFest.

Dive into authentic Jamaican jerk flavors, sip on refreshing tropical drinks, and move to the rhythm of live Caribbean music 🎶

From spicy jerk cook-offs to the ultimate island celebration, this is the summer weekend you don't want to miss!

📅 July 10-12, 2026
📍 Harvard Athletic Complex
🎟️ Link in bio for tickets!

Get ready to spice up your taste buds at the 13th Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival, featuring the region's best Caribbean cuisine

06/02/2026

Great memories. Performance just for our Virtual Boston JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival. It has been an honor and pleasure getting to know the late Cat Core of THIRD WORLD. Much love and respect as his legacy lives on. 🔥❤️💜. Cat is there with us in spirit as we gear up for the 13th Boston JerkFest. One love!

05/30/2026

"Football is Freedom" - Bob Marley https://youtube.com/shorts/djvBcJ9Dug8?si=S0GUkv7afuFES4Tc Join us for the 13th Boston JerkFest , July 10, 11, 12, 2026 on the Ohiri Soccer Field at Harvard Athletics Complex. Sunday is a free community soccer fest.

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

05/21/2026

Join us for Cambridge's 5th annual Juneteenth celebrations. Parade kicks off at 10am sharp at City Hall Plaza, proceeds down River Street to Blackstone Street and ends with a family-friendly event at Riverside Press Park!

05/21/2026

Feeling the female energy!

05/19/2026

⚽🌍 Come watch the World Cup games with us at the CSBBN Afro-Caribbean Night Marketplace Watch Parties in Cambridge!

Boston may be hosting the games, but if you’re not inside the stadium, THIS is where we’re gathering to celebrate together — with culture, community, music, food, and soccer energy all summer long. And yes… it’s FREE! 🎉

Expect:
✨ Afro-Caribbean vibes
🛍️ Black-owned retail & artisan vendors
🍴 Delicious food vendors
🎶 Music + community atmosphere
⚽ Live soccer match screenings

Bring your friends, your flags, and your energy — let’s celebrate the international soccer season together across Cambridge! 🇹🇹🇭🇹🇯🇲🇧🇸🇩🇴

📍 DATES & LOCATIONS:

• Saturday, June 13 — Central Square | 6 PM – 12 AM
• Tuesday, June 16 — Harvard Square | 3 PM – 9 PM
• Friday, June 19 — Inman Square | 4 PM – 9 PM
• Thursday, July 9 — Cambridge Crossing | 2 PM – 7 PM

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02/20/2026

🌶️Are you ready for flavor? 🌶️ TOMORROW, Feb 21 at 4PM at Cambridge Foundry for the FREE Foundry Festival https://www.cambridgefoundry.org/events/festival

CHEF DEMO
Chef Oli Prudent of .tc will cooking Haitian Spaghetti: A bold, Caribbean twist on a comfort classic! savory, spicy, and deeply nostalgic!

More Chef Demo's to come attge 3rd Annual Boston Hot Sauce Festival this May 9th! We hope your ready for the heat!

🔥 3rd Annual Boston Hot Sauce Festival - Rhythm N’ Spice 🔥
🌶️ Saturday, May 9, 2026
📍 The Cambridge Foundry - Kendall Square, Cambridge
Info at https://bostonhotsaucefestival.eventbrite.com

02/06/2026

🧡Find last minute Valentine's Day gifts at this seasonal marketplace! We're excited to spotlight our first three vendors; Still Life Studios, Preshes Treasures, and Sankofa Shield 🧡

Still Life Studios is a creative coworking space in Cambridge focused on reuse and sustainability, that encourages visitors to make time for passion projects. 🖌️

Preshes Treasures, Rhode Island based business, a sustainable second-hand clothing business in Rhode Island. Focused on giving high-quality, pre-loved fashion a second life 👕

At Sankofa Shield, we offer powerful, all-natural insect repellent inspired by ancestral wisdom. Our carefully crafted formula, infused with lemongrass, cedar, coconut, peppermint, and eucalyptus oils, provides long-lasting protection against pests without harmful chemicals. 🌿

📍 Location:
One Brattle Square, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA 02138

📅 Event Dates & Times:
Friday, Feb 6, 2026, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
🥂 Reception with light refreshments: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

💸 Admission: Free!

Shop Local, Connect Community, and Support Black-owned Businesses!