St. Lucia Food & Beverage Events

2014 ST. LUCIA 2014
Festivals, Shows and Fairs

March 28-April 1, 2014  Cooking In Paradise
Jade Mountain, St. Lucia
The virtues of locally grown Caribbean cuisine.  Cocktail parties, walking and tasting tour of our own Organic Garden at Emerald Estate to see first hand our Jade Cuisine concept; 'From the Farm to the Plate,' live interactive cooking demonstrations, cooking classes, New World Grillin' Beach Bash, etc.

June 20-24, 2014  Mango Madness Festival
Jade Mountain, St. Lucia
Jade Mountain consulting Chef Allen Susser and his team, celebrating the many varieties of mangos available in St Lucia. Allen Susser who is the author of a Mango cookbook and the definite authority on mangos, will host the event personally. The activities include a mango chutney work shop, mango cocktail party, Mango tasting and demonstration Mango Madness cooking class- the highlight being the "Night of 1000 Mangos" dinner at the Jade Mountain Club. Participants in the Mango Madness will join in mango field trips to the resort owned organic and historical plantations of Anse Mamin and Emerald. The farewell event will include a Mango Champagne Brunch served on the beach at Anse Mamin estate.

June 29, 2014  Fisherman's Feast (Fete Peche)
Castries, St. Lucia
A thanksgiving celebration by the islands Fishermen, a calaborative effort of the Fishermans co-operatives. They each have unique events that run simultaneously but all start with a church service and then may go into parties, lunches or other forms of entertainment.

2013 ST. LUCIA 2013
Festivals, Shows and Fairs

October 1-31, 2013  Creole Heritage Month
Various, St. Lucia
October marks Creole Heritage Month, celebrating the Caribbean island's distinctive blend of West Indian, African and French culture.  Festivities include the annual Oktoberfest celebration featuring live music on October 7 in Samaans Park in Saint Lucia's capital city, Castries

October 11-15, 2013  Jade Mountain's Chocolate Festival
Jade Mountain, St. Lucia
'Jade Mountain Estate Chocolate'   A hand on interactive experience in the world of cacao and chocolate.  Our annual chocolate festival is one of a kind. It will only bring you closer to understand and experience the alchemy of chocolate. It is a delicious, interactive and exotic introduction to the world's favorite aphrodisiac - chocolate. Cacao has a history in St Lucia that dates back to the 1700's. Our Cacao trees, over 1000 strong, are established in both Anse Mamin Plantation and in Emerald Estate. We have been harvesting and producing cacao beans for generations. Now you can be one of the first to taste our premier vintage of our Jade Mountain Estate Grown chocolate.

October 30-Nov 2, 2013  Food & Rum Festival
Various, St. Lucia

December 13-16, 2013  Spices of the Caribbean
Jade Mountain, St. Lucia
There was a time in history that spices where so precious that they where locked away. Let's let loose the wonders of spice together. Join our James Beard Award winning Chef Allen Susser and his Jade Mountain Culinary team under the leadership of Executive Chef Jonathan Dearden  for a weekend of culinary excitement.