Jerk Fest

[CC(US)]

We've always wanted to attend this festival. We are big into southern BBQ and its part of our living. We have always found jerk style interesting and we appreciate the conversations and tips from local cooks.

I will admit we are probably not ones for really loud music, but we knew when we booked the trip it would be loud and we are also staying fairly close by 3Dives which we always have done on past trips. Just like that area and the hotels there.

At the same time we come prepared. We realize we might hear the noise from our hotel room so we bring a small white noise machine that is great for that kind of situation. Siesta time...no problem mon.

I've months to figure it all out, but I can almost taste the Jerk!

PS: Can anyone tell me if the price of admission includes being able to eat samples from vendors or is that a separate individual price?

[Ohio_Buckeye_1]

PS: Can anyone tell me if the price of admission includes being able to eat samples from vendors or is that a separate individual price?

The $500J adult / $100J children admission price is just that - just gets you in. (I looked thru my pics from 2010 trip and found sign with admission price listed.
The food, I don't remember exactly, but was reasonable - like $500-700J for a quarter chicken or pork plate with rice&peas, salad, and callaloo - less for just meat.

I guess the sound level is all in the eye (or ear in this case) of the beholder - I didn't think was that loud unless you were in front of the speakers.
You can carry on a normal conversation everywhere else on the property.

Here's a few pics from 2010.

[negrilaholic]

this isn't a very good pic, but you can see there were lots of people, I had a lot of fun hanging out and talking with different folks, including this one guy think his name is Ziggy if I recall correctly, and so here's a pic of him too, and a few of the bonfires they had:

[Ohio_Buckeye_1]

Here's a couple videos: 1 showing walking-around overall view early in the day. The other showing the kids's dance contest later, just after dark.





(Edit - that's wierd, I see the links to videos when I am editing, but not in normal view.
Can rest of you see them, and do the links work correctly?)

(Edit2 - I can see the links when I go under "Thread Tools" and pick "Show Printable Version" - but that is only way???
I am using IE8 with normal settings)