Cocktails and Jerk Festival returns to Edmonton next month

Aug 22 2023, 8:23 pm

Cocktails and Jerk Festival, the Caribbean street food festival, returns to Edmonton next month.

Running from September 1 to 3, this is a popular event that celebrates with delicious food, tropical drinks, and live entertainment.

“Our intent is to also make every Western Canadian aware of ‘Jerk Culture,'” the event states on its website.

This is an incredibly vibrant festival with dancing, live entertainment, cocktails, and all kinds of jerk-style eats. Enjoy Caribbean dishes like jerk poutine, curried goat, Jamaican peanut drops, and mini donuts, to name just a few.

Craving authentic Jamaican jerk patties? This is the spot.

Just some of the live acts that will be showcased here include The Steadies, Caleb Hart, Skystar, and DJ Game Girl, to name just a few.

There are so many fun foodie events coming up in YEG, and this is one you definitely can’t miss.

Cocktails and Jerk Festival

When: September 1 to 3, 2023
Where: Dr. Wilbert McIntyre Park ā€” 8331 104th Street NW, Edmonton
Price: $15, buy tickets here

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