

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 🌴 TASTE OF THE ISLANDS: CARIBBEAN FEST 🥁
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Get ready to island-hop without leaving Florida! 

Saturday Shoppes presents Taste of the Islands: Caribbean Fest — where jerk chicken meets steel drums, and every bite tells a story from Jamaica to Trinidad, Barbados to Haiti.

This isn't just another market — it's a full-blown Caribbean takeover. We're bringing the heat with food trucks serving up authentic island flavors: jerk everything, curry goat, doubles, plantains fried to perfection, rum cake that'll make you weak, and tropical drinks that taste like vacation in a cup.

Live music? We got that steel pan groove, reggae vibes, and Afrobeats bumping while you shop from local vendors slinging everything from handmade jewelry to island-inspired art. Think Florida sunshine meets Caribbean soul — all the flavor, all the vibes, zero passport required.

What to expect:

🔥 Authentic Caribbean cuisine from multiple islands
🎶 Live steel drum &amp; Caribbean music performances
🛍️ Local vendors with island-inspired goods
🌞 Outdoor festival atmosphere under the Florida sun
🎉 Free admission — bring your appetite and dancing shoes

Vendors: Ready to bring your island flavors or Caribbean-inspired products to the masses? 

Register now at saturdayshoppes.com/events and claim your spot at Gainesville's biggest Caribbean celebration!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gainesville/taste-of-the-islands-caribbean-fest/200029661218840
- **Event Categories**: festivals, music, food-drinks, live-music, art, entertainment, food-truck-festivals, reggae, music-festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6912

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029661218840?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=gainesville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Gainesville
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 6419 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32605-4362, United States
- **lat**: 29.6579
- **long**: -82.41079
- **full address**: 6419 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32605-4362, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Saturday Shoppes (https://allevents.in/org/saturday-shoppes/20871389)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/e1b1f60facf45e77c4b72fa394527d05487c751adb78992d1af7b2b981441cb9-rimg-w300-h300-dcebff06-gmir?v=1774050778

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 6419 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32605-4362, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Saturday Shoppes
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, music, food-drinks, live-music, art, entertainment, food-truck-festivals, reggae, music-festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 🌴 TASTE OF THE ISLANDS: CARIBBEAN FEST 🥁 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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