"A Taste of the Caribbean"

Festival has now taken its place in the City of Montreal amongst the well known festivals such as the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Nuit D'Afrique Festival and the Just for Laughs Festival. Celebrating 13 years, the event features day-long indoor festival of cultural presentation of pan music, calypsonians, arts and craft vendors, Caribbean orchestras, folk singers and dancers, anchored by a taste of foods from over 20 Caribbean countries, including Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Antigua, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Thomas Virgin Island, Anguilla, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Guyana. Top Celebrity Chefs from the Caribbean and local Celebrity Chefs are invited to the event to prepare delectable dishes specific to the Caribbean.

TOTC OBJECTIVE

Education of Today's youth

To educate today's youth by supplying scholarships for them to become tomorrow's professionals. Encouraging them to learn, develop and succeed in becoming contributors in society.

Promote and explore the diversity of the Caribbean

To share and celebrate the spirit and captivating culture of our diverse Caribbean community and provide an opportunity for people of all ages, different backgrounds and walks of life to explore the diversity of the Caribbean.

Tourist Attraction

"A Taste of the Caribbean Festival" is an excellent way to promote tourism and trade in the Caribbean. A review of our festival, its products and services, indicate to us that we can offer corporations and Caribbean destinations alike tremendous exposure, not only to the estimated 185,000 Caribbean population in Quebec, but also to the broader population across Canada. A Taste of the Caribbean Festival is now attracting visitors from other parts of Canada, the United States and the Caribbean diaspora.

A multi-cultural event exposing the Caribbean Diaspora

"A Taste of the Caribbean Festival" is well recognized by the City of Montreal as a major multicultural event, bridging the French, English, Spanish and Dutch Caribbean communities in Quebec and Canada.