Clermont readies for festival

  • 2026-04-29
The Caribbean American Association of Lake County will be presenting Clermont Caribbean Jerk Festival 2026 in early June.

For the 12th year, the event will be bringing more than 10,000 attendees- a blend of people, cultures, cuisine and music from all parts of Central Florida- together to experience the cuisine, music and cultures of the Caribbean people. Proceeds from the event will go to provide mentorships and college scholarships for Lake County youth and funding for the Lake Steel Orchestra.

There will be a kids' Zone (with face and canvas painting, train rides, bounce houses, splash pad plus other interactive activities), Caribbean Flag parade, Island bar, Caribbean cuisine, Jerk Chicken and Curry Cook-offs, merchandise vendors, artisans and crafters. Reggae bands, cultural dance groups, calypso and soca performers and steel drumming demonstrations will provide the entertainment. Local DJs will be the emcees.

Six sponsorship levels range from the Friends of the Festival at $500 to Presenting at $10,000 and will feature logo designs on the event website, space for activations and tax benefits. Custom sponsorships are also available.

Sponsors that buy booth space at events like this occasionally get logo designs printed on their paper products and banner printing done at local printing services.

The Clermont Caribbean Jerk Festival will take place June 6th from noon to 9:00 pm at Clermont Waterfront Park. Admission will be free.