The BVI Fish Fete kicks off on Saturday, October 19, 2024, with Fish Fest Food Fair Caribbean Melting Pot event from 10:00 a.m. Photo: YOLO Promotions

Another free event, BVI Fish Fry begins from 6:00 p.m. until midnight at Wickhams Cay 1 as part of the 2-day BVI Fish Fete on October 19, 2024. Photo: YOLO Promotions

BVI Fish Fete Fiesta will bring the curtains down on the 2024 BVI Fish Fete on Sunday, October 20, 2024, featuring Jamaican artist Armani making his debut in the Virgin Islands. Photo: YOLO Promotions

2 days of fish and fun

“The vendors are going to be having the various fish dishes from different Caribbean islands and that’s going to start from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.,” he said.

Patrons will be able to sit and eat at the venue, Wickhams Cay 1, behind the Government Administrative Complex, and will also be able to buy fresh fish.

In the evening, the BVI Fish Fry begins from 6:00 p.m. until midnight and is free of charge to attendees. Three bands are part of the lineup to include X-static, Bari and Intrusive along with DJs Bad Influence and DJ Nixx.

Sunday, October 20, 2024, will be the BVI Fish Fete Fiesta

Parillon said the lineup is a “grand” one featuring Armani from Jamaica making his Virgin Islands debut, Onyan from Antigua and Shaw HP the Band among a number of DJs.

Both days he added is going to be a “fun family event” adding “you can come get all your fish dishes that you want, fish in mayo, fish in creole, fried fish, the whole works

BVI Fish Fete moved to October from November

The first Fish Fete was held in November, however Parillon said holding the event in October has its advantages.

“We’re focusing on fish, at this present time lobster season is closed and obviously there’s a Lobster Fest at the end of November so they focus on lobster, we’re focused on fish,” he stated.

The BVI Fish Fete focuses on what he called one of the VI’s main dishes.

“We just want to give people the different options of fish, come out and enjoy fish and entertainment so it’s all about fish and entertainment,” Parillon added.

The BVI Fish Fete is an event organisers want to see grow to become an annual event attracting more vendors and patrons and bigger artists to the lineup.