TRELAWNY YAM FESTIVAL
OFF
When:
April 23, 2012 all-day
2012-04-23T00:00:00-04:00
2012-04-24T00:00:00-04:00
Where:
Hague Show Grounds, Trelawny
The Trelawny Yam Festival is a cultural, heritage and food festival first initiated at the community level and first celebrated on May 23, 1997. It has become the standard bearer for all local food festivals in Jamaica and boasts a number of events and attractions culminating in a grand festive occasion on Easter Monday each year. These events leading up to the festival includes the Schools’ Competition in February; Farmers’ field Celebration early March and a King and Queen pageant later on in March.