Agro-processing vendors at Charlestown Waterfront are excited about the much-anticipated Fruit Festival 2024, which will begin on Friday, August 2, 2024.
The Finished Touch Ltd TFT and ECGC are sponsors of the Fruit Festival. With support from Nevis’s Ministry of Agriculture, locally grown fruits will be on display at various stalls from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Mark Brantley, the premier of Nevis, invited the street vendors to peruse the market and present their wares by creating imaginative goods using an assortment of fruits. The Nevis Fruit Festival will include fruit competitions, ice cream competitions, cake competitions, and a number of games.
Many other entertaining activities will be during the event, and attendees can win surprise-filled gifts.
DJ X-Ray (reloaded sounds) and the Kasanova Band will handle the entertainment duties for the occasion. They will entertain the crowd and improve the trip experiences of travellers coming to Nevis from all over the world.
The excellent experience highlighting the fruit’s adaptability will come from the partnership between street sellers and brilliant chefs. By incorporating the fruits and vegetables into each dish and cocktail, the produce will be distinctively presented at various stalls.
The festival’s primary goals are to promote local produce and give residents and vendors a source of income.
Furthermore, the fruit festival aims to tackle the problem of food security and promote the use of organic and locally produced goods. Premier Brantley added that this event will promote and consume more local products.
As part of the 25 by 25 goal, the Ministry of Agriculture notably also seeks to lower the rates of food imports.
