The fifth annual Fort Lauderdale event features 23 Caribbean bakers, rum tastings, regional food and holiday performances Nov. 15.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The fifth annual Rum Cake & Caribbean Black Cake Festival will bring 23 bakers representing Caribbean countries and territories to South Florida for an indoor holiday celebration of cake, rum, food and culture.
The festival is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 15, from 2 to 6 p.m. at The Venue Fort Lauderdale in Wilton Manors. Guests can sample dozens of rum cakes and Caribbean black cakes, taste specialty spirits, buy regional food and gifts, and enjoy holiday performances.
Presented by Island SPACE Caribbean Museum and the Caribbean Professionals Network, the event is sponsored by the Broward County Cultural Division, with support from the Broward County Board of County Commissioners and The Venue Fort Lauderdale. Organizers expect more than 1,000 guests.
23 Caribbean Bakers and Dozens of Cakes
The festival’s signature Hall of Bakers, presented by Barbados, highlights French-, Dutch-, Spanish- and English-speaking Caribbean traditions. Bakers represent Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and the U.S. Virgin Islands…