The Taste of Cayman Food and Wine Festival is right around the corner and in addition to providing visitors with an array of culinary options, this weekend’s festival will be a true entertainment experience. The event coordinators have included live musical acts, a dynamic fireworks spectacular, exciting competitions and a photo booth as added attractions.

Once inside the gates of the event at Camana Bay, attendees will find themed entertainment sections spread across the grounds. The festival kicks off at 5pm and entertainment is planned throughout the night. A cross section of calypso, soca, rock, reggae, country and pop music will be heard across the festival site with live music and DJs providing the vibe for The Hangout, All Things Cayman as well as in other themed areas.

Competitions will also be an exciting element throughout the festival. All participating restaurants will be competing to win votes to be named “Cayman’s Favourite Restaurant”, so visitors should expect to be wowed at every turn. And for those who fancy true Caymanian culture and cuisine, the All Things Cayman area will host the Heavy Cake Competition, where local competitors vie to claim the title of Best Heavy Cake on the island. Attendees will have a chance to sample different heavy cake entries to experience this local favourite for themselves.

Another area of interest at this year’s event will be an interactive photo booth area where guests can take fun, candid photos—complete with oversized whisks and ice cream cones, feather boas and wigs—with a professional photographer. These images will then be shown on TV monitors in the festival and participants will also have the chance to upload their photo to the Taste of Cayman Facebook fan page immediately following.

“While food is definitely centre stage and palates will be tantalised with the feast of flavours throughout the festival, we also have a great line up of performers and attractions to entertain everyone,” commented Event Coordinator Lucy Wilcox.

A full lineup of the attractions on the All Things Cayman stage are as follows:

5:00pm Surprise opening act!

6:10pm Performance by Clever Knots

6:00pm Heavy Cake Competition Begins

6:50pm Heavy Cake Winners Announced

7:00pm  Performance by BaCkBeAt

7:45pm Fireworks Spectacular

8:00pm Performance by BluWater

9:00pm Performance by I Am

9:40pm Performance by Regeneration

10:40pm Performance by Bona Fide

Endless food and entertainment awaits at the 2012 Taste of Cayman Food and Wine Festival at Camana Bay.The event stretches along the waterfront of Camana Bay this Saturday, January 28th, from 5:00 pm-11:45 pm.

Taste of Cayman tickets are $35 pre-sold/$45 at the gate for adults and $15 for children. Tickets are available through the Cayman Islands Tourism Association, Books & Books, all Big Daddy’s and BlackBeard’s outlets, Kirk and Fosters Supermarkets and online at www.caymanboxoffice.com .

ABOUT TASTE OF CAYMAN AND CITA

Taste of Cayman, Food & Wine Festival at Camana Bay, is a culinary showcase and community event that supports the non-profit CITA and supporting tourism initatives. CITA is an independent body comprised of private tourism businesses that band together to speak on the issues facing the Cayman Islands tourism industry.

The Taste of Cayman event is CITA’s largest annual event and fundraiser. CITA is wholly funded by membership subscriptions and fundraising and the group actively promotes the continuing improvement and development of Cayman’s tourism Industry through the exchange of information, Government Relations, training and education, marketing, and events.