Fest of Spring Caribbean Wine, Food & Music Festival is arguably one of the fastest growing and most exciting Caribbean spring festivals in the DMV! It features some of the region’s best wine and food vendors, as well as great live music from popular local and international artists. The two main headliners this year are Etana and Mighty Mystic.

Location is the Potomac Polo Arena (Muldoon’s Farm) – 18905 Beallsville Road – in Poolesville, Maryland; and the date is Saturday, June 10th. Tickets can be purchased from eventbrite.

Coordinators of the 3-day Sierra Nevada World Music Festival – scheduled for Friday, June 16th, through Sunday, June 18th, 2023 – have announced the daily lineup.

On Friday, they will have performances by Luciano, Kabaka Pyramid, Kumar & The Original Fyah, Warrior Sound International, and Jah Warrior Shelter HiFi. The following day – Saturday – will see Beres Hammond, Tarrus Riley, Derrick Morgan, Johnny Clarke, Soul Syndicate, Blvk H3ro, Rory Stone Love, Soul Ska, Brazilbeat Sound System, Oakland with Juan G and Boomfire.

And on Sunday, the final day, the featured artists are Burning Spear, Protoje, Lila Ike, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Norma Fraser, Wesli, The Clarendonians and The Steady 45s. Get additional information and links to tickets via their website: snwmf-dot-com.

Event promoters Street Cred JA will be hosting a unique Father’s Day event! On Sunday, June 18th they will be serving up Reggae For Breakfast at Hope Gardens’ Pavilion from 9am to 4pm.

On the menu is a live band show with performances by King Yellow Man, Queen Ifrica, Warrior King, Duane Stephenson, Singer J, Mackeehan, Darrio and Ikalay. General admission is $3,000 presold and $4,000 at the gate.