Jamaican Food Event Calendar — July 2025
No one gets 104 days of summer vacation, but the annual problem for our generation is indeed finding things to do outside of work.
Like maybe going to food festivals, or cooking classes, or shopping for Christmas gifts in July.
As you can see there’s a whole lot of food to eat before summer ends, so stick with us because we make monthly lists of food events happening around Jamaica, and we’re gonna do it all.
(Mom! My little sister wrote a Phineas and Ferb inspired intro for the July Food Event Calendar!)
JULY 5
Kingston Kitchen
Kingston Kitchen returns to Hope Gardens on Saturday July 5th!
If you need more encouragement to go, watch the 2023 WongaGyal Kingston Kitchen Recap.
JULY 6
The Garden Hour
Flavour, sound, and sparkling wine unite at The Garden Hour on July 6th at Janga’s Soundbar & Grill.
JULY 10-11
Christmas In July
Bring the festive vibes to summer at the eleventh staging of Christmas in July. It’s always the right time to discover new Jamaican products and support our local artisans.
JULY 13
Cake Picnic | Treat Yuhself
Let them eat cake!
If you haven’t seen the videos online or ever heard of a cake picnic, every attendee brings a cake and samples all of the other cakes. You quite literally get to have your cake and eat it too while building community with other cake lovers in Kingston.
JULY 13
Little Ochie Seafood Carnival
If you can’t stop by the cake picnic in Kingston, Little Ochie Seafood has a whole all you can eat seafood carnival with entertainment planned for July 13th.
JULY 13
Brunch & Beats | EITS Cafe x Chef Dom’s
Take a trip up to EITS Cafe on July 13th for an Italian-Jamaican fusion menu, plus Chef Dom’s pizza, prosecco, and mountain breeze.
JULY 26
Sip N Seafood | Istry x Bramble Beach Villa
Four courses. Four cocktails. One shoreline. Sea meets soul on July 26, with Istry and Bramble Beach Villa in Treasure Beach.
JULY 27
Walkerswood Jerk Festival
Celebrate the greatness of Jamaican jerk with flavour and vibes at the Walkerswood Jerk Festival on Sunday July 27th.
Looking for even more food events? Check Out:
Jamaica Food and Drink Kitchen for weekly cooking classes and pars at the Kitchen
Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel for monthly brunch and high tea
ROK Hotel Kingston for brunch and other food specials
Summit Fridays for a weekly food village
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In the words of Phineas and Ferb, “Summer belongs to you!”
Whether you attend every food event on this list, or cook up food at home, we hope you have the most wongaful summer.
We’ve made it through half of 2025 and eventually we need to stop talking about WongaBingo, but today is not that day. Go try something new and fill out your WongaBingo card.
We’ll update this post as we find more events, so check back throughout the month for newly added events, or just to help boost our website page visits. You can also stay tuned to the @wongagyal Instagram story for event and blog updates.
