The 16th Caribbean Food & Wine Festival: A Week of Island Tables
Each November, just before the winter season gets fully underway, Providenciales sets its tables for the Caribbean Food & Wine Festival. This year’s 16th edition runs from Tuesday, November 3 through Sunday, November 8, with chefs, winemakers, and hosts gathering at venues across the island.
“At its heart, the festival is a celebration of the rich culture and community of Turks & Caicos,” said Nikheel Advani, COO and Principal of Grace Bay Resorts and co-chair of the festival committee, in the lineup announcement released on October 7.
Opening night is a cocktail reception at Krave, the restaurant at The Estate at Grace Bay Club. Tickets and the current program are on the Caribbean Food & Wine Festival website.
Grace Bay Club Opens the Week and Hosts Its Big Beach Night
The festival moves around the island. The Marine Room in The Bight overlooking Grace Bay beach is an outstanding island favorite emerging in the last couple of years, and about a five-minute drive from central Grace Bay, and the Sunday brunch is at LUA in South Bank on Long Bay. But the iconic Grace Bay Club has the opening night and the Saturday beach dinner, where in many respects the Turks & Caicos island luxury and boutique hospitality has its roots. Grace Bay Resorts grew out of Grace Bay Club, which opened in 1993 as the first luxury all-oceanfront-suite resort in Turks and Caicos.
Taste of Turks on November 3 is a cocktail reception with signature pours and four food stations run by Caribbean chefs, priced at $99. Salt, Sand & Fire on November 7 is the bigger production. The festival calls it the Caribbean's longest chef's table, a gourmet barbecue set out on Grace Bay Beach at $249 a seat.
This is the second "longest" claim on the property. When Infiniti Bar reopened on April 8, 2025 after a redesign by interior designer Young Huh, Grace Bay Club announced it as the Caribbean's longest bar. The resort describes a white-and-gold mosaic countertop, tropical landscaping, Japanese-influenced dishes that include Hokkaido fish, and a longer steak and seafood menu at the restaurant next door, Infiniti.
Pricing the Week
Tickets range from $20 for the Turks Head Jerk Festival, a family-friendly afternoon of jerk cooking, live entertainment, and activities for all ages, up to $249 for each of the three headline dinners. The best small saving is the Gourmet Safari’s couple rate: two individual tickets come to $498, while the couple price of $450 takes $48 off. Meet the Wine Maker, an evening event on the Ritz-Carlton jetty at $59, pairs its wines with the sunset.
Friday is the fullest day on the calendar, and the Veuve Clicquot brunch at LUA in South Bank brings the festivities to a close on Sunday, November 8.
Festival week is the island’s busiest stretch before the winter season begins. Having spent more than 40 years in Turks & Caicos, Nina Siegenthaler is always happy to share which tables, jetties, and stretches of Grace Bay Beach are worth booking ahead. Let's Connect with Nina Siegenthaler.
