NASSAU, Bahamas, 10 May 2022 – The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) is excited to announce the return of the Annual Pineapple Festival following a two- year hiatus due to Covid-19. Deemed by organisers as the “sweetest” festival in The Bahamas, the 33rd Pineapple Festival will take place 3 – 4 June in charming Gregory Town, Eleuthera.

The annual Pineapple Festival, created in 1987 to honour pineapple farmers of Gregory Town and their contribution to the farming industry, would have marked 35 years if not for the pandemic. Agriculture heritage, in the settlement often referred to as “Pineapple City”, is the focal point of the weekend festival where locals invite visitors to indulge with them in the naturally sweet like sugar, tropical taste of pineapples.

Festivalgoers will experience lots of food, lots of fun, interactive games and musical
entertainment for people of all ages to enjoy. For the kids, there will be “Kids World” filled with fun games and sports to enjoy all day long. Fierce culinary competitions, pineapple eating contest, plaiting of the pineapple pole are just a few of the activities persons can take part in at at this sweet island festival.

The two-day concert segment of the festival begins on Friday, 3 June, and will be headlined by Eleuthera’s very own in-house band, Team Blue Waters, with exciting performances by Ebony, Puzzle, Stileet and many more popular local performing artists. On Saturday, 4 June, the final day of the concert, musical entertainment will continue with a second performance by Team Blue Waters, and new performances by Sweet Emily, Funky D and Cupid.

This years 33rd Pineapple Festival is sponsored by Disney Cruise Line, Aliv, Team Bluewaters,
Daddy Joe’s, The Cove Eleuthera, Kalik and The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources.

For more information, contact the Eleuthera Tourism Office at 242-332-2142 or visit tourismtoday.com or bahamas.com.