When traveling to St. Lucia prepare your taste buds for all the different and delicious ethnic foods. There are many cultural events which take place in St Lucia. One of most popular ones includes the
St Lucia Jazz Festival, an annual event in the month of May. The locals have even renamed this bright and colorful festival "The Best Party in the Caribbean." The St. Lucia Jazz Festival encompasses multiple shows of acoustical/straight ahead jazz, new age jazz, fusion, rhythm and blues with acts emanating from the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe. The shows range from formal performances to intimate late night open air venues and late night club venues to open air picnic style events, which allow the St. Lucia Jazz to offer incomparable variety and ambience.