JAMAICA
BLUE MOUNTAIN
COFFEE FESTIVAL
CARIBBEAN'S PREMIER COFFEE FESTIVAL
The Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee festival has traditionally taken place in the hills of the world renowned Blue Mountains on historic grounds in Newcastle. It has been a three day experience filled with food, coffee and culture and has showcased indigenous arts and crafts, live performances and one of a kind experiences.
This year, we will be transporting you virtually! Join us for a day of coffee, culture and music as we stream the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival on Saturday, March 13, 2021. Please also check out our Coffee Lovers Directory that showcases some of Jamaica’s best coffee producers, artisans, cafes and more.

Festival Memories
See some of our favourite moments from the past staging of the Blue Mountain Coffee Festival.



Festival Memories
See some of our favourite moments from the past staging of the Blue Mountain Coffee Festival.
13 MARCH 2021
10:00AM to 12:00PM
MORNING SESSION
Wake up with Coffee & Something’s Brewing with Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism
13 MARCH 2021
4:00PM to 6:00PM
AFTERNOON SESSION
Cooking with Coffee - a virtual cooking demo with Chef Brian Lumley, Tami Chin Mitchell and Wayne Mitchell
Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Barista Competition Finals
Live Performance by Agent Sasco
AT YOUR LEISURE
CULINARY TRAIL
Visit any of the restaurants and cafes along the Jamaica Blue Mountain Culinary Trail.
EVENT SCHEDULE
EVENT SCHEDULE
13 MARCH 2021
10:00AM to 12:00PM
MORNING SESSION
Wake up with Coffee & Something’s Brewing with Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism
13 MARCH 2021
4:00PM to 6:00PM
AFTERNOON SESSION
Cooking with Coffee - a virtual cooking demo with Chef Brian Lumley, Tami Chin Mitchell and Wayne Mitchell
Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Barista Competition Finals
Live Performance by Agent Sasco
AT YOUR LEISURE
CULINARY TRAIL
Visit any of the restaurants and cafes along the Jamaica Blue Mountain Culinary Trail.
DIRECTORY

ATTRACTIONS
Our Festival Marketplace Location: Jamaica Defense Force Training Camp, Newcastle
Nestled in the cool hills of upper St. Andrew and amidst beautiful trees, ferns, ground orchids, delicate wildflowers and a profusion of ginger lilies, is the Newcastle Training Depot founded in 1841 by Major General Sir William Maynard Gomm (later Field Marshall). Over time, Newcastle became a training depot, training recruits from all over the West Indies as part of the newly formed West Indies Federation.
In 1962 when Jamaica sought her independence, Newcastle was given to the Jamaican government as part of a general settlement of all military lands in Jamaica. Since then the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has operated Newcastle and it is presently used as the JDF Training Depot to train recruits and to conduct cadres and other refresher courses.
Each year, the Jamaica Defense Force kindly grants the use of their training camp to the Jamaica Blue Mountain Festival, which hosts over 40 coffee-related exhibitors, sponsors and live musical performances. For the 2020 staging of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, the JDF will offer tours of their newly opened museum.
Blue and John Crow Mountains
The Jamaica Blue Mountain Culinary Trail
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