Turks & Caicos Set to Host Conch Fest

The Turks & Caicos Islands will celebrate the islands’ culinary specialty at the Fourth Annual Turks & Caicos Conch Festival, November 23 to 25 in Providenciales. The event honors conch with a competition featuring Caribbean food and music.

The three-day celebration held on the island’s beaches will include the “conch-etition,” a cocktail challenge, a conch blowing contest, a conch treasure hunt, live music and native boat races.

While in Turks & Caicos, attendees are encouraged to visit Caicos Conch Farm where they can watch how conchs are raised, enjoy a show with the two trained and very friendly conchs, see conch pearls, and even purchase fresh conch.

Travelers can also embark on full-day or half-day conch cruises where boat captains teach visitors how to free dive for conch, crack the conch open and then prepare fresh conch salads, to be enjoyed during a Caribbean BBQ on an uninhabited island.