Caribbean Beach Barbecues You Have to Book This Year

The Somerset at Grace Bay in Turks and Caicos hosts a waterside beach barbecue every Tuesday night, featuring fresh-caught fish like tuna and Mahi, gourmet sides, a rum bar, and thumping music all night long. Bring the family along and stay for the fire dancers just after sunset.

On Wednesday night on the exclusive Caribbean island of Nevis, the Hermitage Plantation Inn roasts a pig for over seven hours. Inn chefs then prepare a wide assortment of sides ranging from salads to rice and beans and other West Indian specialties, then serve them in locally sourced clay pots. Check out this event for some of the best food in Nevis set among a spectacular atmosphere.

St. Vincent & The Grenadines may be off the beaten path, but they often host travelers with distinctive tastes. Saturday nights are popular at Young Island, a private island resort, due to its weekly beach barbecue featuring fresh gourmet cuisine, creative rum drinks, and local favorites like sweet corn fritters and breadfruit salad.

Tourists and locals alike head to Oistins in Barbados for their fish fries on weekend nights, but particularly Fridays. This lively event has vendors, dance music and games, and dozens of booths featuring their own fish fry recipes, lobster, and of course famous macaroni pie.

Every Friday night at sunset, Turneffe Island Resort in tropical Belize fires up the grills and has a traditional Belizean BBQ for guests. Dinner options run the gamut from lobster on the grill to fish (even succulent snapper) sourced right from the surrounding waters. Lionfish caught during the day's scuba or snorkeling excursions are also made into lionfish ceviche.

Nevis boasts gorgeous and lush green landscapes, a central peak, and beautiful beaches with views of St. Kitts. Head to Nisbet Plantation Beach Club on Thursday nights for an all-you-can-eat beach barbecue with surf and turf, ample side items, and live musicians playing local vibes.

Grand Bahama Island hosts a fabulous event for fish-lovers each Wednesday night - a fish fry for locals and tourists alike. This fish fry offers up sizzling grouper, lobster, conch, BBQ ribs, an eclectic selection of sides, and more. Guests can enjoy Rake N Scrape music while they drink and dance the night away.

Every Thursday evening, tourists and locals flock to Bight Park in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos for an island fish fry worth remembering. This weekly event features over a dozen food vendors, entertainers, and cultural events. Nosh on fresh fish and lobster and sides like conch salad while dancing under the stars.

If you find yourself south of Belize City in Belize, check out Hopkins Bay Resort's Caribbean beach barbecue on Sunday nights. This famous event lets guests enjoy local lobster (when in season), shrimp, beef, chicken, and vegetarian options with the Caribbean's best rum drinks including pina coladas.

The Ritz-Carlton in Grand Cayman hosts a world-famous event called the Cayman Cookout each winter along the shores of Seven Mile Beach. This event is hosted by world-renowned chefs and offers four days of mouth-watering tastings, demonstrations, tours and dinners. Enjoy sizzling grilled foods and hand-crafted cocktails in one of the Caribbean's most beautiful waterfront settings.

Reggae Beach Bar in St. Kitts offers delicious food all year long, but their Friday Night Lobster Fest is the stuff of legend. Guests can dine on lobster, honey mustard ribs, catch of the day, and all the local favorite side dishes on a picnic table in the sand.

Petit St. Vincent is a private island in The Grenadines that offers a spectacular beach barbecue for guests each week. Dine on fresh lobster, beef, chicken, and salads and sides galore on a table in the sand while listening to a steel drum band and enjoying a fruity, tropical drink.

Arawak Cay is home to a community of Bahamian restaurants that specialize in seafood delicacies that range from grilled shrimp to lobster tails and fried snapper. Try these famous foods with sides like cornbread and mac and cheese, and don't forget to try the conch! This fish fry is most popular with locals on Sunday nights.

Guests of Viewfort Estate in Anguilla can enjoy an authentic Caribbean barbecue beneath the stars atop the highest point on the island. The estate's Michelin trained chef uses the opportunity to craft traditional and authentic cuisine including barbecue seafood, locally-caught lobster, and Anguillan beans and rice to the tunes of a local band.

Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina is located on a serene 230-acre private island at the east end of Tortola in the BVI. This luxury resort boasts a Wednesday night beach barbecue called Scrub Island North Festival. This event includes complimentary rum punch and mojitos along with a paid beachside barbecue buffet with all the Caribbean fixings and sides you'd expect.

On Monday evenings, you'll find many of Grand Cayman's finest and plenty of tourists at Rum Point for their Caribbean Beach BBQ. This event includes soups, salads, chicken, ribs and more served on the sand beneath the stars in an idyllic setting.

Every Friday night, a fish fry featuring local favorites takes place in Governor's Harbour in Eleuthera. This popular event is famous for its fried fish and chicken, peas and rice, potato salad, and cold slaw, along with the Caribbean tunes thumping in the background all night long.

Zemi Beach House in Anguilla sits on Shoal's Bay East, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. This luxury hotel also offers an amazing beach barbecue open to all island residents and guests on Wednesday nights. Stop into the hotel for a dinner you won't forget since a variety of salads, meats, and seafood items fresh off the grill are paired with live music and entertainment.

Gouyave, which is typically considered the fishing and partying capital of Grenada, offers one of the most happening fish fries of the Caribbean every Friday night. Show up for huge lobsters, fish prepared dozens of ways, bottomless beers, steel drums, and interaction with locals.

Anse La Raye, which sits along the west coast of lush St. Lucia, hosts a cultural and dining event on Friday nights. This fish fry lets locals and tourists taste all sorts of delicacies including scallops, shrimp, crab cakes, crab claws, and steamed fish - all with a party atmosphere that will remind you that you're on vacation.