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Get ready for a fun-filled 4th of July weekend at the annual Taste of St. Maarten food fair in Simpson Bay. The event takes place from 11am until 7pm on Topper’s parking lot and the adjoining Kim Sha beach. This celebration of “food, music, fun and sun” is becoming quite a tradition and will be held for the third consecutive time this year. As always: entrance is free!

At least 18 island restaurants have already confirmed their attendance, and will be manning various stands at Taste of St. Maarten to showcase their cuisine with taste size portions.

Besides food, a live DJ will be on stage to enliven the atmosphere with music for young and old. Like last year, St.Maarten’s “Jolly Boys” will be performing traditional Caribbean music throughout the afternoon. There will be face painting, masks, and arts & crafts.

Worth noting is that this year’s Taste of St. Maarten is slated to become the island’s largest “plastic free” event this summer: with the support of the sponsoring companies, the island’s distributor of biodegradable disposables Good2Go is providing bio-plastic plates and containers, beverage cups, cutlery and napkins. These plastic-free disposables are made from annually renewable resources such as corn and other plants, are non-toxic to humans and the environment, and will quickly degrade into compost when thrown away.

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