8th Annual JSVFest - Jerk, Seafood and Vegan Fest // Outside of Park 540- 2400 S. Dearborn St.., Chicago, 09/21/2024
Event information and tickets

JERK SEAFOOD & VEGAN FEST (JSVFEST.COM) (A South Loop Food Fest) 
This JSVFest festival celebrates South Loop’s Pioneer Resident & longest existing Business Operator Dr. Ephraim Martin’s 42nd year on the South Loop, 1325 S. Wabash. This year marks his 50th Golden Anniversary in Media Music & Social Justice
URGENT BREAKING NEWS ALERT!
For Immediate Release
 
THE 8th ANNUAL JERK, SEAFOOD & VEGAN FEST (JSVFEST) ADVERTISED FOR GRANT PARK, SEPT 21ST & 22ND HAS MOVED TO 2400 S. STATE/DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO SOUTH LOOP.
 
(August 23rd, 2024:)
 
The popular, 8TH Annual Jerk, Seafood and Vegan Festival (JSVFest), set for Saturday and Sunday, September 21st and 22nd, 2024, that was earlier advertised for Grant Park on East Balbo, between DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Columbus Drive has been moved! The JSVFest will return
to its original Chicago South Loop site, 2400 S. State Street at South Dearborn and 24th Street, outside the Park-540, three blocks from both McCormick Place and ChinaTown. Visit www.JSVFest.com.
 
The foodies oriented JSVFest menu will feature Jerk, Seafood and Vegan cuisines, with a twist of other food taste to satisfy the entire family palate buzz. There will be scores of other merchants selling and branding their products, such as arts, crafts and more.
 
In addition to great food, attendees will be treated to live performances highlighting the best in some twenty genres of music, from Pop, R&B, Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeat, Blues, Jazz, Caribbean, EDM, House, Latin and other World Music.
 
Among the performers in various genres of music are Lizzie G., Ifficial Reggae Band, Baby J. and the Golden Street Band, Bolo Jay, Chai Tulani, Serial da Boss, B1 Blackswagga, Kyle Lure, Sax Preacher, Tim Branch, BlaqIce, Honezty,  Connie Wilson, Doc Payne and the Payne Relief Blues Band, Arthur Sutton and the Gift of Praise, Sochi, Bustcy, DJ Malik Shabazz, DJ Ringo- One Blood, DJ Tynman, DJ StaChild, DJ Matches Innovation Sound,  DJ Buxzy Dee, DJ Derrick Fair, and DJ Fyre, among others.

The relocation is a result of nonexistence of city resources, according to CPD. Nevertheless, vendors and fans are welcoming the return to the original South Loop site, where parking and public transportation are most convenient.
In advance, get $10 tickets or buy VIP tickets for this end of summer food and music celebration @ www.JSVFest.com. 
 
This JSVFest, also, celebrates South Loop’s Pioneer Resident/Business Operator, Dr. Ephraim Martin’s 42nd year in the Loop. His 50th Golden Anniversary in Media, Music & Social Justice, and the third year of his Martin’s International -BHM Coalition, and Alderman David Moore, Historic victory of renaming LSD as DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
 
 Martin’s International/JSVFest objectives include “Bringing Nations Together Through Music, Food, Arts & Culture.” To participate as a sponsor, vendor or for other info email JSVFestival@gmail.com or call 312/427-0266 or 312/719-6181.
             Let’s Eat, drink, party, have fun and be merry! "BON APPETIT”

JSVFest - Jerk Seafood & Vegan Fest:

This event of the category »festivals, entertainment, sea-food, music, reggae, food-truck-festivals, vegan, parties, performances, food-drinks, branding, edm« takes place on Saturday, September 21st, 2024 at 11:00 am at the location »Outside of Park 540- 2400 S. Dearborn St., Chicago South Loop«, 2400 South State Street in 60616 Chicago.