Welcome
Enjoy Delicious spirits from Award-winning Distillers!
- Demonstrations in the still room
- Educational workshops
- Tractor-ride farm tours for kids
- Youth music workshop with United Jazz Foundation
- Local artists and craftspeople
- Craft Cocktail Mixology Contest
- Petting zoo
- Great food & entertainment
Sounds of the Diaspora
Enjoy a Concert under the Stars with
Dion Parson & the 21st Century Band + special guests.
Sip Delicious Spirits
* Meet new Friends *
Have a great Time.
Where
Prosperity Farm Distillery
180 Mahogany Road
Frederiksted, St. Croix
U.S. Virgin Islands
00840-3864
***Event entrance/parking off Hamms Bluff Rd, Just north of Mahogany Rd. – See Map.
When
Saturday, May 10, 2025
9am – 9pm
Come enjoy live music, hands-on workshops, demos, and farm tours, all are welcome!
Cost
A Can of Food
Just bring a canned good to support My Brother’s Table and help nourish our unhoused and food-insecure neighbors.
Enjoy a wide selection of craft spirits and cocktails from nearly 20 award-winning black-owned distilleries — a celebration of culture, craftsmanship, and community – $20.
Agenda
Vendor Area:
Finishing Vendor Set Up
Around the Farm:
Petting Zoo (Jungle James)
Tractor Pull Trailer Rides (All Day 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Visitor Center:
The History of Rum in the USVI & the Importance of Rum Cover Over Taxes to the Territory
Still Room:
Distilling 101 – Prosperity Farm Distillery Tour
Main Stage:
DO NOT BE LATE! Concert Under the Stars Starts Promptly at 6:45 PM (Reminder)
Around the Farm:
Petting Zoo & Tractor Rides Continue
Visitor Center:
Craft Distilling & Local Agriculture – Value Added Opportunities (Good Food VI Sommer + Alisa, Sweetwater Farm & Distillery)
Still Room:
So You Want to Be a Moonshiner? It's Easier Than You Think...
Courtyard Stage:
10:30 – 11:30 AM: Quadrille Dance + Music
Visitor Center:
An Homage to Black Jockeys – Old Hillside Bourbon, the Kentucky Derby, & Women in Horseracing
Still Room:
From Farm to Bottle – Delta Dirt Distillery (Sweet Potatoes to Premium Vodka)
Courtyard Stage:
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM: Rising Stars Steel Band Performance
Lunch Break
Visitor Center:
Caribbean Smooth – Crafting the Perfect Pre-Mix Drink (From St. Kitts to St. Croix to CEO)
Still Room:
Distilling 101 – Prosperity Farm Distillery Tour
Courtyard Stage:
1:00 – 2:30 PM: Deri Live Music
Visitor Center:
Honoring Our Ancestors – John Lee Hooker Legacy + Delta Dirt Distillery
Still Room:
The Art of Flavoring – Infusions, Extracts, Syrups, Muddling, & Aging
Visitor Center:
Leveling the Bar – Investing in Women & Black-Owned Craft Spirit Brands (Vanessa Braxton, Nayana Ferguson, Eric Sonnier – UVI RT Park)
Still Room:
Mango Madness – Let's Make a Mango Brandy Together (Here & Now)
Courtyard Stage:
2:30 – 4:00 PM: Baz 'n Dem Performance
Main Stage:
Spirit of Craft Mixology Contest – Four of St. Croix’s Favorite Bartenders Compete Live
Dinner Break
Main Stage:
Sounds of the Diaspora Concert
Featuring Legendary Jazz Drummer Dion Parson & the 21st Century Band + Special Guests
STARTS ON TIME – DO NOT BE LATE!
| Time | Workshops - Visitor Center | Demonstrations - Still Room | Courtyard Stage | Main Stage | Around the Farm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 -9:00 am | Finishing Vendor Set up | ||||
| 9:30 - 10:20 am | The History of Rum in the USVI & the Importance of Rum Cover Over Taxes to the Territory | Distilling 101 - Prosperity Farm Distillery Tour | DO NOT BE LATE! This amazing concert under the stars and overlooking the sea will start on time. | All Day Long 9:00 to 5:00 For Kids and the Kids in All of Us - Petting Zoo from Jungle James & Tractor Pull Trailer Rides Around the Farm | |
| 10:30 - 11:20 am | Craft Distilling & Local Agriculture - Value Added Opportunities - Good Food VI Sommer + Alisa Sweetwater Farm & Distillery | So you want to be Moonshiner? It's easier than you think... | 10:30 - 11:30 - Quadrille + Music | ||
| 11:30 am - 12:20 pm | An Homage to Black Jockeys - Old Hillside Bourbon, the Kentucky Derby, & Women in Horseracing | From Farm to Bottle - Delta Dirt Distillery - Sweet Potatoes from the Family Farm to Premium Vodka | 11:45 -12:45- Rising Stars - Steel Band Performance | ||
| Lunch Break | |||||
| 1:00 - 1:50 pm | Caribbean Smooth - From St. Kitts to St. Croix to CEO - Crafting the perfect pre-mix drink with the spirit of the Caribbean | Distilling 101 - Prosperity Farm Distillery Tour | 1:00 - 2:30 - Deri | ||
| 2:00 - 2:50 pm | Honoring Our Ancestors - John Lee Hooker Legacy CEO Glenn Powell & Delta Dirt Distillery CEO Harvey Williams | The Art of Flavoring - Infusions, Extracts & Syrups, Muddling, & Aging | |||
| 3:00 - 3:50 pm | Leveling the Bar - Investing in Women & Black-owned Craft Spirit Brands with Vanessa Braxton, Nayana Ferguson + Eric Sonnier CEO UVI RT Park | Mango Madness - Let's Make a Mangor Brandy Together - Here & Now | 2:30 - 4:00 - Boz | ||
| 4:00 - 5:30 pm | Spirit of Craft Mixology Contest - Four of St. Croix's Favorite Bartenders Compete Live | ||||
| Dinner Break | |||||
| 6:45 - 9:00 pm | DO NOT BE LATE! This amazing concert under the stars and overlooking the sea will start on time. | Sounds of the Diaspora Concert w/Legendary Jazz Drummer Dion Parson and the 21st Century Band + Special Guests | |||
participating craft distilleries
