The Yorkshire Caribbean Family Festival at Hooton Lodge Farm is built for maximum sunshine energy, even if the weather decides to do its usual Yorkshire improvisation. It’s a one-day, family-friendly celebration that mixes Caribbean food, music and dance-floor joy with the kind of relaxed atmosphere where you can bring the whole crew and still actually enjoy yourself.

Hooton Lodge’s listings flag it as a Saturday fixture on their events calendar.Programming leans heavily into feel-good party selections: DJ sets to keep things moving, plus live crowd-pleasers like the Bob Marley Experience, and special guest turns including Cris Quamie from Soul Sensation noted in local listings.

Expect the day to play like a slow-build carnival, ramping up from lunchtime vibes to evening singalongs, with plenty of chances to refuel in between.If you want to go full weekend mode, Hooton Lodge also offers camping-and-event options (with different ticket bundles for groups, and clear notes on check-in, pitch and vehicle rules).

And if you’ve been burned by ticket touts before, the organisers have been blunt on official pages: buy through the proper channels only, because third-party tickets won’t be honoured.This is one for families, friendship groups, and anyone who wants a festival day that’s more rum punch than rowdy.

Arrive early, eat well, and leave happily glittery. Bring suncream, bring appetite, and bring your best two-step. For the official event page and tickets, start here: hootonlodge.co.uk/event-details/yorkshire-caribbean-family-festival-1.