New Coventry festival Caribbean Reggae Fever auctions to sell booze

Organizers of a new Caribbean festival coming to Coventry this summer have applied for permission to sell alcohol. Signs have been spotted on lampposts around the city’s War Memorial Park.

This is where the new Caribbean festival known as Caribbean Reggae Fever will take place. The signs are permit applications made to the city council.

They are from the Coventry Reggae Fever Community Interest Company. The application requires permission to sell alcohol between 11am and 10pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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It also requires the green light for regulated entertainment. Caribbean Reggae Fever will take place on Saturday 20th July.

The park previously played the site of what was , which operated for more than two decades.

The money to pay for the new reggae festival, around £250,000, came from legacy funding from the West Midlands Commonwealth Games. The event will include live music, food stalls, football tournament, family fun and games and a parade.

The new location’s license application has been submitted to the town hall’s licensing team. Details of it can be found on the council’s website and any comments on it must be made by June 28.

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