THE highly popular party series Festival of Floats (FOF) attracted scores of patrons for a euphoric party experience on the pristine, white sand Puerto Seco Beach in Discovery Bay, St Ann.

The recent staging unfolded during the recent Heroes’ Weekend amid a plethora of party options on the popular St Ann entertainment landscape.

Partygoers were treated to music from Coppershot, DJs Travis from Chromatic, Kryptic & Fyahman, Lank from Code Red Sound, Romziinova as well as an impromptu clash between Usain Bolt and DJ Crazy Neil trading popular R&B hits much to the delight of the females in the audience. The evening also featured a live performance by Ashir Di Guitarist with his covers of popular dancehall songs, including Protocol by Skeng and Tommy Lee.

DJ Crazy Neil expressed to Jamaica Observer that this event is a favourite on his calendar as it attracts a high-energy party crowd.

“It’s one of my favourite parties to attend and let loose and see friends I haven’t seen in a while. I love the energy, it’s a mostly young crowd with young DJs and the energy is high. The people are beautiful, they also bring it when it comes to fashion and every execution feels like the first time. I loved this one and the highlight for me, of course, was the friendly musical clash with Usain Bolt and myself. Ashir Di Guitarist was great too,” Crazy Neil explained.

Event promoter PJ Wright explained the mix of features that kept persons coming back and attracting new attendees.

“Festival of Floats is a beach playground that promotes the fun of living in Jamaica, beautiful beaches, beautiful people and amazing music all while the sun is shining. It’s a day party in its true form as we kick off at 11:00 am. The concept allows persons bring their cooler, choose their vibe: sand, sea or cabana and just have fun in a safe environment. The beauty of FOF is that the people create the vibe because it’s not about fancy clothing or popping bottles, it’s about meeting up with friends making memories and having a FOFin’ good time,” Wright said.

The vibe in the space did not wane as the DJs kept the energy throughout with mixes across genres leaning heavily on Afrobeats and dancehall which was well-received by the patrons as they could be seen dancing the day away in their respective groupings. The event ended on a high note with the DJs opting for a slew of hits from Masicka, arguably dancehall’s hit machine now.

The next staging is also set for Puerto Seco Beach on April 8, 2023.