Enjoying Flavors Of The World | Six Flags Great Adventure
Six Flags Flavors Of The World Food Festival Debuts At Great Adventure
New for 2023 is Flavors of the World at Six Flags Great Adventure. This new event highlighting worldwide culinary creations is running 2-8PM on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Now – August 13th. So what is this new food festival?
The Flavors of the World Festival invites you to sample traditional treats while taking in the sights, sounds and smells of lively street markets. At Six Flags Great Adventure you can enjoy elote from Mexico, Korean poached pears from Korea, spanakopita from Greece, escargot from France, arancini from Italy, kheer from India, jerk shrimp skewers from the Caribbean and so much more!
Besides the Culinary Trip around the world guests can also get in the groove with the Steel Pan Band as they jam to authentic Caribbean tunes and will be entranced by the internationally-acclaimed AATMA performing arts company as they present “Color of India”, highlighting some of Bollywood’s most iconic hits.
This event brings the world to your front door, featuring entertainment & food from 7 different countries! No passport needed!
Now that we have an overview of what guests should expect when they attend the Flavors Of The World Food Festival do you want to go?
You’re probably thinking, it sounds good but is it? Great question! On Saturday June 24th, thanks to the hospitality of Six Flags Great Adventure, we were invited to come enjoy the Flavors Of The World Food Festival experience first hand. Here’s a recap from Charles visit and we can confirm no M&M’s were harmed creating it 😉
However, you can preview some of the tasty treats we did devour and many more that you can too, when you visit Six Flags Great Adventure during this Taste Buds Thrilling event!
How Does The Flavors Of The World Festival Work?
You won’t need a government issued passport but in order to embark on this Tasty Adventure you will need to purchase a Flavors Of The World Food & Beverage Passport. You can order them online ahead of time or once inside the park you can pick one up at the Passport booth.
Now that we have our passport why don’t we join the bus load that has arrived and start to sample Flavors Of The World! Also, when you visit and share your time on social don’t forget to include the parks hashtags: #MySixFlags #MySixFlagsGreatAdventure #SixFlagsFlavors #SixFlagsMemories
What Tastes Await?
Many different food, desert and drink options are available at the 7 different stands which represent flavors from Korea, Greece, India, the Caribbean, Mexico, France & Italy. Here’s a look at the menus, stands and some close ups of the items we tried during our visit.
KOREA
Korean BBQ Chicken Skewers
Korean BBQ Bacon Wrapped Pork Kabobs
Korean BBQ Pulled Pork Bao Bun
Korean Poached Pears
GREECE
Chicken Souvlaki Pita
Greek Gyro Platter
Spanakopita
Baklava
Greek Wine
Visinada
INDIA
Chicken Tikka Masala
Paneer Masala
Veggie Samosas
Kheer
Hot Spiced Chai Tea
CARIBBEAN
Jerk Chicken Skewers
Jerk Shrimp Skewer
Jerk Pork Loin
Jamaican Beef Patty
Coconut Cake with Pineapple
MEXICO
Fried Shrimp Tacos
Chorizo Potato Skins
Elote – Mexican Street Corn
Empanada (Choice of Pork, Chicken or Beef)
Jarritos Mexican Soda
Mexican Beer
FRANCE
Ham & Cheese Croissant
French Tortine
Escargot En Croute
Nutella & Banana Crepe
Mixed Berry Crepe
ITALY
Pesto Gnocchi
Meatball
Arancini
Tiramisu Cupcake
Crodo Italian Soda
Italian Wines
Peroni
How About Some Entertainment!
Caribbean Steel
Get In The Groove With The Steel Pan Band As They Jam To Authentic Caribbean Tunes.
Colors Of India
AATMA Performing Arts, An Internationally-Acclaimed Dance Company Presents “Colors Of India”. Expect An Explosion Of Music And Energy As Their Dancers Take You On A Celebratory Journey Through Various Regions Of India And Perform To Some Of Bollywood’s Most Iconic Hits.
Want To Take A Little Walk Between Bites?
Arboretum
Enjoy Your Stroll Through Our Botanical Garden
Got Plans For July 4th Weekend?
Fireworks Celebration Presented by Coca-Cola™
Six Flags Great Adventure is inviting guests to enjoy Flavors Of The World Food Festival during the day and vibrant fireworks at 9:30 p.m. nightly, July 1-4. The Flavors of the World Festival extends the popular weekend event two extra days. One of the New Jersey’s largest synchronized fireworks celebrations continues for four nights during the 4th of July Fireworks Celebration Presented by Coca-Cola™.
Wait No Rides Featured?
Weird right? A complete report about visiting Great Adventure yet we haven’t really talked about any rides. Well our day was busy with enjoying the Flavors Of The World Festival but that doesn’t mean that we also didn’t have a great day of rides too. None better than finally being able to say THE BULL IS BACK!
El Toro
The Bull is Back & It Is Running Great! Take A Virtual Ride Before Your Next Visit.
This Brings Our Trip Around The World To An End.
We want to thank Six Flags Great Adventure for inviting us to experience the Flavors Of The World Food Festival along with a fun day of thrills! The quality and variety of the offerings was really good. We had a great time and think you will too.
Definitely go check out this festival which runs 2-8PM Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays – Now – August 13th. We also really appreciate you taking the time to checkout our our recap too!
