Rock Legend Lenny Kravitz to Headline the 2025 Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival Presented by Baha Mar

Tickets on sale now; the annual event returns October 22-26 with a best-in-class lineup of world-renowned chefs, artistic talent, and exclusive performance by Lenny Kravitz

NASSAU, The Bahamas, Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Baha Mar, the leading resort destination in the Caribbean, is proud to announce 4-time GRAMMY® Award-winning writer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, around multi-hyphenate icon and proud Bahamian Lenny Kravitz as this year's headline performer for The 2025 Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival. The highly anticipated celebration of world-class culinary talent and Caribbean artistic expression will take place Wednesday, October 22 through Sunday, October 26 at Baha Mar. The festival will feature an impressive roster of world-renowned chefs alongside the celebrated FUZE Caribbean Art Fair.

The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival kicks off with A Taste of Baha Mar, the weekend's famed opening event for Weekend Passholders. Guests will enjoy specialty cocktails and delicious fare by Baha Mar's resident celebrity chefs along with an unforgettable private performance by the legendary Lenny Kravitz. A proud Bahamian with deep roots through his mother's family, Lenny Kravitz is returning to the islands that have long been his home and creative muse. As a lifelong visitor who now often resides in Eleuthera, Kravitz famously penned his hit song "Fly Away" in The Bahamas. This performance is a homecoming, as he brings his legendary rock and roll spirit to the very place that helped shape his iconic sound.

"We are honored to welcome home one of the world's greatest musical icons, Lenny Kravitz, to The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival stage," said Graeme Davis, President of Baha Mar. "His deep personal connection to The Bahamas resonates with us all, and his performance is a full-circle moment. This is more than a concert; it's an extraordinary celebration of Bahamian talent and island spirit, and we are ecstatic for our guests to experience it."

"The Bahamas has always been my home, as well as heartfelt inspiration for my music," said Lenny Kravitz, songwriter, musician, actor and record producer. "I'm humbled to join fellow Caribbean artists, creatives and innovators for The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival, and I look forward to sharing this experience with a community that means so much to me."

Following the exclusive evening performance by Kravitz on October 24, the festival welcomes a dazzling lineup of globally acclaimed chefs such as Marcus Samuelsson (Baha Mar Fish + Chop House), Daniel Boulud (Café Boulud The Bahamas), Dario Cecchini (Carna), and Scott Conant (Leola), along with Bahamian favorite Simeon Hall Jr. and popular Food Network stars Amanda Freitag, Carla Hall, Maneet Chauhan, and Geoffrey Zakarian. These culinary masters will lead interactive demonstrations, intimate dinners, master classes, and tastings alongside festival guests.

Tickets for the Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival presented by Baha Mar are now available for purchase, offering attendees a curated selection of experiences to suit every preference. The Weekend Pass provides an all-access entry to events and exclusive activities throughout the festival, while single-event tickets are available for those who wish to attend specific culinary and artistic showcases. For a truly immersive experience, Baha Mar encourages guests to consider the exclusive Hotel Packages, which bundle a Weekend Pass with discounted accommodations at the Rosewood, SLS, or Grand Hyatt hotels.

To secure attendance to this unparalleled celebration of culinary arts, live music and culture, visit the official website to purchase tickets: https://festival.bahamar.com/festival-events/.

About Baha Mar
Baha Mar is a master planned integrated resort development situated on 1,000 acres overlooking the world's famous Cable Beach. The white sand beach destination includes three global brand operators – Grand Hyatt, SLS, and Rosewood – over 2,300 rooms and more than 40 restaurants and lounges, the largest casino in the Caribbean, a state-of-the-art convention center, an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Royal Blue Golf Course, the Caribbean's first and only flagship ESPA spa, $200 million Baha Bay luxury water park, and over 30 luxury retail outlets. Baha Mar is a breathtaking location with dynamic programming, activities, and guest offerings in one of the most beautiful places in the world – The Bahamas. For more information and reservations, visit www.bahamar.com.

About Lenny Kravitz
Regarded as one of the preeminent rock musicians of our time, Lenny Kravitz has transcended genre, style, race, and class over the course of a three decade-plus musical career. Reveling in the soul, rock, and funk influences of the sixties and seventies, the writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist has won four GRAMMY® Awards. 

Lenny Kravitz was recently honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the "Music Icon Award" at the 2024 People's Choice Awards, and the "Best Rock Award" at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. He was additionally recognized by the CFDA with their "Fashion Icon Award" for his role as not only one of rock's most esteemed musicians, but also a major fashion influence.

In 2023, Kravitz debuted the anthemic "Road To Freedom," a song he wrote, performed, and produced specifically for the much-buzzed-about Netflix film, Rustin. The track, which can be heard HERE, plays over the film's end title credits. In conjunction with the release of the song, Kravitz secured a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Original Song - Motion Picture," a Critics Choice Award nomination for "Best Song," and the Guild of Music Supervisors Award nomination for "Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film" for the soul-stirring anthem.

In addition to his twelve albums, which have sold 40 million worldwide, his creative firm Kravitz Design Inc. touts an impressive portfolio of noteworthy ventures, including hotel properties, condominium projects, private residences, and high-end legendary brands like Rolex, Leica, and Dom Perignon. His design work was most recently highlighted in Architectural Digest, where he showcased his impressive and historic Paris home. In 2022, he launched his own ultra-premium spirits brand, Nocheluna Sotol—a distillate from Chihuahua, Mexico derived from the sotol plant. Kravitz is the author of Flash, a book which showcases unique rock photography. His recent memoir, Let Love Rule, also landed him on The New York Times' Best Sellers List. Kravitz currently serves as the brand ambassador and global face for YSL Beauty's Y cologne and is the global ambassador for luxury watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre. This multidimensional artist has also segued into film, appearing as Cinna in the box-office hits, The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, as well as in the critically acclaimed films Precious and The Butler.

Lenny Kravitz released his acclaimed studio album, Blue Electric Light, on May 24, 2024. Continuing what Billboard calls the "Lennaissance," Kravitz is currently on a worldwide tour in support of Blue Electric Light, which has seen sold out performances across Europe, South America, and a residency in Las Vegas. Most recently, Kravitz returned to Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas for another exclusive five-show engagement and is set to bring his acclaimed Blue Electric Light Tour to festivals across the U.S. this summer.

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