SAN­DRA L BLOOD

Rum Brunch 2025 trans­formed the Gar­den Sanc­tu­ary in Ma­coya in­to a whim­si­cal es­cape, de­liv­er­ing a well-at­tend­ed lifestyle ex­pe­ri­ence in­spired by the fan­tas­ti­cal world of Al­ice in Won­der­land.

Host­ed by the cre­ators of Rum­si­cles, the event once again blend­ed food, cock­tails, mu­sic and vi­su­al sto­ry­telling in­to an im­mer­sive af­ter­noon-to-evening jour­ney. De­spite in­ter­mit­tent rain­fall, pa­trons turned out in strong num­bers, ful­ly em­brac­ing the theme and lean­ing in­to the play­ful, dream­like at­mos­phere.

Event cre­ator Ca­li­ka Grayson, known on stage as Cali Gray, said the re­sponse af­firmed the spir­it be­hind the con­cept.

“Won­der­land gave us per­mis­sion to be imag­i­na­tive and ex­pres­sive,” she said. “It was about cre­at­ing a space where peo­ple could es­cape the or­di­nary and en­joy some­thing light, cre­ative and in­ten­tion­al.”

Grayson’s moth­er and Rum­si­cles co-founder, Ann Marie George, echoed the im­por­tance of col­lab­o­ra­tion.

“This ex­pe­ri­ence on­ly works be­cause of the peo­ple who be­lieve in it,” she said. “From our part­ners to our pa­trons, every­one added some­thing spe­cial.”

Food, dé­cor and mu­sic emerged as clear high­lights of the day. Guests en­joyed in­ven­tive brunch of­fer­ings such as won­tons, tacos, lasagna rolls, mash and jerk, along­side desserts that have be­come Rum Brunch sta­ples. These were paired with rum-for­ward cock­tails and sig­na­ture Rum­si­cles treats. Bev­er­age and lifestyle part­ners—in­clud­ing Cam­pari, Mon­ster En­er­gy, Pulse En­er­gy Drink, Joe’s Cock­tail Re­hab, Am­cot T&T and Heights of Slay—added sub­tle lay­ers to the over­all ex­pe­ri­ence.

Dé­cor and stage de­sign by Jaque De­signs and Zig Boi Events leaned heav­i­ly in­to fan­ta­sy and gar­den el­e­ments, trans­form­ing the venue in­to a stylised Won­der­land that bal­anced vi­su­al dra­ma with re­laxed charm. The White Rab­bits and Mad Hat­ter moko jumbies added to the spec­ta­cle, en­hanc­ing the event’s the­atri­cal flair.

Mu­sic car­ried the ex­pe­ri­ence from day in­to night with per­for­mances by zess queen La­dy La­va, Bar­ba­di­an so­ca artiste Marzville, St Lu­cian hit­mak­er Mot­to and fire breather Kel­lie Djumbie. Cali Gray al­so pre­miered her 2026 so­ca re­lease Rudy, of­fer­ing pa­trons an ear­ly taste of the Car­ni­val sea­son ahead.

With an­oth­er suc­cess­ful stag­ing com­plete, Rum­si­cles is al­ready look­ing ahead to the new year.

“When peo­ple con­nect with the ex­pe­ri­ence, they show up,” Grayson said. “That’s what keeps us build­ing.”

Rum Brunch re­turns in 2026. Up­dates are avail­able via @rum­si­cles.