January

Accompong Maroon Festival

The Accompong Maroon Festival is held each year on January 6th and features traditional dancing, singing, Maroon feast and ceremonies.
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Rebel Salute

The Rebel Salute annual festival is one of Jamaica's biggest 'Reggae Party' of the year.
Rebel Salute website

High Mountain Coffee 10K & 5K Road Race

Jamaica's longest running and most anticipated road race - the ritual every last Sunday of January since 1983.
High Mountain Coffee Road Race Website

February

Bob Marley's Birthday

Reggae Legend Nesta Robert 'Bob' Marley's birthday is celebrated on the 6th August in Jamaica and around the world
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Montego Bay Race

The Pineapple Cup - The legendary Montego Bay Race brings some of the world's finest racing yachts to the island every other year from Florida's Port Everglades through the Bahamas, asailing the Windward Passage to Montego Bay.
Montego Bay Race website

Misty Biss

The annual Misty Bliss festival celebrates the national and cultural heritage of communities within the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (BJCMNP). Jamaican cultural festival that celebrates mountain pleasures and treasures. Patrons will experience the cool, mist forest of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Maroon culture

April

Jamaica Carnival

Annual Carnival celebrations
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Trelawny Yam Festival

Festival of cultural heritage and food at Albert Town, Trelawny, Montego Bay
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Trelawny Yam Festival Website

May

Calabash International Literary Festival

Book lovers gather at Treasure Beach for this annual event hosting readings, workshops and entertainment.
Calabash International Literary Festival website

June

Caribbean Fashion Week

Top designers showcase their latest collections throughout the week.
Caribbean Fashion Week

Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival

The Jazz Festival hosts over 30 events throughout the island from Negril, Montego Bay, Runaway Bay, South Coast, Port Antonio to Kingston during Jazz Week.
Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival website
...read more on Jazz Festivals in the Caribbean

July

Portland Jerk Festival

The mouthwatering aroma of traditional Jamaican jerk chicken, pork, fish and lobster fills the air at this annual event held at the Port Antonio's Folly Great House ruins.
Portland Jerk Festival website

Makka Pro Surf Contest

Surfers from around the world come to compete annually.

Reggae Sumfest

The reggae event of the summer with a hot line up of the worlds greatest reggae acts.
Reggae Sumfest Website

August

Jamaica Independence Day

2012 will mark the 50th Anniversary of Jamaican Independence
...read more about Jamaica Independence Day

October

Oktoberfest

Held the last Friday of October each year, this event is popular with both locals and tourists enjoying the beer.

Blue Marlin Tournament

Every October anglers from all over the world arrive in Jamaica to compete. The Port Antonio Blue Marlin Tournament is the oldest marlin tournament in the Caribbean.

December

Reggae Marathon

The Reggae Marathon & Half Marathon is Jamaica's premier International Marathon Event. Marathoners, sports enthusiasts as well as beginners take part in this annual event.
Reggae Marathon Website


Please note: Some dates are subject to change annually.