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Accompong Maroon Festival.
Accompong.
Dancing, singing, traditional rituals and Maroon feast. Kenneth Watson, 952.4546/700.8805. |
Jazz & Blues Festival.
Montego Bay.
Big name artists in concerts. Turnkey Productions, 953.8282. |
Rebel Salute.
Port Kaiser Sports Club, St. Elizabeth.
Roots Reggae Festival. Tony Rebel, 934.0827. |
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| FEBRUARY |
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Bob Marley Week. Islandwide. Weeklong islandwide activities celebrate the life of legendary superstar. Bob Marley Foundation, 978.2991/3. |
Global Reggae Conference/ Reggae Academy Awards.
Kingston. Dr. Hope, 977.1951. |
| Fi Wi Sinting. Hope Bay, Portland. Music, song, dance, drumming, storytelling. Pauline Petinaud, 715.3529. |
| Sugar Cane Ball. Hopewell, Hanover. Annual fundraising event for the Hanover Charities, filled with entertainment at the Round Hill Hotel and Villas. 956-7050/5 |
| Symphony Under the Stars. Kingston. Enjoy a night of musical delights backed by the renowned New York Orchestra and The Master Band. Featuring local artistes and a guest international act. 412-7872 |
| Jamaica Fat Tyre Festival. Ocho Rios. Mountain biking event includes a downhill race, wicked trail rides, a bicycle scavenger hunt, parties. 974.2193. |
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Spring Break. Negril and Montego Bay.
Many events February-April. JTB offices, (800) 233.4582. |
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| MARCH |
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Actor Boy Awards. Kingston. Awards ceremony at Little Theatre, dubbed “The Jamaican Oscars.” 968.3413. |
| Jamaica Carnival.. Kingston.The city’s premier festival includes the Road March, a costumed street parade. Soca, calypso and reggae music. Julianne Lee Samuels, 931.2564/923.9138. |
| Jamaica Orchid Society Show. Kingston. An orchid lover’s delight at U.W.I. Assembly Hall.. Claude Hamilton, 927.6713. |
| Miss Jamaica Universe. Kingston. Coronation Pageant held at the Hilton. Pulse Investments, 968.1089. |
Port Royal Annual Seafood Festival.Port Royal, Kingston.
Parish’s most famous sea and shellfish cuisine at Old Coal Wharf. Lorraine Dobson, 853.5031. |
| Fun in The Son. Kingston. Christian entertainment and ministry. Thomas Cowan, 978.9728. |
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| JULY |
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17th Anniversary Reggae Sumfest 2009 |
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