Best ALIVE in Jamaica — 27 verified
Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay every July is the biggest reggae festival on Earth. Dream Weekend takes over Negril every August. Rebel Salute, Sting, and Reggae Sunsplash are the legacy festivals. Carnival in Kingston (April) brings soca to the capital. Add the Jamaica Food and Drink Festival, Calabash Literary Festival in Treasure Beach, the Accompong Maroon Festival, and dozens of smaller events year-round.
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- Reggae Sumfest — Music Festival · July · Mobay — Widely regarded as the biggest reggae festival in the world, Reggae Sumfest takes over Catherine Hall in Montego Bay for roughly six nights
- Dream Weekend — Festival Series · August · Negril — Dream Weekend is a six-day festival series taking over Negril every Jamaican Independence weekend in early August. Dozens of parties, beach
- Rebel Salute — Roots Reggae Festival · January — Rebel Salute is a two-night roots and culture reggae festival held at Grizzly's Plantation Cove in St Ann every January and founded by the v
- Calabash Literary Festival — Literature · May · Treasure Beach — The Calabash International Literary Festival is a free, biannual literary festival held in the small south-coast fishing village of Treasure
- Jamaica Carnival — Carnival · April · Kingston — Jamaica Carnival is a six-week soca-driven fete season that builds through the Lenten period and climaxes on Easter weekend with Road March
- Jamaica Food and Drink Festival — Food · October · Kingston — The Jamaica Food and Drink Festival is a multi-event umbrella festival celebrating Jamaican and Caribbean cuisine, staged across multiple Ki
- Accompong Maroon Festival — Heritage · January 6 · St. Elizabeth — Every 6 January the Maroon town of Accompong in the St Elizabeth hills hosts its annual festival, marking the 1739 peace treaty between the
- Sting Concert — Dancehall · December · St. Catherine — Sting is a one-night dancehall stage show held each Boxing Day, for many years at Jamworld in Portmore, St Catherine. It built its global re
- Independence Day — National Holiday · August 6 — Jamaica marks Independence Day on 6 August each year, celebrating the country's 1962 independence from the United Kingdom. Official events i
- Port Antonio Marlin Tournament — Fishing · October · Portland — The Port Antonio Marlin Tournament is one of the longest-running deep-sea fishing tournaments in the Caribbean, fished out of the Errol Flyn
- Boys & Girls Athletics Champs — School Athletics · March · Kingston — Held every March at the National Stadium in Kingston, the Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Athletics Championships (universally known
- Trelawny Yam Festival — Food · April · Trelawny — The Trelawny Yam Festival is an annual celebration of the yellow yam — the parish's signature ground provision and a crop long associated wi
- Jamaica Coffee Festival — Food · March · Newcastle — The Jamaica Coffee Festival celebrates the country's most famous agricultural export — Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee — with tastings, brewing
- Curry Festival — Food · September · Kingston — The Curry Festival is an annual food festival in Kingston celebrating Jamaica's Indo-Caribbean culinary heritage, brought to the island by E
- Pork Palooza — Food · February · Kingston — Pork Palooza is the pork-focused day within the wider Jamaica Food and Drink Festival, staged at Hope Gardens in Kingston. For one day every
- Chocolate Festival — Food · February · Kingston — The Chocolate Festival is the sweet finale of the Jamaica Food and Drink Festival series, staged at Hope Gardens in Kingston. Jamaica's grow
- Restaurant Week Jamaica — Food · November — Restaurant Week Jamaica is an annual promotion organised by the Jamaica Observer newspaper and held each November. Over a hundred restaurant
- Reggae Marathon — Sport · December · Negril — The Reggae Marathon is an internationally sanctioned marathon, half-marathon and 10K staged along Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril each Dec
- Kingston City Run — Sport · Annual · Kingston — The Kingston City Run is an annual road race through the streets of Jamaica's capital, with 5K, 10K and family fun-walk options. Beyond the
- Sigma Run — Sport · February · Kingston — The Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run is the largest road race in Jamaica, a 5K fundraiser staged in Kingston each February with more than 25,000
- BVR Bryans Vintage Rally — Heritage · April · Kingston — The Bryans Vintage Rally is an annual vintage and classic-car rally that winds through Kingston and up into the Blue Mountains, bringing tog
- Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival — Music · January · Mobay — The Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival has been staged in Montego Bay in editions stretching across more than two decades, drawing a mix of Carib
- Western Consciousness — Music · April · Sav-la-Mar — Western Consciousness is a long-running conscious-reggae and roots-music festival staged in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, each April. Founde
- Heroes Day Celebration — Holiday · October · National — Heroes Day is a Jamaican public holiday observed on the third Monday of October, honouring the country's seven official National Heroes — Ma
- Bob Marley Birthday Bash — Music · February · Nine Mile — Bob Marley was born on 6 February 1945 at Nine Mile in St Ann, and each February the anniversary is marked by concerts, ceremonies and pilgr
- Jamaica Music Awards — Music Industry — The Jamaica Music Awards, organised by the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA), are the country's principal annual recognition of ac
- Carifta Games — Athletics · April · Caribbean — The CARIFTA Games are the Caribbean Free Trade Association's annual youth athletics championships, contested since 1972 by under-17 and unde
Frequently Asked
- How many events are on GetJamHub for Jamaica?
- GetJamHub tracks 27 verified events in Jamaica.
- What are the top-rated events in Jamaica?
- 26 of the 27 listings are rated 4.5 or higher. Featured: Reggae Sumfest, Dream Weekend, Rebel Salute, Calabash Literary Festival, Jamaica Carnival.
- Do these events listings include phone numbers?
- 0 of 27 events listings include verified phone numbers.