These are just some of the amazing festivities that are happening in January!!! I will be sure to add more as I learn about them. But if you know about any other events and festivals drop me a line so I can add them in :o)
LIFE is short. Break the RULES, FORGIVE quickly, KISS slowly, LOVE truly, LAUGH unconditionally, and NEVER REGRET anything that made you SMILE.
June
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2014
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Bon Voyage Jam RockFor The Culturalist:
Happiness
is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness: it is generally the by-product
of other activities.
~ Aldous Huxley
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Saturday
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Liguanea Festival of Fine Art & Photography
(10am -8 pm) Admin – FREE
Hope Rd, King
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Caribbean Fashion Week
(June 11 to 16)
Independence Park,
Kingston
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Caribbean Fashion Week
(June 11 to 16)
Independence Park,Kingston
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Maroon Victory Day Celebration
Charles Town,
Portland (JA)
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May
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2014
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Beach Hopping
For The Culturalist:LIFE is short. Break the RULES, FORGIVE quickly, KISS slowly, LOVE truly, LAUGH unconditionally, and NEVER REGRET anything that made you SMILE.
~ Anonymous
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Semester
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Beach
Hopping
Great Bay
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Beach
Hopping
YS Falls
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Labour Day
Beach
Hopping
Bluefields Beach
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Beach
Hopping
Fisherman Reef
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Beach
Hopping
Runaway Bay
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Beach
Hopping
Runaway Bay
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Beach
Hopping
Runaway Bay
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Calabash Literary Festival (May 30 -June 6) FREE
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April
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2014
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National Autism Awareness Month
For The Culturalist:
Friendship means understanding, not agreement, it means forgiveness, not forgetting. It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.
~ Anonymous
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Cluster Week: Wacky Olympics Begins |
Wacky Olympics |
Wacky Olympics |
Wacky Olympics
Autism
Awareness Day
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Expo Jamaica (Trade Show April 3 to 6)
National Arena Kingston
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Wacky Olympics |
Wacky Olympics Ends
Beach
Hopping
Ocho Rios |
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Lunch Gathering |
Good Friday
Teaching
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Easter Sunday
Boston Jerk Festival
Boston Bay, Portland
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Easter Monday
International Kite Festival
Priory, St. Ann
Beach
Hopping
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Westmoreland Curry Festival
Admin $700JD
($1000@gate)
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Exams Begin
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March
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2014
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| Rex Hall Dinner |
Beginning of Spring
For The Culturalist:
Lots of people
want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will
take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
For The Culturalist:
Lots of people
want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will
take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
~ Oprah Winfrey
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Ash Wednesday
Rainforest
Seafood & Music Festival
(Montego Bay)
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Carnival / Bacchanal
Starts
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Japan Festival
Kingston
(4pm – 10pm
FREE)
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Kingston City
Run (Kingston)
Iron Chief
(UWI/ Rex)
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Wendy’s Birthday
Sports Day
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Union Party (FREE) /
(UWI/ Rex)
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Ring Road Parade (FREE) / (UWI/ Rex) |
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Military
Concert
(HopeGardens) 4pm-6pm – Free
Beach Jouvert
@11am ($1800 JD/ UWI)
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Sunset Cocoa Jouvert Party
(Hope Gardens)
4pm - Midnight Admin (?)
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VEE DAY
WEEKEND
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VEE DAY
WEEKEND
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VEE DAY
WEEKEND
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31
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Colour
Festival
(Hope
Gardens)
4pm –
Midnight
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Black History Month
For The Culturist:
Nesta Robert Marley (Bob Marley) was born in Nine Mile, way out in the country region of Saint Ann, Jamaica, before moving to Trenchtown Kingston, Jamaica. As a teenager Marley began forging his distinct songwriter and vocal career through reggae music, which later became very intertwined with Rastafarian tenants. Marley with his conscious raising songs and personal accomplishments would eventually become one of Jamaica’s most influential reggae artist as well as a world icon. Even 3 decades after his death (in 1981), Marley continues to evolve as a legend and a global symbol for social change and unity.
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Sunday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Reggae Legends Roots Party
Skibo Ave
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Trench Town Festival | Reggae Wednesday
Emancipation Park
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Bob Marley Day
Bob Marley Museum
| Soca Sip
UWI Mona
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Rex Hall Week
9th Annual Negril Rotary Donkey Race & Family Fun Day
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Rex Hall Week
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Rex Hall Week
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Rex Hall Week
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Rex Hall Week
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Rex Hall Week
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Hall Dinner
UWI Mona (Rex)
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Jamaican Folk Festival
Hope Bay Portland
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Blue Mountain Music Festival
Hollywell National Park
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Dennis Brown Tribute Kingston Waterfront
Blue Mountain Music Festival
Hollywell National Park
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TBA 3rd Annual Jamaica Coffee & Rum Fest
Cave Valley, St. Ann
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January
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2014
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Winter Festivities
For The Culturist:
The Doctor Bird (Trochilus polytmus) is the common name for the Swallow-Tail Hummingbird, the national bird of Jamaica. The feathers have a shimmering emerald green and black colour, a trait which is peculiar to this family of birds. The bird is able to fly backwards, this causes the feathers to make a humming sound when it flies (giving this avian family its common name of the hummingbird). |
Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Dec. 31
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New Year’s Eve Bonfire Party
(Fisherman Beach)
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Negril
Jerk Festival
(Negril)
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Accompong Maroon Festival/
Cudjoe's Celebration
(St. Elizabeth Parish)
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Arrive in The Land We Love, JAMAICA!!! |
Rebel Salute
(Saint Ann)
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Rebel Salute
(Saint Ann)
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High Mountain Coffee 10k and
5k Road Race
(Williamsfield)
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Jazz and Blues Festival
(Jan 30 – Feb 1 in Montego Bay)
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Jazz and Blues Festival (Jan 30 – Feb 1 in Montego Bay)
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