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1 January: New Year
February / March: Ash Wednesday
March / April: Good Friday and Easter Monday
23 May: International Workers' Day
1 August: Emancipation Day
6 August: Independence Day
3rd Monday of October: Heroes' Day
25 December: Christmas
26 December: Boxing Day
Kingston is the capital of Jamaica, as well as the commercial, administrative and cultural centre of the island. Kingston is now a modern, bustling and expansive city that never seems to sleep.
It is a charming mix of old and new, with beautiful traditional gingerbread houses with elaborate balconies and fretwork, eighteenth-century classical mansions and modern houses and apartment buildings.
Don't miss: Devon House, Kingston Parish Church, St. Andrews Parish Church or the Bob Marley Museum.