There are days and nights of concerts, jamborees and dancing. Music-lovers won't have to wait for these lively festivals, however. Jamaica offers up plenty of music as part of the regular nightlife scene. Negril, Port Antonio, Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, and especially Kingston. Those located in major hotels and resorts typically see the most action, but there are also local places that are worth checking out.
Locals are glad to point out where to go for a taste of native Jamaican fun.
Montego Bay is a good place to purchase Jamaican products, including rum, coffee, cigars, condiments and spices. Items such as wood carvings and handwoven cloth produced by Jamaican craftsmen are also available. In Ocho Rios, shoppers should look for native embroidery, handcrafted shell work, original wooden jewelry and Rastafarian hardwood carvings. Rum and rum liqueurs are also good buys there, and, as in Montego Bay, duty-free shops abound. The town market is a wonderful place to browse.