Jamaica Independence Day

Costumed performer dancing on stilt legs in a stadium near Courtleigh Hotel & Suites, an elite hotel in Kingston, Jamaica
Costumed performer dancing on stilt legs in a stadium near Courtleigh Hotel & Suites, an elite hotel in Kingston, Jamaica

Independence Day is the national day of Jamaica, celebrated in annually on 6 August, the anniversary of the coming into force of the Jamaica Independence Act 1962. It is one of the most senior public holidays in Jamaica.