Reggae Festivals 2012...Listen to the Music...Splash...New Updates...Mon!

Jazz festivals, Blues festivals and upcoming Reggae festivals makes 2012 a spectacular year to take in some great music regardless of your particular genre.

I have loved the reggae sound ever since I was introduced to the music and sound of the legendary Bob Marley in the late 60's. The vibes coming from the reggae beat drives the music muscles inside your body and causes you to blend into the beat and follow the musicians along...forever it would seem.

Now listening to some great reggae music, at a festival that is open air in some of the most awesome locations around the world, makes these type festivals a prefect opportunity to do some smart 2012 travel planning that might include some of these events. Might even want to mix a reggae festival in with a jazz or blues fest...Maybe?

I don't have but a few events listed so far, but I will be adding dates later as they are confirmed at several events that are tentatively scheduled , including the Newport Reggae Festival.

Do some travel planning so you can...Listen to the Music.

24th Bud Light Sugarloaf Reggae Festival - Carrabassett Valley, ME. April 14-April 17,2012

Ja-Ga Reggae Festival - Galveston, Texas April 13- April 15, 2012

Austin Reggae Festival - Austin, Texas April 20- April 22, 2012

Philly Relays Reggae Jam - Philadelphia, Pa. April 28, 2012

Inland Empire Reggae Music and Art Festival - San Bernardino, California May 12, 2012

9th Palm Beach Jerk & Caribbean Culture Festival - West Palm Beach, Florida May 28,2012

Reggae in the Hills - Angels Camp, California June 2, 2012

7th Caribbean Heritage Reggae Festival - Birmingham, Ala. June 16, 2012

Sierra Nevada World Music Festival - Booneville, California June 22- June24, 2012

Reggae MegaFest - Prospect, Connecticut July 3, 2012

3rd Utah Reggae Festival - Ogden, Utah July 13-July 14, 2012

7th Bayfront Reggae & World Music Festival - Duluth, Minn. July 14, 2012

Reggae on the River - Southern Humboldt County, California July 21-July 22, 2012

Monterey Bay Reggae Festival - Monterey, California July 27-July 29,2012

Northwest World Reggae Festival - Marcola, Oregon August 10 - August 12, 2012

Newport Beach Waterfront Reggae Festival - Newport, Rhode Island August 11, 2012

Dallas Reggae Festival - Grand Prarie, Texas September 15- September 16, 2012

Ragga Muffin Reggae Festival - Rotorue, New Zealand January 27-January 28, 2012

Reggae SumFest 2012 - Montego Bay, Jamaica - July 19- July 23, 2012

Montreal Reggae Festival - Montreal, Quebec August 1-August 3, 2012

Rototom Sunsplash Reggae Festival - Madrid, Spain Benicassim Resort - dates to be confirmed

Amsterdam Reggae Festival - Amsterdam, Netherlands - tentative date September 25, 2012 not confirmed.