Broward Commissioner declares February Reggae Month, promoting Miramar events
Jamaica started celebrating reggae month in February 2008. It isn’t known to be officially celebrated anywhere else, except in Miramar.
At a Broward County Commission meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 3, Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis presented Miramar Commissioner Carson “Eddy” Edwards with a proclamation declaring February 2026 as Reggae Month in Broward County.
Davis is a former commissioner and vice mayor of Miramar, and Edwards now holds her seat. Edwards is presenting the free Afro-Carib Festival, a music festival that combines Black History Month and Reggae Month, on Feb. 28.
This combination of celebratory months was pioneered by Davis when she represented Miramar.
The calendar of Reggae Month events also includes the Selecta Showdown on Feb. 27, started in 2022, and the Reggae Icon Awards on Feb. 26.
The proclamation reads, “Whereas the first significant recognition and celebration of Reggae Month outside of Jamaica was established in the City of Miramar, through the visionary Black History Month meets Reggae initiative, launched by then-Miramar commissioner myself.”
Davis said these events continue to enrich the community today, and Edwards thanked her for the recognition.
“As someone that came to this country in the 80s promoting reggae music, people were asking, ‘What is that?’ And to see now, when you call the name Bob Marley, everyone recognizes it,” Edwards said at the meeting.
Reggae month is happening all over Broward, Davis highlighted at the meeting. On Saturday, Feb. 7, the Reggae Geneaology festival will take place at Volunteer Park in Plantation, and the band Inner Circle will perform at Rhythm by the River at Esplanade Park on Feb. 22.
