Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) will spearhead Emancipation Jubilee celebrations at Seville Great House and Heritage Park in St Ann’s Bay, St Ann, from Wednesday, July 31 to Emancipation Day, Thursday, August 1.

The annual event, which honours the contributions of the African ancestors through song, dance, drumming, drama, food and fashion, will begin at 8:00 pm and end at 6:00 am,

“There is the artisan village where persons [can] come and view the various arts and crafts made locally. There is [also] a food court where persons can enjoy the various traditional cuisine [like] ackee and salt fish, jerked pork and cornmeal pudding. A highlight of the event is that we serve complementary chocolate tea right throughout the night, once you come with your enamel mug. If you have any, walk with it for the event,” said director of public education, public relations and communication at the JNHT Lorna Bailey,

Minister of Culture and Entertainment Olivia Grange will deliver the main address at midnight, which will be followed by the event’s civic ceremony and floral tribute.

Admission to the Emancipation Jubilee is free; however, patrons must obtain a ticket to enter the venue.

Tickets are available at the JNHT, 79 Duke Street, Kingston, and the Seville Heritage Park in St Ann’s Bay. Tickets will also be available at the gate.

“It is a huge property and we have a shuttle system in place. So persons would park in the general parking lot and be shuttled up to the great house to get their tickets and come into the venue. It’s a family event, [one] where persons can come to learn about your history and embrace your Africanness,” Bailey said.