KINGSTON, Jamaica – Persons wishing to attend this year’s Emancipation Jubilee at the Seville Heritage Park in St Ann, will be able to do so at no cost to them.

According to a release, the event which will be held from July 31 into Emancipation Day on August 1, will honour the contribution of the African ancestors through song, dance, drumming, drama, food and fashion.

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, provided details in the House of Representatives earlier this week.

“On Sunday evening, July 31, we will gather at Seville Heritage Park in St Ann for Emancipation Jubilee, where we will pay homage to our ancestors who fought and died for the freedoms we enjoy today. We will be granting free admission to Seville Heritage Park for Emancipation Jubilee this year,” Grange said.

Minister Grange said among the performers for the Emancipation Jubilee are Freddie McGregor, Marcia Griffiths, Westrok, Sister Pat and a number of other outstanding Jamaican performers.

“We will also have our cultural groups – the Morant Bay Kumina Group, the Charles Town Maroons and the Islington Cultural Group,” she said.

The Emancipation Jubilee will be preceded by the Jamaica 60 National Thanksgiving Service, which will be held on Sunday, July 31 at Boulevard Baptist Church, beginning at 9:30 am.

Among the dignitaries participating in the national service will be Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Leader of the Opposition Mark Golding.