Eboe Town Festival Promises a Day of Fun for Entire Family

Emancipation Day is just a few days away and with that comes a variety of celebrations. This year, the Belize City Council, NICH and their partners are promising a day of vibrant celebrations cultural displays, food, and live performances at the Eboe Town Festival. These celebrations are an avenue for Belizeans to embrace their heritage and foster a sense of community as they learn about the former slave Town. Kim Vasquez, a member of the National Celebrations Commission, filled us in on the exciting activities that are going to be featured at the event.

 

Kim Vasquez, Director, I.C.A.

“I mentioned, there is a lot of formalities, yes, there is the history, but we also have festivities, and a part of the festivities is Thanksgiving. And we begin that at the thirty first on Wednesday night at eleven p.m. at Queen Street Baptist Church, where we have the Eve of Emancipation service. This is a traditional service that they do every year and which the national celebrations has not joined with them. So we go at eleven p.m. Up until midnight when the bells toll celebrating freedom and the national anthem is sung by the congregation. And then we go over as I said on the first at nine a.m. to the government house for the official ceremony And after that, immediately after around midday, we are inviting the entire public to bring out your entire family for Eboe Town Festival. Eboe Town Festival is expanded this year. It will go from Yabra Green all the way to Isaiah Mortis Square on Albert Street West. So you can expect all the Brukdowg artists to be out there. Boom and Shine, Second Generation, Harrison Doggy King, Cocono Bwai, Lord Rayburn with Kenny Gladden, Drums Not Guns who else will be out there? Brad Patiko. Brad Patiko and his ensemble will do a special performance. special performance for children, and he will end that performance with two storytellers from the Belize River Valley. There’ll be cultural displays out there. Drum making, kiss kiss making, fly brush making. The Crooked Tree Museum will have a boot out there. As well with activities for children. The National Creole Council will be out there with traditional games. There’s a whole lot of cultural food. You’ll buy it up your rice and beans, your Hamadili.  And of course, all these sweet things.”