On August 6th and 7th Jamaica’s food, music and culture will be on full display at the Jamaica 0121 Festival in the UK. The theme for 2022 is all about celebrating the island’s sixty years of independence. The event will not be held at Victoria Square this year, instead it will be at Aston Park on Trinity Road in Birmingham.

To mark this historical date in time they have invited Freddy McGregor, King Yellowman, Dawn Penn, Janet Kay, Wayne Marshall, K’reema, Brian Holt, Tenna Star, Sagittarius Band and a host of other artists and musicians to perform live.

The two main objectives of the Jamaica 0121 Festival is to, 1: show Jamaica’s influence on the British culture, and 2: display the diverse spirit of Birmingham. Get tickets here.