Hope Royal Botanic Gardens to host ‘Roots of Jamaica’ festival

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Hope Gardens Nature Preservation Foundation will celebrate Jamaica’s rich cultural heritage with the staging of the Roots of Jamaica: Poetry, Culture & Flavours Festival on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at the Hope Royal Botanic Gardens in Kingston.

The festival, which runs from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, will bring together poetry, music, food, history and family entertainment under the theme “Honouring Our Heroes. Celebrating Our Heritage. Inspiring Our Future.”

The event forms part of the National Heroes Day weekend celebrations and will pay tribute to Jamaica’s national heroes, including Nanny of the Maroons, Marcus Garvey, Paul Bogle, Sam Sharpe, George William Gordon, Norman Manley and Alexander Bustamante.