Tuesday, August 28, 2018 – Kingston, Jamaica: Summer 2018 comes to a peak with a tantalizing mix of Jamaican food, craft and live entertainment at Harbour Fest – a day of family fun to be held along the Kingston Waterfront on Friday, August 31, 2018.
The event which will last from 11:00 am until 7:00pm is part of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) 50th anniversary celebrations and is being staged in association with Digicel Jamaica
Patrons will also enjoy product samplings and service offerings, and get free medical checks while children will play in a designated ‘kiddies village’.
According to Lorna Clarke, Director of Corporate Communication, UDC “the staging of Harbour Fest represents the Corporation’s commitment to its mandate of facilitating the restoration of Downtown Kingston and promoting it as a preferred venue for business and social events”. The UDC will also use the opportunity to reward 19 children of members of staff who were successful in the recent GSAT examinations.
“We are ending summer 2018 on a high note and we couldn’t think of a better way to do it than to award one lucky Digicel customer at Harbour Fest with $100K as the final winner in our Set Fi Di Summa promotion. With over four thousand winners in the overall promotion, we are happy to have helped to fulfil the dreams of so many Digicel customers,” said Elon Parkinson, Public Relations and Communications Manager at Digicel.
Harbour Fest, is a renewed recreational activity first organised by the UDC and partners over a decade ago and has expanded its offerings to attendees, thanks to the support of Digicel, Waterfront Medical and The Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard.
Patrons will have an opportunity to win $100,000 courtesy of Digicel’s Set Fi Di Summa finale show and do final back-to-school shopping while serving as a day of fun for children! Among the offering of the festival include The Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard Special Sail Past in Kingston Harbour, and free medical checks and massages courtesy of Waterfront Medical Centre. The event will see live performances from Minister Marion Hall, Wayne Marshall, Chi Ching Ching, Etana and many more.
Harbour Fest 2018, a UDC 50th Anniversary event, is also sponsored by: Marathon Insurance Brokers, The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Social Development Commission (SDC), Main Event Entertainment Group, Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS), Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JCAP) and Armband Plus.
For further information, please contact
The Corporate Relations and Marketing Department
Urban Development Corporation
12 Ocean Boulevard
Kingston, Jamaica
Tel: (876) 656-8031
Email cr@udcja.com
www.facebook.com/urbandevelopmentcorporation
August 28, 2018