Emancipation Park

Public Park · New Kingston

Rating: 4.6 / 5

Seven-acre public park at the corner of Knutsford Boulevard and Oxford Road in New Kingston, opened in 2002. The park is anchored by Laura Facey's striking bronze sculpture Redemption Song, depicting two nude emancipated figures gazing upward, and surrounded by fountains, a bandstand, and tree-lined walking paths popular with joggers at dawn and with families at weekends. The park hosts regular Sunday concerts and public events and has become one of uptown Kingston's defining open spaces.

Contact Information

Address: Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston

Hours: Daily 5am-midnight

Website: https://www.google.com/search?q=Emancipation+Park+Kingston+Jamaica

About culture in Jamaica

Jamaica is a cultural superpower — birthplace of reggae, dancehall, ska, rocksteady, and dub. The Bob Marley Museum in Kingston and Bob Marley Mausoleum at Nine Mile in St. Ann are pilgrimages for fans worldwide. Devon House National Heritage Site, Trench Town Culture Yard, and the National Gallery tell the Kingston story. Up north, Rose Hall Great House, Greenwood Great House, and Falmouth's Georgian streets reveal the plantation past. Port Royal, the old pirate capital, sits at the end of the Palisadoes peninsula.

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