The 2018 staging of Mello Go Roun’ will be held on Saturday, August 4, at the National Arena, beginning at 8:00 p.m. Organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Mello Go Roun’ promises to be an exciting experience for the entire family.

Mello Go Roun’ is being held under the Jamaica 56 theme, “One Love… One Family” and will showcase the most entertaining and award-winning talent pieces from the National Festival of the Performing Arts in the categories of Speech, Music, Dance, Drama and Traditional Folk Forms.

As the premier family entertainment event of the Jamaica Independence Festival, Mello Go Roun’ promises to provide an evening of excellent entertainment as the Jamaica Festival celebrations are heightened.

Tickets for this event are adults $1000 presold and $1200 at the gate, while children’s tickets are $400 and may be purchased from the JCDC Head Office at 3-5 Phoenix Ave, Kingston 10, between 8:30 am and 3:30 pm daily. Presold tickets may also be purchased at the Independence Village at the JCDC’s booth between 12 noon and 5:00 pm daily.

Other ticket locations include Sangster’s Bookstores locations: Cross Roads, Portmore Mall and Spanish Town and Fontana Pharmacy locations in Barbican, Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Savana La Mar and Mandeville. For additional convenience, tickets may also be purchased from the JCDC Online Store at www.jcdcjamaica.com.

Mello Go Roun’ is sponsored by the Chase Fund, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Norman Manley International Airport, Airports Authority of Jamaica, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation and the Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC).