Members of the community are being invited to take a trip down memory lane and participate in a series of fun and educational activities in honour of Emancipation Day.Starting at 2pm on Sunday, the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs will be hosting a free event on Dundonald Street to give people a better understanding of the Island's rich black heritage and culture.Attendees will be treated to a dramatic presentation that looks at various aspects of slavery, ethnic music and documentary films. There will also be presentation tents set up featuring informative discussions on topics including African creativity in medicine, cuisine, religion and education.Heather Whalen, the director of the department, said the event was open to all facets of the community and could help locals develop a greater sense of pride in their culture and history."It's open to everyone because I think everyone needs to be educated about our history because it's Bermuda's history. And going forward we need to own our history all aspects of our history. That is one of the things that will help to bring healing as well for the country."Mrs Whalen said the event has been celebrated every year since the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs opened in the 1990s. This year they will be operating under the theme "Celebrating the Creativity of the African Mind".The festival will be looking at how people of African descent, particularly those in Bermuda, have evolved and demonstrated their creativity and innovation since emancipation.One of the highlights of the event will be a dramatic presentation, put on by producer and director Amir X, highlighting how black people challenged past injustices.There will be a Cup Match tent available giving people a chance to learn more about the holiday and its significance in Bermuda history.There will also be a variety of exciting performances throughout the afternoon, including by ethnic musicologist Keith Caisey, percussionist Calvin Worrell, a jazz quartet, musician Stan Seymour and dancer Don Quiley. Documentary films shown at the Liberty Theatre will include: "Behind the Mask- Bermuda Gombeys past and present"; "Time and Judgement, a diary of 400 years"; and "Emancipation: a Love Story".Children can enjoy fun workshops teaching them to make go karts and bottle dolls; there will also be storytelling and face-painting. A train tour of North Hamilton, revisiting historic store locations that used to exist around the city, will kick off at 3.15pm and 5.15pm. Mrs Whalen said it would be like "a trip down memory lane".Food stalls will also be available, including treats from: Savoury Vegan Delight, Brunswick Bakery, Sage Middle Eastern Foods, Sensational Delight and Lickety Split.The event is a way for people to learn more about their history and how people of African descent developed, said Mrs Whalen.They will leave with a greater knowledge about subjects like black newspapers, which were established as early as 1880 to get the message out about issues of concern and interest to the black community which were often ignored by white-owned newspapers.They will also gain a better understanding of the entrepreneurial spirit of black people, in the form of the popular Blue Jay Luncheonette, established in 1947, and the Dismont family who owned a cycle store and shoe shop."I believe we need to learn as much as we can about our history because that is how a people develop pride in who they are and in themselves."When they know who they are and where they have come from, it's a way of forming and helping with self determination and also fosters unity because when we learn about our different struggles we can better work together."She encouraged people of all ages to come to the event in the vicinity of the BIU/Liberty Theatre building on Dundonald Street, from 2pm until 6pm."Do come out, come and learn, come and interact with people. Come and have your minds and spirits uplifted and stimulated. Bring your children so they can have fun and actually learn about some of the creativity through play," added Mrs Whalen.