The Flambeau Procession
The Flambeau Procession brings the curtain down on events of the week long activities of every Emancipation celebrations. Hundreds of lit flambeaux held aloft light up the night sky as participants energised by the pulsating rhythms of the drums proceed from the centre of activities the Lidj Yasu Omowale village through the neighbouring communities to the All Stars Pan Theatre on Duke Street, the historical site of the 1881 Kambule riots, where the final rituals of Emancipation celebrations are held.

The All Stars Pan Theatre space has historical significance. It was the place where the newly freed Africans rioted in 1881 when their former owners attempted to curtain street processions celebrations the end of the slavery.

In the coolness of the night breeze celebrants find the flambeaux processions a fitting way to end an exciting week of action.

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