Celebrating Guyana’s Diamond Jubilee Anniversary of Independence

The Guyana Independence Celebration Committee New York invites you to join us in celebrating Guyana’s Diamond Jubilee Anniversary of Independence – sixty years of sovereignty, culture, and resilience. The commemorative events include a church service on Sunday May 31, 2026, a Grand Gala on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at 7 P.M, at Da Mikelle Palazzo 69-02 Garfield Ave, Woodside, Queens, NY 11377 and the Guyana Independence Parade will be on Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Brooklyn. 

Invited Guests of Honor include Hon. David Lammy, M.P, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Hon. Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Leader in the United States Congress; Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate, Hon. Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, Hon. Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City, Hon. Yvette Clarke, Member of Congress & Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; Baroness Valerie Amos, former Leader of the UK House of Lords & current Master of the University College of Oxford; Hon. Yonette Cummings-Edwards, former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana & Justice Designate – Turks and Caicos Islands, among others. 

We also invite you to place a congratulatory ad in our official souvenir journal – a powerful opportunity to showcase your business alongside distinguished leaders while demonstrating your commitment to the community. 

Journal ads are as follows (purchase deadline is May 20, 2026): 

Full page – $1,000.00 

Half page – $500.00 

Quarter page – $250.00 

Gala Ticket costs are as follows (purchase deadline is June 2, 2026): Individual Ticket: $220.00 

Individual VIP: $400.00 

Table: $2,500.00 (entitles purchaser to one half page ad in journal) 

Corporate VIP: $500.00 

Corporate VIP Table: $5,000.00 (entitles purchaser to one full page ad in journal) 

Tickets for the dinner can be purchased on Eventbrite or GiveButter. To purchase ads or for general inquiries Tel: 347-292-8551 or Email: guyanaindependencecomnyc@gmail.com.