NATCHEZ — Minorville Jubilee organizers will be honoring the past and celebrating the future Saturday during the 28th annual celebration.

Jubilee Chairperson and Ward 4 Aldewoman Felicia Irving said this year’s celebration promises to be a fun event filled with everything from a Gospel Hour to a Grill Cook-off.

Irving said the day would begin at 10 a.m. with a march down Minor Street from Martin Luther King Jr. Street to Macedonia Baptist Church.

After the march, the event will move into the church from 10:20 to 11:30 for a Gospel Hour.

After the service, the event will move down the street for an afternoon filled with a variety of activities, Irving said.

Irving said the afternoon, will begin with a prayer and a welcome from Natchez Mayor Darryl Grennell.

Irving said organizers plan to recognize one of the celebration’s living founders, Katie Moore.

“She has been instrumental in organizing the event, and we plan to honor her dedication to the cause,” Irving said.

From 1 to 2 p.m., Bishop Jerry Baldwin Jr. will speak.

In addition to the traditional water fun in the streets, Irving said Saturday’s celebration would include Bingo, face painting, arts and crafts.

“We are providing events that focus more on our youth,” Irving said. “We want to provide them with memorable moments. With the arts and crafts, they can take something they made with them.”

Irving said organizers want to provide activities that appeal to the future leaders of the celebration.

“We want them to be engaged so that they continue the Minorville Jubilee for the future,” Irving said.

A new addition to the Minorville Jubilee, Irving said, will be a Grill-Cook Off from 2 to 4 p.m. First, second and third prizes will be awarded at the end of the cook-off.

Irving said the Mississippi Food Network would also be on hand Saturday to distribute food to Minor Street residents and to others who are in need of food. The Mississippi Food Network distributes food across the state to relieve poverty-hunger in the state.

Irving said other plans for Saturday’s celebration include a variety of vendors, health information about strokes and heart attacks, voter registration, a school supplies giveaway and door prizes throughout the day.

The celebration will end at 7 p.m.