Michael Jackson fans gather to celebrate the late pop star's birthday at a party organized by filmmaker Spike Lee in Prospect Park on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Photo Jason DeCrow/AP.
The party will be held in a Brooklyn park on Saturday on what would have been the 51st birthday of the late pop star.
Organizers say the party will go on despite heavy rain and possible thunderstorms.
They expect thousands to gather on a 15-acre lawn in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. The party officially begins at noon and ends at 5pm EDT (0900 NZT).
In 1996, Lee directed two music videos for Jackson's song, "They Don't Care About Us."
