Spike Lee is throwing a free block party in Brooklyn on Aug. 29 in honor of what would have been Michael Jackson’s 51st birthday.

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“It’s going to just be how we do it, Brooklyn-style, I’ll leave it at that,” the acclaimed director told The Washington Post on Monday.

“It’s going to be a joyous, festive, celebratory party.”

Lee added, “At the end, we’ll all sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Michael. We’re going to make sure he hears us, too. All over the world, people are going to be celebrating his birthday. But he’s going to hear Brooklyn; Brooklyn is going to be in the house. Deep.”

DJ Spinna will be spinning all MJ tracks, while Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is expected to proclaim Aug. 29 “Michael Jackson Day” at the celebration.

Lee, a Brooklyn native, and Jackson collaborated on the music video for “They Don’t Care About Us.”