Event

Leicester Caribbean Carnival

1st August
Victoria Park, London Road, Leicester, LE1 7RY

Back in 1984, while the world marked 150 years since the Emancipation of Slavery in the Caribbean, here in Leicester… nothing happened. No celebration. No reflection. It was a silence that didn’t sit right with many in our Caribbean community.

Determined to change that, a group of passionate community members came together with a bold idea, to bring the spirit, colour, and culture of the Caribbean to the heart of Leicester through a carnival. After much discussion, it was decided: Leicester would host its first Caribbean Carnival on the first Saturday of August 1985 and every year after that.

Performances

Saturday 1st August

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Victoria Park
London Road
Leicester
LE1 7RY
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