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Celebrating the best of Caribbean Culture

12- 13 August 2023

Let the fever begin!

Mcr Caribbean Carnival

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This autumn, Kimpton Clocktower Hotel will host Colours Of A Carnival: Past, Mas & Future, a free exhibition celebrating the heritage, artistry and community spirit of Manchester Caribbean Carnival. At a time when conversations about what it means to be British are more present than ever, this exhibition highlights how our country’s richness lies in its diversity. Manchester Caribbean Carnival is part of that story – showing how cultures, traditions and communities come together to create something joyful, powerful and uniquely British. The exhibition is free to visit throughout October 2025 at Refuge. Whether you’ve danced in the parade, cheered from the crowds, or are discovering Carnival for the first time, this exhibition is an invitation to experience its colour, energy and history up close.

Take Part In The Carnival Parade

Registration is closed for Carnival 2026. We will open registrations early in the new year. We will be celebrating 54 years of the Manchester Carnival in 2026 and want EVERYONE to be involved in a fantastic weekend. Thank you to everyone who registered to take part in 2025’s parade – 60,000 people attended. We’re getting […]

Jou’vert Morning

Join Us For The Jou’vert Parade The J’vouert parade kickstarts the weekend with the most creative of messes!!!! From 7am the streets are filled with revellers for the ‘Morning Jam” – think powder, water, colour, flags and vybz!! Time to get messy!!!!

Events Programme

Our Carnival give you the opportunity to experience the best of Caribbean Culture and heritage with a packed programme for all ages built on thrilling LIVE stages and MEGA sounds systems mixing local artists and surprise superstar show stoppers.

Our Sponsors

Our sponsors help make the carnival great. If you would like the opportunity to reach out to 1000s of people while associating your business with a fantastic community event, contact us.

Mas Bands

You can always expect to see visiting troupes at the carnival, and 2024 is no exception with 14 troupes taking part in the parade.

Alexandra Park

J'ouvert Morning

Carnival in the Park

Alexandra park the cultural home of Carnival since 1972 – Find out more about the
Hyper link at top that says take part in the parade- currently says opps page not there, can it link to the same info in carnival parade

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Jou’vert Morning

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