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APPLY NOW! Freelance Workers Wanted

Leeds West Indian Carnival currently needs to fill three freelance posts. We are recruiting two Project Assistants and a Volunteer Coordinator for a 10-week work opportunity at Carnival Headquarters. We are delivering a short-term project, “Covid-Readiness of Carnival Headquarters & Heritage Assets Preservation” funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund under its Heritage Emergency Fund scheme. You would be part of a team working to re-organise Carnival Headquarters; preserve, organise and store carnival costumes and other heritage assets safely and to ensure proper health & safety protocol for using the building and co-working spaces during and beyond the covid-19 crisis. Deadline Continue Reading

Leeds West Indian Carnival 2020 goes Virtual

For more than half a decade the highlight of August Bank Holiday weekend has been Leeds West Indian Carnival. Sadly due to the ongoing pandemic and corona virus restrictions this year we won’t be on the road we’ll be on the internet…a virtual carnival to keep people safe and keep the celebrations alive. Make room in your living room, backyard, garden or wherever you will be. There is no park this year and no parade, but we will still be celebrating and bringing that carnival energy online with Zoom and streaming live on Facebook. We want you to help us…. Continue Reading

International Soca Artist Lyrikal

ONE OF THE BIGGEST SOCA STARS IN THE WORLD CONFIRMED AS HEADLINE ACT FOR LEEDS WEST INDIAN VIRTUAL CARNIVAL 2020, MONDAY 31 AUGUST 2020 Leeds West Indian Carnival is excited to announce that Trinidadian soca artist, Lyrikal will be our headline act for our Virtual Carnival on Monday 31 August 2020 performing his Carnival 2020 season hit song, “Rukshun” and other fan favourites. Join us online at 5pm BST on Bank Holiday Monday for a high-octane and infectious virtual performance from this soca impresario. You can catch Lyrikal’s performance via Zoom, Facebook and YouTube. These links can be found Continue Reading

Leeds West Indian Carnival 2020 – Corona Virus / Covid 19

Press Release For Immediate Release Leeds West Indian Carnival 2020 Corona Virus – Covid 19 Leeds West Indian Carnival has been taking place for over 50 years attracting over 150000 spectators from across the UK. We are liaising with Leeds City Council and a decision regarding Leeds West Indian Carnival taking place in August 2020 has not been made. We very much hope that the situation in the UK will have improved by the end of June for us to make a decision. Arthur France – Chairman and Founder of Leeds West Indian Carnival said “We have never been in this situation before but Continue Reading

Leeds Carnival Supports Voices Of Cancer

Take Part In Leeds Carnival 2020

Are you a designer who would like to participate in Leeds Carnival 2020? Can you be the winning Prince or Princess? or maybe a King or Queen? Do you want to play mas with your carnival troupe in the Leeds Carnival Parade? If this is you then click here to complete the interest form. Alternately email participate@leedscarnival.co.uk Terms and conditions for the shows will be forwarded to you at a later date. Looking for a troupe to join and jump up with? contact us Thank you for taking your time to complete this interest form. The guidance notes and application forms will be Continue Reading

Thank you!

Carnival is love! Its what brings us together as we celebrate the emancipation of slavery. Carnival is in our blood, its our past, present and future. LWIC would like to thank everyone that has supported carnival this year and the years to come. THANK YOU – Chapeltown community, people of Leeds, visitors, participants, troupes, designers, workshop workers, volunteers, DJs and everyone else! We’re still jammin!

Leeds Carnival Blog by Mas Media

Leeds Mas Media, tells the story of West Indian Carnivals in Britain focusing on Leeds West Indian Carnival. This wonderful blog takes you on a journey from the Caribbean 1901 to present day Leeds Carnival. Find out more by visiting Mas Media

Get Carnival Fit

Get Carnival Fit and buss a wine! Weekly classes – Monday – 6:30 – 7:30pm £1 LWICentre @AnonyMas Carnival Leeds Tuesday – Mandela Runners C’Town Studio 7pm Wednesday- St Aidan’s 7:30-8:30 De-Napoli Clarke Thursday – Mandela Runners C’Town Studio 6:30pm Thursdays – 8:30 – 9:30pm £5 or £4 students @Valentina’s Collective #ParkRun – 9am at Potternewton Park @Potternewton parkrun Saturday – 12-1pm £1 LWICentre @AnonyMas Carnival Leeds

Carnival Talent Search

Are you #carnivalhappy? Want to perform at the Prince & Princess Show or the King & Queen Show? Can you sing, dance or compere? We’re looking for local talent who wants to be part of carnival 2019. Email us for more information: office@leedscarnival.co.uk