St Pauls Carnival organisers announce replacement event in Bristol
Posted on: 30 May 2017The event, entitled Grassroots Part 3, will take over The Malcolm X Centre for a night and day on the 1st July with African Caribbean activities and entertainment.
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The morning of the 9th May brought the sad news that St Pauls Carnival, which had been due to return to the streets of Bristol this summer, would not be taking place; the latest in a series of disappointing setbacks for the community festival, which has not happened since 2014.
News has arrived today that should temper some of that initial disappointment, as the organisers have announced a smaller event to take place on the 1st July, the date for which the carnival was originally slated.
The Malcolm X Centre in St Pauls will host a day and night of activities under the name Grassroots Part 3, with the chosen theme being ‘masquerade’. Expect a carnival in miniature, so music, food and activity, all with a festive theme.
Organisers have promised the following: ‘Soundsystem, Bristol’s best performing artists, steel pan, drumming, food and merchandise stalls, carnival costume competition, spoken word, children’s corner and an elders’ corner’. All of this will unfold between 12 – 9.30pm. Entry costs £3, with under 16s going free.
For more information, check out St Pauls Carnival on Facebook or Twitter.
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