St Paul's Carnival is just around the corner, bringing with it one of the biggest street parties this summer.
With four main stages catering to a variety of music, kicking off at midday all the way through the day till 10pm.
If you’re one of the lucky ones attending this big celebration of African-Caribbean culture, below is all the details you need including after parties until the sun goes down, line ups on the day as well as the procession route and timings
Carnival procession route and times
The carnival is making a comeback in just under two weeks now and along with the DJs being a big part of all the celebrations on the day, so is the procession.
With swarms of colourful costumes and floats travelling down St Paul’s, it’s set to be a special one.
You can get live updates on St Paul's Carnival throughout the day here.
If you attended the carnival last year, you may be familiar with the procession and this year the organisers have stuck to a similar route.
The Procession begins at 12noon from Wilson Street, before proceeding to turn right onto Portland Square. They will then make their way to the square, in an anti-clockwise direction, giving people time to appreciate the colourful carnival floats and costumes.
Following this, the procession will then continue along Surrey Street, before turning right onto York Street.
Then, turn right onto City Road, performing down to the judging point at the junction of City and Ashley Roads. The judging will take place at approximately 2:00pm.
Once the winners have been announced, the procession will continue down Ashley Road, then turn right onto Lower Ashley Road, turning right onto Tudor Road. Next, they will make their way to Fern Street, before turning right onto Newfoundland Road. The procession is set to end outside St Paul’s Sports Centre at around 4:00pm.
The sound systems and their locations
Time: 12noon - 10:00pm
The Windrush Stage will take place at St Paul’s Learning Centre this year at 12noon, with a line up including a combination of music, as well as spoken word. This stage aims to mirror the Windrush generation, along with the theme of this year’s carnival named Our Journey.
Time: 8:00pm-10:00pm
The World Dance Stage will be catering to every music taste, with Culture Fusion for those of you who like your soca, Stay Hungry is also set to perform and many more. This stage will be blaring at Brunswick Square from 12.10pm.
Time:12:10pm-10:00pm
Young musicians from Trinity, Basement Studios & Aspiration Creation Elevation (ACE@Docklands) are set to take the stage at this year’s St Paul's Carnival at The Unity Stage.
12:00pm-9:00pm
This will be hosted by ACE and these young music artists will be given a chance to broadcast their talents at this year’s carnival, alongside some of the biggest DJ’s playing grime, hip hop and reggae.
Time:TBA
Last but not least, Mandela’s Hideaway is another stage which will be present at St Paul’s Carnival this year. The area will be home to its own dedicated dance performance stage, as well as a variety of Carnival-themed arts.
Afterparties
St Paul’s Carnival may be officially finishing at 10pm, but many venues in Bristol are making sure that the party goes on into the early hours of the morning with some of the biggest names in Bristol blaring the sound systems.
Music takes the stage when it comes to the importance of this vibrant celebration colourful, with genres varying from reggae to soca to drum and bass and many more.
- Lakota presents : St. Paul's Carnival Afterparty, 9pm-5am (second release tickets £13.48)
- Trinity Community Arts presents: St Paul's Carnival After-Party, 10:00pm-5:00am (second release tickets £17.84)
- Malcolm X Centre presents: St Paul’s Carnival Old School Afterparty, 10:30pm-4.00am (£10 incl booking fee)
