Manchester Caribbean Carnival 2023

The Manchester Caribbean Carnival is an annual festival that brings the Caribbean flavour and revelry for a weekend to Manchester through the sounds of Reggae, Calypso and Soca as they are pumped across the cityscape from Alexandra Park via powerful sound systems.

The procession brings traffic to a halt with its infectious rhythms of song and dance that infuse the carnival procession as it makes its way through the crowds with steel bands, floats with DJs, and dance troupes with carnival queens and princesses, elaborate costumes and folklore characters.

About the Carnival

The vibrant and much-anticipated Manchester Caribbean Carnival is set to return on August 12th and 13th, from 12 pm to 8 pm each day. This year's carnival holds special significance as it commemorates 75 years since the arrival of the Windrush generation. After the resounding success of last year's event, which attracted over 60,000 attendees, this year's carnival promises to be even bigger and better. The two-day free event will be a family-friendly celebration of community, heritage, and music taking place in the heart of the community at Alexandra Park, Manchester, 180 Russell Street, Manchester M16 7JL. Join us for J’ouvert and Parade Saturday, 12th August 2023.  

This years headliner includes Stylo G performing hits like Dumpling, Touch Down and Call me a yardie.

The return of the King and Queen show

The return of the King and Queen show - showcasing Kings queens Prince and princesses from our participating troupes, from Manchester, Yorkshire and the East midlands.

Taking place live on Saturday 29th July 2023 – The Hough end centre, Mauldeth road West Chorlton, M21 7SX.

Caribbean Carnival Events

Carnival History

The Manchester Caribbean Carnival is an annual festival that brings the Caribbean flavour and revelry for a weekend to Manchester through the sounds of Reggae, Calypso and Soca.

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.

Carnival Troupes

We’ll make sure there’s a blaze of colour is waiting for you and ready to dance at the carnival’s cultural home of Alexandra Park. Want to join in carnival 2023? Contact us and tell us how you’d like to join.

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, but you’ll have to wait until 2022 to see them dance their way to the stage.

Traders

Carnival attracts a wide range of traders offering fantastical foods – Trinidadian ‘Roti’, and Guyanese ‘Pepper Pot’ are a must try – and spellbinding craft items and cultural dressings from all the islands.

Host or Publisher British Caribbean Community