Northampton Carnival 3.43

Northampton,
United Kingdom

About Northampton Carnival

Northampton Carnival Northampton Carnival is one of the popular place listed under Community Organization in Northampton , Landmark in Northampton ,

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The Northampton Carnival has had strong traditions in the town from the 1960s through the Midsummer Meadow times in the 1980s, to its short break in the late 1990s, until its revival in 2005.The current carnival spans two days from a Friday to Saturday in June and includes concerts, events, community stalls and a fair ground in Delapre Park, a carnival procession through the town centre, including the Abington Street pedestrianised area, which taplace on the Saturday, and a series of events featuring performers, dancers and workshops from community groups from Northampton and other towns that take place in the Market Square on the final day, Sunday.HistoryThe earliest example of the Northampton Carnival's roots is a float photographed in 1914 which can be seen going past the Guildhall.In the 1970s and early 1980s the carnival parade took place during the week and started in the evening after tea time but was afterwards switched to Sunday afternoons.Midsummer Meadow and Abington Park were approved by the Borough Council as assembly points for the 1996 carnival scheduled for 23 June, with the Midsummer Meadow car park to be newly resurfaced.The carnival took a break in the late 1990s and early 2000s with the St Crispin Street Fair which ran from 1993 to 2004 filling the streets of the town centre for two days in October. In 1997 the Northamptonshire 'Roots and Culture Fest' multicultural festival was established and was held in the summer until 2004 after which it merged with the revived carnival.

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