Local Events
What's happening in and around our beloved Leicester ... in case you didn't know, or just plain lazy to read the local newspapers ;-)
Riverside festival
Riverside Festival at Bede Park & Western
Boulevard, Leicester
Saturday 7th & 8th June 2008
A weekend of activities on the river, Bede Island and Western Boulevard
including a Celt fight, Bird of Prey display, Climbing Wall, Puppet show, Bike
show, blah blah blah u have to be there to see it....
Billy Bates Funfair
At Western Park October 2007
photos taken by my new camera ... yay!
My god ... the funfair rides have changed so much in the last 15 years.. they
are now more LETHAL !! Seriously, they'd make a profit in selling SICK
BAGS for people like me after these rides....!!!
Leicester Caribbean
Carnival
4th August 2007 Victoria Park 1pm - 8pm
photos taken by my crappy mobile...
Leicester Caribbean Carnival is an annual event, to be held on
first Saturday of every August in Leicester. The
community-organised carnival has been held annually since 1985 (except 2006) on
the first Saturday in August, with a parade around the city of Leicester, ending
with an event on Victoria Park. It is the second-largest Caribbean carnival in
the UK, after the Notting Hill Carnival!
From editor:- I attended this event and was taken with the colourful display, hundreds of people made a lot of effort to dress up & participating in this big celebration with music and dancing. Although i was stone deaf, I could still feel the beat of the music from the bands as they passed by, it was a lovely atmosphere to be involved with. I look forward to next year's carnival already!
The Carnival Day is always celebrated at Victoria Park on the first Saturday in August to coincide with the anniversary of the emancipation from slavery.
More details and images can be found at this website: www.bbc.co.uk/leicester