Northampton Carnival
northampton carnival strong tradition town midsummer meadow time short break late revival current carnival span two day friday saturday june includes concert event community stall fair ground delapre park carnival procession town centre including abington street pedestrianised area taplace saturday series event featuring performer dancer workshop community group northampton town take place market square final day sunday earliest example northampton carnival root float photographed seen going past guildhall early carnival parade took place week started evening tea time afterwards switched sunday afternoon midsummer meadow abington park approved borough council assembly point carnival scheduled june midsummer meadow car park newly resurfaced carnival took break late early st crispin street fair ran filling street town centre two day october northamptonshire root culture fest multicultural festival established held summer merged revived carnival theme carnival returned celebrate masquerade parade took place saturday june theme colour rainbow carnival took place three day june theme earth wind fire water ashil patel patel samaj chosen culture prince hanisha patel gujarati supplementary school culture princess priya patel gujarati community ihwo runner sushma patel patel samaj culture queen best carnival parade troupe mahogany meet northampton best carnival float delapre primary school friend royal derngate best live music samba bandit best visiting troupe stkitts nevis friend carnival theme masque exploring dual identity event took place fridaysunday june carnival took place saturday june main procession setting delapre park pm winding town centre returning pm theme sole people prize winner best live music runner – ncac steel pan explorer winner – richardson’s brass band best float design runner – razzle dazzle winner – vernon terrace primary school best visiting float runner – st kitts nevis friend luton winner – utopia ma bedford best visiting troupe runner – waca wellingborough afro caribbean association winner – mahogany meet northampton northampton carnival took place saturday june description carnival accessed official northampton carnival website