Wednesday 17 August 2011

Caribbean Colour

Hi, on Sunday Nottingham hosted the annual Caribbean Carnival which I usually manage to miss due to bike club activities but the year I headed down with my camera and after a much needed cup of coffee I started snapping :-)

Nottingham caribbean carnival 2011

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The costumes were amazing, the music loud and the little ones were adorable especially when you caught sight of a small group busy practising their dance routines.

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The parade meanders around the city centre then makes its was to the Forest site where food stalls and a stage were set out. Each group in the parade also performed a dance at the end with awards for the best one.

Nottingham caribbean carnival 2011

The dance teams will also take part in other carnivals around the country.

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3 comments:

Maggi said...

Amazing costumes. Pity it was the same time as the Festival of Quilts or I would have gone.

Sandra Wyman said...

Hope to see them at Leeds Carnival (the oldest street carnival in the country - 44 years this year) on August Bank Holiday!
Takes place in my local area

Julie said...

Thanks for a flavour of the event. The costumes are wonderful!