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The Notting Hill Carnival The August Bank Holiday, 2009, will this year play host to the 45th Notting Hill Carnival. But it’s not just over the bank holiday weekend when you can join Carnival celebrations, this newsletter contains details of Pre-Carnival Events across London. The BBC Broadcast from the Carnival For over twenty years the BBC have been involved with the Notting Hill Carnival . They are the Host Broadcasters of the event and will be filming the Carnival from many positions within the Carnival area, including helicopter shots. Publications
Forthcoming Carnival Roadshow Events
Margate Carnival, Kent, England:
Sunday 2nd August 2009 from 12 noon 'til
6pm. Join us and our Notting Hill Carnival bands as we celebrate for the
sixth year with the
people of Margate. A good day out at the seaside!
Coach Trip info:
carnivalroadshow@aol.com
Notting Hill
Carnival, London, England
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Sunday and Monday
30th and 31st August 2009. Join us on the streets of Notting Hill to enjoy
one of the premier Carnivals in the world.
Abuja Carnival 2009, Abuja, Nigeria:
To
be confirmed
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Grand Costume Splash **** Alexandra Palace, London N22 Saturday 22nd August 2009 from 3:00 pm until 10:00pm Sunday 23rd August 2009 from 12:00 noon until 7.00pm If you enjoy the vibes of the Notting Hill
Carnival such as Steel Pan or Calypso, and are excited by the vibrant
costumes that parade around the Carnival route each year, then you
shouldn’t miss the
Grand Carnival Splash
at the Alexandra Palace, one of various events
that preview Europe’s largest festival of cultural arts. The Splash begins at 12.00 noon on both days with a spectacular array of Mas Bands. Admission Saturday £20/£15 adv Admission Sunday £15/£12 adv Concessions/under 5s Free
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LONDON CALYPSO
TENT 2009 Performances ****
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Steelband Panorama ****
This year nine bands will be taking part with their Panorama competition as follows ______________________
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J'ouvert
Date: Sunday 30th August, 2009 J’ouvert (pronounced "Jou-vay”) is the official opening of Carnival! It takes place around 6 a.m. on Carnival Sunday morning in Notting Hill and is an opening ritual enacted to the accompaniment of mud, oil, pitchforks and pointed tails in which the first revelers hit the streets jumping, dancing, and shouting – abetted, it must be admitted, by alcohol, but fueled more by the exhilaration of the occasion! In essence it is the celebration of the darker side of human life! This early "Mas" (a contraction of the French "jour ouvert", or "a new day"), is for the true die-hard player! Most revelers usually join sections in which hundreds of people party together! |
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