Manchester Caribbean Carnival 2022 parade route, times and more
The Manchester Caribbean Carnival returns to the city this weekend to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The event, an annual fixture across Moss Side and Hulme since 1972, has mostly missed the last two years due to the pandemic. Not only will it be celebrating its half-century this year, but the carnival will also coincide with 60 years of Jamaican independence.
The hub of the carnival will as ever be Alexandra Park from Saturday (August 13) to Sunday (August 14), coming together to celebrate the city’s Caribbean culture, music, food and heritage. The carnival will start at 7am on August 13 with a traditional J’ouvert, signalling the beginning of the weekend’s celebrations. The main parade will then commence from 12pm.
The event boasts eight stages in the music arena, with dancehall icon Serani is also confirmed as the weekend’s main headline music act. Read more:Manchester ready to put on ‘biggest party in the UK’ and do Ukraine proud as city makes Eurovision 2023 host shortlist The weekend will also be jam-packed with performances and workshops, including the Soca Corner and The African Corner.
The full catalogue of activities and line-ups can be found here. The carnival originally began as just a few food trucks, stages and sound systems, organised by the communities with origins in Trinidad and St Kitts, before becoming a huge, family-friendly event inviting tens of thousands of people to Alexandra Park over the weekend in August. Here are the carnival routes and timings in full…
J’ouvert Route – from 7am
The J’ouvert route (Image: Manchester Caribbean Carnival)
The route begins outside the Moss Side Power House, continuing on Moss Lane East before turning on to Upper Lloyd Street.
Then the route continues down Great Western Street, before turning right and following Quinney Crescent round. The J’ouvert will continue down Alexandra Road, before finishing at Alexandra Park.
Parade Route – 12 until 2.30pm
The Parade route (Image: Manchester Caribbean Carnival)
Kicking off at 12 noon, the parade will commence from outside Alexandra Park. It will go down Claremont Road, following on to Yarburgh Street and up Chorlton Road.
The parade will turn right on to Stretford Road and then right again on to Old Birley Street. It will then follow Greenheys Lane West round to Chichester Road South and on to Moss Lane East, passing by Moss Side Brewery and the Power House. It will turn on to Upper Lloyd Street before making its final stretch back on to Claremont Road, where it will conclude.
The event is free and more details can be found on the website.
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