We are back, our parade will start in the city centre with up to 800 local, national, and international performers. https://xitter.cf/t.co/ictjames2I

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💫Thank you to all of our staff, participants and audience members who came to party with us. We hope you had as much fun at Carnival as we did #edinburghfestivalcarnival A little shout-out from the Edinburgh Reporter bit.ly/3YaTnhf
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💞A Big thank you to everyone who supported, worked and turned up for Saturday's #windrush75 festivities. We hope you had as much fun as we did. Keep an eye out on our social media pages as we share exciting BTS in the lead up to #edinburghfestivalcarnival 2023
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🤩🤩 Don't they look amazing? Carnival will be taking place on the 16th July. Keep your eyes peeled as we share more BTS of our participating groups #edinburghfestivalcarnival
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🤩Honoured to have partnered and gotten support from @edincarib @EdinburghJazz and @scotgov to bring together the Caribbean community and friends to mark #Windrush75. And a big thank you to @edintfest for letting us use their space at the HUB. bit.ly/3X0tkZv
💫 We are honoured to have partnered with the Edinburgh Caribbean Association, @EdFestCarnival and recieve support from the @scotgov to mark the 75th year of Windrush and celebrate the contributions made Caribbean British people
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This online workshop will be lead by Jeda Pearl and Courtney Stoddart For more information & to book your space here ➡️ bit.ly/43qLq8H
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Today is @EdFestCarnival … Here is article from2014… think we might be the longest standing band in Carnival… giving opportunities to perform to hundreds of young people… we are there again today.. – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Honoured to launch the Edinburgh Festival Carnival at the Ross Band Stand. Big thanks to all @EdFestCarnival performers, organisers and the huge audience. #OneWorldOneCity #Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌍
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The sun shone on the Edinburgh Festival Carnival yesterday. The costumes were colourful and the music was fantastic #Edinburgh #edinburghfestivalcarnival #carnival @EdinburghLive_ @EdFestCarnival
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Yesterday’s Edinburgh Festival Carnival was a smash hit as 800 performers paraded along Princes Street. Culture Secretary @AngusRobertson is pictured with drummers from Batala (UK), Gwanaval (Martinique), Samba Resille (France) and Harlem Samba School (USA)
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They joined musicians from 10 countries to create Samba Beatz an 80 strong new commission for drummers and dancers. Edinburgh’s young samba group Pulse of the Place joined the project during its workshop phase. Funded by the PLaCE fund which supports Edinburgh’s Festivals.
On Sunday 17 July, we will take to the streets of Edinburgh with a spectacle of colour, and electric atmosphere. We have a packed programme of music, dance, costumes, puppets, circus and acrobatics! bit.ly/3NhzbCX
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Check out the performers taking part in the Carnival Parade, which runs along Princes Street from 1pm, and take a look at the programme of events in Princes Street Gardens, running from 3pm. We will bring you more information in the coming weeks as we build up to the Carnival!
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Fantastic photo sessions at @Canongateyouth Creative Hub with young performers and participants at this year's upcoming @PrideEdinburgh Youthspace with @LGBTYS & @EdFestCarnival . Lots more images over at our FB gallery: shorturl.at/tvGI1
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Join us at Summerhall on Saturday 13 November as we present 'Deepavali Night' - an evening of Indian music and dance to celebrate Diwali. We have a packed programme starting from 7pm and tickets are just £3. edinburghjazzfestival.com/de…
Here's Carnival performer Monique Hendry displaying one of the incredible costumes at this morning's photocall! Running from 16-18 July, our online Carnival features international and Scottish artists including musicians, dancers, poets, acrobats, jugglers and cooks.
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The three-day celebration will feature a vibrant mix of free performances and workshops via YouTube and Facebook - don't miss it!
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Sun 19 Jul 2020 should've seen communities, dancers, musicians, circus performers and masqueraders from Edinburgh and across the world come together. Our Carnival & Community Manager, Giles Agis, created this short video to mark the cancelled Carnival. youtu.be/lAhtRznobg8
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We are currently working on plans for 2021, placing the safety of our participants and audiences at the centre of everything we do. We look forward to sharing plans with you but, in the meantime, we'll be sharing lots of Carnival memories to brighten up the Winter months.
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We'd love to hear some of your favourite Carnival moments!