Carnival Pioneers Community Day

The Carnival Pioneers Community Day is a chance to come and celebrate with some of the original Notting Hill Carnival pioneers.

The main event, led by Les Palmer, takes place on Portobello Green, from 12noon to 6pm, with an after party ’lime’ at The Tabernacle until 10pm.

This year’s theme is ‘Founding Mothers’ - remembering the women pioneers who gave birth to and nurtured Notting Hill Carnival, including Rhaune Laslett, Merle Major, Claire Holder, Claudia Jones and Silma Faustine.

Activities for children will include face-painting, bouncy castles, dance contests and costume displays while the Live Stage will feature talented local performers and is the highlight of the day’s activities.

Performers include the Hardway Band, Kaiso Lime Kings, Redz Richardson, Carlene Etienne, Youth Steel Band, Soca Singers, with DJ Soca Massive, plus special guests Papa Weazel & DJ Dukes.

The event is also the third annual Mas in the Ghetto: 1973 Remembered, which marks the year that the carnival was transformed from a street party into an international festival.