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The
Acton Carnival consists of a massive procession down the Acton High
Street and a vibrant festival in the Acton Park. It takes place in
the West London borough of Ealing every July.
Set up by the Acton Community Forum, it is the biggest community-led
event in the borough and the largest carnival after Notting Hill.
The carnival reflects all of our cultural
communities and involves people of all ages and all walks of life.
In 2006, it attracted 12,000 people. |
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This year’s
Fifth Carnival is organised around the theme 'Freedom'
and will consist of the street procession and the park festival. |
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Saturday,
14 July 2007
Acton Park, West London, W3
1 – 8 PM |
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The procession
leaves Woodlands Park at 1:00pm and travels along Acton High Street
half a mile towards Acton Park. The dancing through the streets will
feature hundreds of flamboyant costumes and carnival creations, headpieces
and mobile structures.
More than 30 groups and 800 individuals are involved in the procession,
including contributions from Eastern European, Asian, Middle Eastern,
Latin American and African community groups.
Acton’s Caribbean communities take the centre stage, through
individual visual artists such as Carl Gabriel, accomplished musical
groups such as Drum-Carib and dynamic youth performers such as Descendants. |
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The festival starts
around 2:00pm in Acton Park. It offers the best in music and dance,
youth and children’s entertainment, sports, arts, some 60 stalls
and a funfair. The food village will showcase flavours from Caribbean
to Moroccan and from Chinese to homegrown fish & chips. |
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