Celebrate the spirit of Hackney Carnival in the Canalside venues of Hackney Wick. This event is part of this year’s Hackney Carnival Roadshow, a summer-long programme of free family workshops run by Hackney’s talented Carnival groups. Come and enjoy their new skills as they bring them to Hackney Wick!
Expect carnival vibes, pop-up processions, costume workshops, live DJs, soca, samba and African Drumming.
That's not all! A food market and bars, a dedicated family area at Gainsborough School, kids rave, films and an exhibition are also on offer. We'll see you there!
LINE UP:
Gainsborough School, Berkshire Road, E9 5ND:
Family zone 12noon - 5pm
A safe & fun-filled space for families & younger children throughout the afternoon
Hackney Showroom’s Disco Loco: a wild & wonderful family party
Badu Sports: games for all ages
Blema Dancers: Ghanaian drumming, dancing & arts & crafts
Children’s play areas, food & drink stalls
Look out for the young people’s pop up carnival parades throughout the day!
Hackney Bridge Canalside Garden Performance area:
12noon - 7pm: DJ Pax Nindi, performances, diverse music & workshops.
1pm - 1.30pm, 2.30pm - 2.45pm & 4.30pm - 5pm: Jun-Mo Generation, Hackney’s East Asian Carnival formation flag dancing workshops & dances by Chinese elders.
1.40pm - 2pm: GET MOVING with Afrocafitness.
2pm - 2.15pm: Children’s Carnival Parade.
3.20pm - 3.30pm: Carnival bands Taru & Paracarnival bring the parade to the garden with Samba & Reggae rhythms.
3.35pm - 3.50pm: GET MOVING Mi Viejo San Simon - Bolivian dancers.
4.10pm - 4.30pm: Costume parade at the garden with soca rhythms & dazzling costumes from Urban Touch, Unity, Jamboulay, People of Paradise, Tropical Isles, Dimensions, & Soca Massive’s Fancy Sailors.
5.40pm - 6.20pm: GET MOVING and keep fit with The Majorettes using hula hoops, jump ropes & roller skates
Garden Chill Zone by the Bridge - Enjoy world rhythms in our acoustic music garden with Caribbean Steel Pans & West African drumming & dancing:
12noon - 12.30pm & 2.45pm - 3.15pm: Gahu Dramatic Arts - acrobats, dancers & West African rhythms.
1.20pm - 1.40pm, 3.45pm - 4.10pm & 5.20pm - 5.40pm: Pantonic Steel Orchestra - island vibes & the vibrant sounds of the Caribbean.
2.15pm - 2.30pm: Yaram - West African Zimba (Lion) Masquerades & drummers
5pm - 5.30pm & 6.20pm - 7pm: Blema Dancers & Drummers - traditional Ghanaian cultural experience.
VENUES:
Hackney Bridge /The Box, E15 2SJ:
12noon - 7pm.
12noon - 1pm: DJ Green Papi, Tropical
1pm - 1.20pm: De Alberto, calypso
1.40pm - 2.50pm: First class DJs
3pm - 4.20pm: Reggae Roast featuring Horseman, Natty Campbell & Matic Horns
4.20pm - 5.20pm: Just Now featuring Janiq
5.30pm - 7pm: Just Vibez featuring Triniboi Joocie live
Crate Brewery, E9 5EN:
12noon - 2pm & 2pm - 3pm: Dr Calavera
3pm - 4pm: Amancai
4pm - 5pm: Bushbby
5pm - 6pm: Calamidades Lola
6pm - 7pm: Coco Mansilla
The Yard Theatre, E9 5EN:
12noon - 2pm: Afrocafitness plus arts, crafts & family activities
3pm - 3pm: EPOKA
3pm - 5pm: Faggamuffin Bloc party
5pm - 7pm: Jungle Kitty
Colour Factory, E9 5EN:
12noon - 7pm: Solution Sound System
Grow, E9 5LN:
12noon - 1pm: Talk: “Tracing connection of traditional music from the Caribbean Latin America & African, Congo” with William Cumberbache
2.15pm - 3.15pm & 4.30pm - 5.30pm: Afro Latin Caribbean All Stars curate a special jam around Afro Carnival rhythms from Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico & Dominican Republic/Haiti with Calypso, Conga, Plena, Rara & Zouk improvisations. A unique opportunity to enjoy Latin Caribbean carnival music.
Featuring Williams Cumberbache, Omar Puente Cuba, Omar Rios Nicaragua, Nestor Pedral Venezuela, Adolfredo Pulido Venezuela, amongst others
5.30pm - 7pm: DJ resident
Transport links:
Train: Hackney Wick Overground station
Buses: 276, 339
Parking: Limited paid parking in the area including accessible parking spaces.
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Multi Storey Car Park, E15 2GZ. Map