If this can’t put a smile on your face, what will? Often thought to be one of biggest street carnivals in the UK – second only to London’s Notting Hill – Harborne Carnival will be bringing the sunshine to Birmingham this summer. Celebrating its 27th year, crowds of up to 70,000 people are expected for this family fun day out.
So far we can only offer a small glimpse of what to expect. With the carnival taking over the whole of Harborne High Street, there will be live music, arts and crafts, children’s activities, fairground rides, and community and charity stalls. But we imagine the whole area to be choked full of neverending entertainment and excitement on Sunday, June 23.
Harborne Carnival has always been an enormous success every year in Birmingham – thanks to its mix of strong community spirit and family-friendly activities. Promising “something for everyone”, Charity Partner Heart Research UK Midlands, will also place a big focus on ‘health and wellbeing’ in 2024. Any profits from the carnival will go towards supporting the charity’s medical research and community projects.
“Every year the Harborne Carnival Association reviews the feedback it has got from attendees and sponsors of the previous year’s Carnival,” Paul Burgess MBE, Harborne Carnival chair. “The feedback for 2023 was the best ever, with everybody looking forward to 2024. The Carnival is not a city council event, so we fundraise to manage its costs.”
The free-to-attend carnival only charges for fairground rides, shopping, food and drink. Harborne Carnival is sponsored by the National Lottery Community Fund – with more than 30 local charities also fundraising on the day. If you would like to participate or volunteer, you are being urged to get in contact by heading here.
John Lloyd, regional executive for Heart Research UK Midlands, added: “We are delighted by the response and the support from the local community around Harborne, and the carnival is the icing on the cake. It is a fantastic day out with thousands of families having a great time, and something Heart Research Midlands is very proud to be part of for the third year running.”