  The Sunday is less crowded and
it features the Children's bands. Carnival is always held on the last Monday of
August and the Saturday and Sunday preceding it. The 3-day bank holiday in the
UK marks the end of summer. For 2005 the
3 main days of the Carnival will be August 27th to 29th.
Calendar
2004 2005 |
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|
Date
& Time |
Official Events: |
Location |
17 July - 1 August Free
Time: 2pm – 5pm |
Pan Music at Leicester Square,
26th June (Ebony),
27th June (Penecktar),
17th July (Glissando),
18th July (Penecktar),
24th July (Metronomes),
25th (Pantasia),
31st July (Nostalgia),
1st August (Pantonic) &
8th August (Croydon Steel Orchestra)
|
Leicester Square:
at the heart of the City |
|
Each Friday 30 July - 27 August £8
(adults), £7.50 advance and £7 concessions
This event begins at 7.30 pm |
Calypso Tent,
Association of British
Calypsonians (ABC) brings the best in calypso and soca. Afficionados
perform a medley of songs, rhythms, percussion, lyrics and bachhanal.
There's 10 2004 finalists vying in the final round of the
competition against reigning monarch, Singing Sandra.
The competition will also include performances by Explainer, Soca Elvis
and Cyclops, as well as Trinidad and Tobago’s Junior Calypso
Monarch, Sheyenne Hazell. |
 at
The Asantewaa Arts Centre,
Chippenham Mews, W9,
For tickets call
- 020 7286 1656.
2004 FINALISTS
|
Sunday
9 th August 2004 |
Nursery Carnival
The Nursery Carnival is hosted by
the Children and Parents Carnival Association (CAPCA) and will take
place in St Mark’s Park on 9th August. For those aged 0-10 years,
the event includes the Junior Panorama and mas competitions and is
set to fill the Notting Hill airwaves with thunderous bursts of
Calypsonian and Soca music.
|
St Mark’s Park
Cost: FREE
This
event begins at 7.30pm
|
Saturday
& Sunday
before Carnival
August 14th & 15th
 |
Splash:
Grand Costume Gala
Members from
Up to 65 Masquerade (Mas) Bands
will compete for the
Junior Crowns 5-8, 9-13, & 14-16 years old
ADULT
•Best King
• Best Queen
• Best Male Individual
• Best Female Individual
Leading Carnival DJs
11am-5pm:
3pm
YOUTH SPECTACULAR Costume Show & Calypso Concert
Sun
15:
3pm ADULT SPECTACULAR Sensational show with Costume Bands, Steel
Bands, Samba Schools and Calypso Concert.
|
At
Alexandra Palace
Tickets
should be available on the door or from TicketWeb 08700 600 100 or www.ticketweb.co.uk
Check official web site for update
www.nhmba.com
Notting Hill Carnival Bandsl
Mahogony Sweeps Spash by islandevents.com
|
CARNIVAL
FRIDAY
26th August 2004
|
Calypso Monarch Finals
A chance to see reigning UK Monarch,
Sister Sandra
and to find out who will be crowned the
UK Calypso
Monarch 2004
|
The Yaa Asantewaa Arts Centre:
For tickets and general
enquiries: Wendy Cutler – 020 7286 1656
info@londoncalypsotent.co.uk
2004 FINALISTS
The list of 10
finalists in alphabetical order is:
Alexander D Great; Brown Sugar;
Cleopatra; Deloris Francis; Lord Cloak; Music Man;
Rev Brown; Totally Talibah; Wen’D; &
Yaa Princess |
CARNIVAL
SaturdayAugust 28
7pm to 11:30pm
FREE
|
STEELBAND PANORAMA
FESTIVAL
Steelband
extravaganza! Pan arrangers and musicians from around the world converge
with strengths of each orchestra sometimes swelling to a whopping 75 - to
create a bang and a clatter enough to...steel the show. |
Emslie Horniman's Pleasance
in Notting Hill
7pm
Free
 More
about the Pan orchestras in the 2004 Panorama
|
|
29 August
6am Free |
de return of
J'Ouvert
on the
tradtional route this is
reintroduction of J’Ouvert – at the opening of the Carnival Parades marking
a return to cultural roots. Taking in just part of the Carnival route, with
the sweet sound of pan playing ‘ole’ or mud mas.
|
Streets
of
Notting
Hill |
CARNIVAL
Sunday
August 29th
10am to 9pm
FREE |
2004
CARNIVAL
Children's Day Parade
the emphasis on family and a shorter carnival route reserved
for young people and kids. Bands and performers appearing on
this day are all under 21 years old and it's a far quieter day for families
to attend. |
Streets
of
Notting
Hill
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for 2004 transit info |
CARNIVAL
Monday
30th
10am – 9pm
FREE |
2004
CARNIVAL
Parade & Festival
Monday:
Best Static Sound System Site
Best Adult's Band of the Year |
Streets
of
Notting
Hill LONDON
United Kingdom
European Union |
Awards
||
Getting There Maps Contact
2004 Notting Hill Carnival Organizers are:
the London Notting Hill Carnival Ltd (LNHC)
38
Grovenor Gardens Victoria
LONDON,
SW1W 0EB
Tel: 020 7730 3010
LONDON
http://www.lnhc.org.uk
W10 5AH Email
carnival@midnight.co.uk
Telephone 020 8964 0544
Fax
020 8964 0545
For PR information on the Notting Hill
Carnival 2003 contact
Midnight Communications +44 (0)20 7232 4517
Notting Hill Carnival is continues to be reorganized in 2004 and much mangagement is
being supervised by the host Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.
"carnival"
on rbkc.gov.uk by google |
PRESS:
Carnival Lovers gathering in Tobago in
February
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for 2004 transit info
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