Stage performance Times 2023
Here at Worcester Carnival we’re very excited that we will be running two stages this year! On Saturday 1st July 2023 we will have The Community Stage at Carnival Village, Pitchcroft and The Marshalls Stage on Cathedral Square.
The Community Stage – Pitchcroft
- 11:00 – Bulgarian Dancers
- 11:20 – ENTW9 Dance School
- 11:40 – Norbury Theatre
- 12:00 – Ceremony with Carnival Monarchs and the Mayor of Worcester
- 12:30 – WODS
- 12:5 – Academy Theatre Arts
- 13:10 – Lollipop Youth Theatre
- 13:50 – I-sing
- 14:30 – 17:00 Carnival parade
- 17:00 – Winners presentation
- 17:30 – Blank Kanvas
- 18:30 – Blobbie Williams
The Marshalls Stage – Cathedral Square
- 11:00 – I-sing
- 11:45 – Beat Breakerz
- 12:10 – Lollipop Youth Theatre
- 12:30 – Bulgarian Dancers
- 12:50 – WODYS
- 13:15 – Hip Hop Steppaz
- 13:40 – Voices Unlimited
- 14:25 – Banjaxxed
- 14:45 – Lola Dawes
- 15:00 – Carnival parade, stage closes
Meet our Carnival Ambassadors 2023!
Worcester Carnival are very pleased to announce our Carnival ambassadors for 2023. We are so looking forward to them joining us on the day!
Rhianna Levi – Carnival Queen
Successfully earning this role is dreamy. I’m a young woman who has had turbulent life experiences, but my constant ambition and dedication has enabled me to achieve the unimaginable.
I’m eager to use this position to inspire the next generation, continuing my ongoing community and mental health work with a passion for helping others. I’m an educator, academic, social justice activist, published writer, and now a local Queen! 👑
Danny Taylor-Edwards – Carnival King
Absolutely over the moon !! I’m a hard working passionate family oriented man, who’s always willing to give a helping hand and put a smile on everyone’s face.
I’ll use this position to further engage with the local community as this is something I am passionate about as this is something I do a lot of at my work at a local care home.
It is an absolute privilege to be the first carnival king and I hope to make the community proud.
The Parade Theme – “Our Colourful World”
Worcester Carnival’s parade theme for 2023 is…
“Our Colourful World!”
What does the world mean to you? Or what means the world to you?
Last year’s theme was “Celebration” which restated our mission to stage Worcester’s biggest party. This year, our theme goes straight to the heart of what our carnival is all about – a celebration of everyone we call our neighbours in the city of Worcester. We want it to be a carnival for future generations to remember. One that includes the breadth of the Worcester community and makes a positive impact on the world around us.
We can’t wait to see how you rise to the challenge with surprising and inspiring entries to this year’s parade. Floats, walking groups, dancing, and a fair few wild and wonderful artistic creations.
Sponsor Worcester Carnival 2023
Calling local businesses large and small! Worcester Carnival returns to the streets of our city on Saturday 1st July 2023.
We have a range of sponsorship opportunities giving you the chance to be part this fantastic community event. In return we will promote your business as thousands flock to Pitchcroft to enjoy the Carnival Village packed with stalls, activities, family entertainment and sports. This unique opportunity will also get your brand into the heart of the city when the carnival parade commences through the streets of Worcester.
Sponsor Us
Our mission is to create Worcester’s biggest outdoors celebration, helping to make Worcester an amazing place to live and work.
We cannot do this without you. We have a range of sponsorship packages available whether you’re a small business or nationwide employer, sole trader or global brand. We’d love to talk about how we can work together to deliver something wonderful for the Worcester community.
So if you want to be at the heart of Worcester Carnival in this and future years, please click the link below to go to our enquiries form or contact Barry MacGabhann on corporate@worcester-carnival.co.uk
Souvenir Brochure Adverts
An advert in Worcester Carnival’s official souvenir brochure is a great way to get your message seen by thousands of Worcester Carnival attendees, and show your support for this great community event. The brochure will be available at sites around the city before and during Worcester Carnival full of high quality content to enhance the carnival experience.
Worcester Carnival Returns – Saturday 1st July 2023
We 
are excited to say that Worcester Carnival will return on Saturday 1st July 2023. Save the date! Everyone is invited to get involved as a parade entrant, a trader or sponsor.
In 2022, we had over 30 different groups take part including schools, community groups, businesses, dancers, street-entertainers, and costumed characters. The parade is made up of a mix of floats and walking groups and the theme of the event will be released soon but it is important for participants to apply now. If you haven’t taken place before there is lots of help and advice available.
The event is funded through grants, fundraising and sponsorship and we cannot do it without the help of local businesses. We have a range of sponsorship packages available that will suit both small and large businesses. We’d love to talk about how we can work together to deliver something wonderful for the Worcester community.
For traders there are amazing opportunities on our Carnival Village, this may be a stall or a pitch. Thousands of visitors’ flock to Carnival Village on Pitchcroft racecourse. There will be the opportunity to trade throughout the day selling local artisan food, drink, crafts or showcase the amazing work your charity or organisation does in our community.
Enquiry forms for all these things are live on our website – see Get Involved – or you can contact us at info@worcester-carnival.co.uk
Worcester carnival – Official Video
In 2022, Worcester Carnival commissioned local film-maker James Silvanus-Davis to produce a short film highlighting our story so far, and our ambitions for future carnivals. Here is the official highlight video for Worcester Carnival.
Worcester Carnival 2022 – Timelapse Videos
If the day didn’t seem to fly past quick enough already, here is the whole day in 2 minutes!
Worcester Carnival Official Souvenir brochure 2022
Good news! Out official Souvenir Brochure has arrived!
Copies will be available from our volunteers on Carnival Day throughout the day, or you can click below to download a digital version (PDF, 2MB)
Meet our Carnival Queen
Worcester Carnival is pleased to introduce their Carnival Queen for 2022. Melanie Eastwood will be crowned on the 2 July at 12.30pm by the Mayor of Worcester in our Carnival Village on Pitchcroft.
She will be supported by thirteen princesses this year. The committee wanted to include all the applicants, aged 6-8 years old, after they had waited so long since the last event.
Melanie, 36, is married and has two children Jack aged 7 and Charlotte aged 11. She works as a night health care assistant with experience in hospital, hospice, domiciliary, dementia and nursing care.
Alongside her job Melanie fills her time volunteering and supporting the community. She volunteers for Action for Children and Worcester Community trust where Melanie is involved in a range of projects from arranging community fun days, making puddings for Overs 60s snack and chat to baby and toddler group. She also fundraises for her children’s schools supporting the PTFA and is currently waiting for checks so she can regularly visit Maggs day centre to help the homeless and support with hand and nail care to prevent risk of sores and infection.
In addition, she is a Tawney Owl with Warndon 4th Brownie group and during the holidays supports support the amazing staff at The Ronkswood hub to put on breakfast clubs for children and their families that may rely on school dinners.
From the age of 5 Melanie has been involved in Worcester Carnival with the Ronkswood girls band playing the gazoo then drummer to majorette leading the procession through town with good old Mr and Mrs Drew. When Worcester Carnival returned her community came together and she organised a float that won MP choice award.
Melanie is also in the middle of writing her first children’s book about her son as a superhero and his autistic traits are his superpowers this will help people to recognise differences in children and adults and to embrace them.
Melanie said ‘I always wanted to be carnival queen abut felt that I may not match up to what people may see as typically beautiful, to me that’s what the Queen was like out of a storybook. I do think it’s important to remember that we all come in different shapes and sizes, to accept and embrace ourselves is a beautiful thing. If I could teach my daughter anything in life it would be to be happy in your own skin and you always have something to offer no matter what age, size, race, gender, or sexual orientation. We are all worthy and to learn about your own self-worth is very important for your mental health.
As Carnival queen now, I see a platform that I could use to reach out to my wider community and to support and empower themselves and others to bring back the support we once had and the community spirit that we showed during the pandemic’
Chris King from Worcester Carnival Committee said ‘It was obvious from the moment we met Melanie that she had as big a personality as she has heart. She is the friendliest person you can meet and is always looking for ways to help out anyone she can. We are absolutely delighted she is our Carnival Queen for 2022 and we are sure she will bring so much joy to the role’
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