Frequently Asked Questions – On The Day – Where is the Carnival held? East Holmes Field, next to the River Wharfe and close to Ilkley Rugby Club and Ilkley Pool and Lido. Use the postcode: LS29 0BZ Our fantastic parade leave Grove Road (11am) heading along The Grove and down to the Carnival field. What […]
New for 2024 the ‘Ilkley Carnival Scavenger Hunt’ This year sees the very first ‘Ilkley Carnival Scavenger Hunt’ and children’s activity sheet, launched in conjunction with Ilkley BID! Making sure the Carnival fun starts right now, activity sheets can be downloaded (below), are being handed out to local schools AND will be available as we […]
‘Mardi Gras’ running order, map & programme As always our Showfield will have plenty to see and do for the whole family! Our fabulous ‘Mardi Gras’ parade, with over 1000 people will enter the Showfield around 11.45am. Get ready for the most amazing and impressive parade ever! Along with our headline act ‘Defying Gravity‘ in the Discover […]
Our headline act for 2024 is fresh, new and has never been seen before! The Defying Gravity team’s performance combines freestyle BMX and the extreme sport of mountainboarding which results in a breath-taking, jaw dropping aerial performance! Defying Gravity are due to perform at 12.45pm, 2.15pm and 4.05pm in the Discover Ilkley Arena. If you […]
Ilkley Business Improvement District has been announced as the main sponsor for Ilkley Carnival 2024 Following the successful ballot for a second term of the BID, the volunteer-run BID board has reached out to support the volunteer-run Ilkley Carnival in recognition of the boost it gives to the town’s businesses and community. Ilkley BID chair […]
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Three local school children have got top marks for creating artwork which depicts Ilkley Carnival’s Mardi Gras theme! Addingham Primary School’s Alice Cheeseman (7), Ashlands Primary pupil Matilda Hitchcock (10) and Ghyll Royd’s Samuel Weller (10) were voted as the top entrants in this year’s Ilkley Carnival Creative Cover Competition, with Samuel announced as the […]
This will affect two main areas – the route of the parade and Denton Road.
Earn funds for your group by volunteering at Ilkley Carnival As well as our committee, it takes hundreds of volunteers to help stage Ilkley Carnival each year and all helpers have their hours logged against the group they are volunteering for. This allows us to pro-rata hours worked, and distribute 50% of our profits to […]
Ilkley will be transformed into a sea of colour, music, street performers and a fabulous feel-good atmosphere when the Mardi Gras-themed parade comes to town on 6 May. The theme of Ilkley Carnival 2024 is announced this week as “Mardi Gras” and children from primary beneficiary organisation AWARE (Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource) joined carnival […]