Caribbean Carnival 2015

I attended to the Caribbean Carnival in Manchester at Moss Side, Alexander Park on the 8^th August 2015. The Caribbean Carnival is basically a celebration of dance, music, costumes and cultures around the street of Manchester.

Around 1:00pm, there was a parade around the streets of Moss Side. Sadly I wasn’t able to attend to the parade in time. However I have manage to go to the carnival at Alexander Park.

The carnival was huge and had different types of music, rides, and food/drinks stalls. There were around about 5-6 stages where they play different types of music that people went to listen or dance. 

There were also stalls that sell ranges of things such as food, drinks, souvenirs and more, so people were able to eat and drink while enjoying their time at the carnival.

There was one section where they had all the rides for people to go on. The prices of these rides were around £2 to £3 each, so people were able to afford to go on the rides. 

The carnival ended around 8:00pm, so people started to leave the park and head home.

This was my first time attending to the carnival and I enjoyed it quite well. Hopefully, I will be attending next year.

 

Here are a few tips if you want to attend to any carnivals in the future:

• Don't bring anything valuable - as you are attending to a big event, there is a possible chance that you may lose your personal possession or get it stolen. 
• Have money with you - have some money so you can buy food and drinks because you can get quite hungey or thirthy there.
• Take a small bag with you - you don't have to bring a bag but it will be helpful because you can put your money, phone, camera and other things that is necessary for you in there. Also you won't lose anything as it will be in your bag.
• Wear something reasonable for the weather - there is a possible chance that the weather will be warm so try to wear thin clothing because you are going to be roasting.
• Bring/wear sun cream protection - you are likely to urn and get a tan at the carnival. Also you don't wat your skin to age quickly so this is a must!
• Have fun - Remeber to have fun, forget what people think and enjoy yourself. Take loads of pictures and videos so you can loo back to them in the future! 

Hope you are having a wonderful summer!

Cindy x