St Pauls Carnival 2023 has announced it will be making a full return for the first time in three years. Bristol's annual celebration of African and Caribbean culture will mark the first full Carnival day since 2019 as well as a series of fringe events.
Both 2020 and 2021 saw the move to online-only events due to the Covid pandemic. In 2022, the organisation announced that a full public event of the size and complexity of St Pauls Carnival wasn't viable, instead hosting a music, arts and community event, 'Back A Yard'.
The 2023 celebration will return under the theme 'Learning From Legends' starting with an events programme from June 22 to mark the 75th anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush arriving in Britain. This will lead up to a full Carnival procession on July 1 which will see more than 100,000 people celebrate in the heart of St Pauls.
