St. Pauls Carnival

This is one of the highlights of Bristols social calendar, and it’s free! Usually around the first week in July, St Pauls Carnival brings all of the communities of Bristol together, with a colourful parade starring the local primary school children and other community organisations from noon onwards.
Come down for the parade (usually around noon).The streets are buzzing, and the sound systems that adorn the streets (often in front gardens of houses) are loud and pumping. As soon as you enter the area you’ll smell the Caribbean food delights of Jerk Chicken and Curried Goat coming from the local stalls dotted round the area, and the backstreet makeshift bars.
It’s always worth bringing some alcohol with you for the day, but if you do run a little low, and need to purchase, shop around a bit as you could pay as little as £2 a can (rather than the £4 some people were charging)…the choice will be… redstripe, thatchers, or rum punch… that’s just kinda the way it is.
The sound systems will be playing, reggae, house, drum n bass, dub, and will run until midnight, so after a chilled out day checking out the sights around the area, it’s always fun to have a little dance in the street.