The main Leeds West Indian Carnival parade in August has been cancelled for the second year running in a "difficult decision". The carnival, established in 1967, also missed its showpiece event in ...

Leeds West Indian Carnival 2024: Festivities celebrating city's rich cultural diversity set to return in August. By Dennis Morton. Digital Journalist. Comment. Published 23rd Jul 2024, 04:45 BST.

The Leeds West Indian Carnival, held for the first time in 1967, brought some of that culture to the UK, and was also a celebration of the emancipation of his forefathers from slavery.

TENS of thousands of people took to the streets of Leeds today for the city’s annual West Indian Carnival. The carnival parade wound through the Chapeltown and Harehills areas as the local communities ...