06/06/2026
For nearly 60 years, St Pauls Carnival has been more than an event.
It's been a heartbeat. A homecoming.
A celebration of who we are, where we come from, and everything our families fought to build in this city.
We know this year hurt. We know the silence made it worse. And we know that for many of you, this felt like a betrayal of something sacred.
You were right to feel that way.
But here's what we also know, this community has never needed permission to show up for each other.
You've been doing that since 1968. Through the Bristol Bus Boycott. Through every sound system, every procession, every child seeing Carnival for the first time. That spirit doesn't disappear because one year was taken from us.
We're back. Not to make announcements. Not to manage from a distance.
But to roll up our sleeves and rebuild this, together, with the community that made it everything it is.
Comments are open. DMs are open. We are listening.
The 60th anniversary belongs to all of us. And we're going to make sure it feels that way.
