Cop Carnival

04/06/2026

Every year Carnival draws in sponsors from local businesses who really want to support the community in Copmanthorpe!

This year we asked our sponsors about why they’re getting involved. Check out this clip from Cullen Wealth/mattioliwoods about what they’ll be up to on July 4th

03/06/2026

One of the great things about Cop Carnival is that we have brilliant live acts playing all day!

One of the acts playing at Carnival this year is Accidentally Acoustic - The Band who have also played two promo gigs in Copmanthorpe and Bishopthorpe ahead of Carnival day! Here they are speaking from their latest gig at the famous Cavern Club in Liverpool

We can’t wait to hear them play live again on Saturday 4th July!!

03/06/2026

All of our Carnival events are now live on Facebook and on our website!

This means you can now buy tickets for our evening events. You can also grab your Carnival tickets now whilst they are £7! Tickets on the doors are £10 so make sure you buy ahead of time!

Keep an eye on our socials in the coming days as we also share where our ticket selling volunteers will be or locations around the village where you can pick up tickets in the coming weeks!!

02/06/2026

This Volunteers’ Week we’re busy at work finalising all things Carnival Day!

In September last year, the small but mighty Carnival Committee held a ‘meet the team’ evening at The Royal Oak. The hope was to bring more volunteers on board to help make Carnival possible…

From that meeting our committee doubled! Each new volunteer has brought a wealth of expertise from different fields and we’ve had a fabulous time organising the May Day Fair and the upcoming Cop Carnival week!

Join us in celebrating the doubling of our committee volunteers and all of the hard work they’ve put in so far this year!!🥳

01/06/2026

✨It’s Volunteers’ Week✨

A time to celebrate and shine a light on all of the people who give their spare time to help others!

All of the people involved in Carnival and its planning are volunteers. In their free time, on evenings and on weekends they can be found hard at work getting things ready for all of our events!

This week join us in celebrating those people who go out of their way to support the community in Copmanthorpe 🎉

16/05/2026

What a Night!!!

A big thank you to everyone who made last night possible! Bishopthorpe Sports and Social Club were absolutely amazing hosts and what a great venue for live music!

Amplified Idiots, Accidentally Acoustic - The Band & CopOwt - The Band put on a fantastic evening for everyone! We can’t wait to see them perform again at Carnival in July! Thanks for being so amazing guys!

All of the money raised last night will go back into Carnival to support the local community in Copmanthorpe🩷 thank you to everyone who donated through buying raffle tickets, grand raffle tickets or just getting your gig ticket! You’re all fantastic!

15/05/2026

15/05/2026

It’s all kicked off here at Bishopthorpe Sports and Social Club!!

Amplified Idiots have got the crowd ready for more! A short interval and then we’ll be joined by the tones of Accidentally Acoustic - The Band!

You can still get tickets on the door so if you’re at a loose end this evening make your way here to Bishopthorpe to support local bands and Cop’ Carnival!

14/05/2026

The promo gig is tomorrow at Bishopthorpe Sports and Social Club!!

Make sure you get tickets on our website or grab them at the venue! £10 to see 3 amazing acts and get a taste of Carnival. We can’t wait to see you all there! 🎤🎸

10/05/2026

It’s not long now until the promo gig at Bishopthorpe Sports and Social Club!!

We can now confirm the running order of the night:

Amplified Idiots: 7:30 - 8
Accidentally Acoustic: 8:15 - 9:30
Raffle 9:30 -9:45 🎟️ (you know we love a raffle)
CopOwt 9:45 - 11:15

Martin and Dave from CopOwt can’t wait to see you all there! Make sure you’ve secured your tickets for 15th May ahead of time by following the link: https://copcarnival.org.uk/tc-events/2026-live-music-promo-gig/