This bank holiday weekend, catch us drumming, moving and parading across Merseyside and Cheshire with three performances at some fantastic family-friendly events. Full details below!

It’s important to mention – whilst we’re taking part in the Jubilee celebrations, we don’t support the history of colonisation and slavery. 

The foundation of Carnival is resistence; a protest created by people who were excluded from the mainstream. Costume, dance and music was an expression of liberation and freedom from the constraints of the past following the emancipation of slavery.

For us it will always hold this meaning, from the streets of Brazil to the streets of Liverpool. Our empowering art form takes space, bring communities together, and gives everyone a voice to dismantle systems of class and oppression – the monarchy included.

What we do celebrate, is diversity. And this weekend we’ll be bringing our fierce positivity and a load of Brazilian drums in full force!

THURS 2nd JUNE – 11am-3pm – Wirral Change: Multicultural Platinum Jubilee (FREE)

A multi-cultural celebration for the Jubilee, with Afro-Brazilian and Chinese performances, circus workshops, face painting, bouncy castles and donkey rides.

For all information, please click here.

SAT 4th JUNE – 2pm – Knowsley Village Parade (FREE, with free workshops throughout half term)

As part of Knowsley’s year as Borough of Culture where ‘Every Town and Village Tells Their Story’ village residents are being invited to participate in and attend a colourful street parade inspired by the area’s cultural heritage, on the weekend of the Queen’s Jubilee.

The parade is being produced by Handmade Parade in collaboration with Knowsley Borough of Culture 2022 and will take place on Saturday 4 June 2022 at 2pm. It has been made possible – thanks to National Lottery players -with support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Local children and young people will transform into Kings, Queens, owls, pussycats, and exotic birds. There will also be dancers, a handmade large-scale puppet, carnival drummers and royal stilt walkers.

The public can also take part in a host of free carnival workshops and be part of the parade itself!

For all information, please click here.

SUN 5th JUNE – 1-9pm – Jubilee Family Day, Cheshire Fest 

Come one and all for the region’s biggest Jubilee Street Party, with family activities, entertainment and a programme of grooving live bands to finish off the weekend on a high! KIDS AGED 4 AND UNDER GO FREE.

For all information and tickets, please click here.