Tottenham Community Festival and Carnival

Date: Saturday 21 June 2008
Time: 11am to 7pm
Venue: Bruce Castle Park, Tottenham N17

One of North London’s biggest free entry, community festival events, incorporating both a street carnival and a park based festival.

Join in the party …marvel at the spectacular parade of carnival floats, watch, listen and enjoy the non-stop music and dance on the Festival stages.  Plus activities, stalls and food from the diverse communities of Tottenham, specially designed zones for children and older people and demonstrations from Tottenham Hotspur, local sports clubs and lots more.

Come and enjoy a perfect family day out that entertains, educates, commemorates and unites.

Festival Timetable

With four music stages plus additional entertainment at the key zones, there is plenty on offer for all ages throughout the day.

  • 11.00 Carnival procession departs from Eade Road N4
  • 12.00 Bruce Castle Park opens
  • 12.00 Fun fair opens
  • 12.00 Latin stage and Youth stage opens
  • 13.00 Procession arrives at Bruce Castle
  • 13.00 Bruce Castle Museum opens
  • 15.00 Welcome address from Celebrity guest
  • 18.30 All stages close 
  • 19.00 Event Closes

New for 2008

Inclusion Zone

Led by Luminous Frenzy, the area will feature live music, information stalls, celebrity Paralympic guests, arts workshop, a sports area and more……

Youth Zone

The Youth Zone has also been extended to facilitate more organisations to inform our younger visitors about training, leisure and employment opportunities.

Laughing Beer Tent

A new comedy element to the programme that will extend the activities at the event to include a platform for new and established comedy, performance poets and writers.

Come and join us for our 11th year of festival and Carnival in the heart of Tottenham.

Event Background

In 1997, Collage Arts (formerly Haringey Arts Council) working in partnership with Haringey Council, community groups, The Metropolitan Police and local stakeholders, launched a community festival event in the heart of the Tottenham area. Taking place at Bruce Castle Park, the event proved to be an exciting new addition to the Borough calendar of leisure activities.

In 2000, to celebrate the Millennium, the plan to revise the spirit of Carnival was realised.
This addition has proved to be a huge success, with estimated audiences for both events totaling over 50,000.


There are many opportunities for people to get involved in the event, including; 

  • Sponsorship / PR 
  • Participation in the Carnival Parade 
  • Performance Opportunities 
  • Volunteering 
  • Book a Stall Space

For further information visit www.tottenhamcarnival.co.uk or contact, the Carnival Secretary,
Sheila.Peacock@haringey.gov.uk Tel: 0208 801 4824