In the biggest post pandemic event to be held in Ilkley, record crowds turned out to support Ilkley Carnival on May Day The streets on both The Grove and Brook Street were lined with thousands of people to watch the ‘Our Planet’ themed procession where Ben Rhydding Primary School were judged to be best in […]
Author Archives: Nick
Pictured are families from LS29 and AWARE support groups with Ilkley Carnival committee members and Mark Stidworthy, Ilkley Town Mayor Councillor; Deana Church of Marshalls Funfair and Robert Turner of Aireborough Skip Hire. The day before Ilkley Carnival once again saw 100 children and families from the LS29 and AWARE support groups enjoy two hours […]
Ilkley Carnival Environmental Measures Ilkley Carnival has been brought to our town for decades thanks to the efforts of a small team of volunteers. The event receives no public funding, costs a minimum of £25,000 to run and holds a series of insurances, a strict health and safety policy, traffic closure permissions and has numerous […]
Ilkley Carnival 2022 running order, map & programme As always, starting with the parade and right across our showfield there will be plenty to see and do for the whole family. The Discover Ilkley Main Area has a great line up, including the eight times Guinness World Record holders 3SIXTY, there will be local performers […]
Thousands of visitors are expected to flock to Ilkley on Bank Holiday Monday (2nd May) for the return of the town’s historic carnival. Marking the first large scale community event in the town since before the pandemic, the Ilkley Carnival committee of volunteers is once more anticipating bumper crowds and hopes support for the event […]
All the fun of the fair at Ilkley Carnival The RideZone Plus Funfair will be back in Ilkley for the May Day bank holiday weekend, including on the Carnival showfield on Monday.
There will be a great line up of musical talent on the Ilkley Carnival show field The Ilkley Rocks and Acoustic stage will feature a mix of local bands and singers throughout the afternoon of Monday 2 May 2022. Below is the schedule for the Ilkley Rocks Stage and Acoustic Teepee, which will be together […]
THE DISCOVER ILKLEY MAIN ARENA Across the Ilkley Carnival show field we have a great line-up of attractions and entertainment on 2 May 2022! In the Discover Ilkley Main Arena we’ll first welcome the parade and make the presentations, followed by a great mix of family entertainment headlined by the 3SIXTY Bicycle Stunt Team. 11.45am […]
Ilkley Carnival will be donating 50% of any profits raised from this year’s event to the charity The Friends of Ilkley Moor. Money raised will assist in their continuing efforts to restore the peatlands of this precious local resource. Research has revealed the moor’s peatland appears to be in decline and some areas are not […]
Crowds will be treated to a spectacular stunt display from the main act booked for this years Ilkley Carnival The 3Sixty Bicycle Stunt Team hold no less than eight Guinness World Records and have promised to wow spectators at the 2022 May Day event. The pedal-powered extravaganza is sure to delight the audience with an […]