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Sunday Funday for LS29 and AWARE support groups

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 2022 schedule, map & programme

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 […]

Clock ticks as children countdown to Ilkley Carnival 2022!

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 […]

The Discover Ilkley Main Arena

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 […]

Carnival digs deep to assist Ilkley Moor

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 […]

World record holders confirmed as headline act at Ilkley Carnival

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 […]