St Denys Carnival is delighted to announce that a Tug of War contest will form part of the carnival celebrations at the Community Centre after the main procession.

If you fancy putting together a team and challenging your neighbours, drinking buddies, work colleagues, sports teams, you just need to “rope in” eight people and sign up here.

The winners will be presented with the inaugural St Denys Tug of War Trophy, where they will have their team name engraved and get to keep the trophy until the next Carnival.

Are you the next Mary Berry, Mr Kipling or Delia Smith? As part of the St Denys Carnival, we’re holding a cake competition to crown St Denys best baker!

How to enter: Follow this link and fill in the Google form to enter, read and follow the food hygiene advice from the Food Standards Agency. Get baking your Opus Mud pie (or should that be magni?) and list your ingredients for all to see.

When and where to bring your cake – 26th May 10:30am at St Denys Community Centre.

Winners will be announced in the Community Centre at 15:00pm

St Denys Crew are delighted to announce the theme of the 2025 St Denys Carnival – Nature!

Drawing inspiration from the upcoming Urban Wild Festival, the beautiful green and blue spaces around St Denys and our unofficial area mascot, Milo the cat, the natural world is part of what makes St Denys an amazing place to live, work and visit.

How can I use this theme?

From creating floats using natural materials, to wearing costumes and outdoor decorations inspired by wildlife, plants and flowers, the possibilities are endless!

What do you think of when you hear the word nature? Trees? Water? Fish? Birds? If you need some inspiration, we suggest you check out the amazing photography of local photographer John Scammell on St Denys Rocks Facebook Group.

If you’re interested in entering a float in the carnival parade, drop an email to the crew (stdenys.crew@outlook.com) and we will give you more info! All float entries are free – the more, the merrier!

January 2025 – After a hiatus of more than 30 years, some of the members of the St Denys’ community (also known locally as the St Denys’ Crew) are embarking on bringing back the much-loved carnival to the streets of St Denys this coming May.

Traditionally, the carnival consisted of motor powered vehicles and floats, with each float being decorated to match an overall theme. The carnival also had walking performers and local youth groups involved.

The New St Denys Carnival incarnation will have only people-powered or electric powered floats, as our streets are now filled with more cars and less space. We are also conscious as a group, that we want to respect our community and leave no trace of pollution or rubbish. Of course, we will still welcome walking performers and local groups to take part.

The date of the St Denys Carnival is Bank Holiday Monday, 26th May and the Parade will begin and end at the St Denys Community Centre. The Carnival also sees entertainment along the route, including at New Testament God Church on Priory Road where there will also be stalls and great food, the Carnival will run from 11:00-15:00.

We are expecting the procession itself to take less than an hour and it will involve a rolling road block. Access to residents will be maintained at all times, there may just be a slight delay as the procession passes.

Keep an eye out for news on the carnival theme, how to get involved and upcoming info.