There is still time to register to participate in the parade or to enter home-baked cakes into the St Denys Cake-Off but please note that the form responses will not be monitored after 6pm on Sunday 25th May; therefore you may not receive a response after this time. We will put up instructions on the forms for where to go and who to report to on the morning of the Carnival.

For late entrants after 6pm on Sunday, please do register your details using the form anyway as it will help avoid any delays upon arrival. The organisers reserve the right to decline your participation if we are already at capacity or your parade entry does not meet the necessary criteria.

Sadly we have had to cancel the planned Tug of War competition on 26th May due to unexpected circumstances. Sorry to ‘string’ you along.

Hopefully if we all pull together, the contest will make a reappearance at a future event here in St Denys so you will be able to rope in a few of your mates to help.

Reminder – this coming Saturday 10th May is the last chance to submit your photos, videos, memorabilia or written memories of carnivals and other historic events & celebrations in St Denys for our forthcoming exhibition at St Denys Church!

Email files to us at stdenys.crew@outlook.com, or if you have hard copies that need scanning then please drop them in to St Denys Church for the attention of Ana.

[Photo credit: Tracy Capell]

We are able to receive online donations, using the St Denys Crew Pool on Collctiv. To donate, simply click here or scan the QR code at our venues on the day. There will also be collection tins at the Community Centre for those who prefer to donate cash on the day.

All donations will help contribute towards the cost of putting on the carnival, which include:

– Road Closure (TTRO) Fee

– Traffic Management Services

– Medical Cover

– Printing & Signage

Thank you for helping make the carnival possible!

To help people get ready for the Carnival, we are pleased to launch two free mask-making workshops in May:

Nature Theme Mask making Workshop
For St Denys Carnival
May 7th & 14th
Community Centre
6-8pm

All ages welcome, children to be supervised.

We’ll play with making basic head bands on to which we will staple,stick, paint, tissue shapes and cut card to create real or imagined creatures.

Adding magic to your carnival procession float or outfits.

Materials provided but bring any scrap materials you have, and any ‘tools’ eg scissors, staplers.

No sharp craft blades please.

To RSVP, please visit the event on our Facebook Page at https://fb.me/e/39VLPeqxr and click ‘Going’, or pop us an email at stdenys.crew@outlook.com.

We have had a great response from local crafters and food sellers so we have sold out of the 6′ tables. We still have some indoor 4′ tables from £20 and outdoor gazebo pitches left from £50 so if you haven’t already applied, please register by the end of April so that we have time to process your application.

We will require all traders to have public liability insurance and supply a risk assessment covering their stall and associated activities. If you need help filling out the risk assessment, or any questions regarding the application process then please get in touch with us at stdenys.crew@outlook.com.

Good news for local traders and crafters, the stalls for St Denys Carnival can now be booked for the low starting price of just £20.

If you’re a caterer, crafter, gift maker, wellbeing expert, local group, bric-a-brac specialist, jeweller, vintage clothing trader, toy seller or book store – grab a stall whilst they’re still available and be part of something amazing!

Apply for a stall here

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