ST DENYS CARNIVAL & ARTS FESTIVAL

Carnival 23 May, Arts Festival 22-30 May 2026

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  • Stalls at the Community Centre

    After a brilliant response from traders this year, we are now down to our last handful of tables inside the Community Centre for the Carnival, priced at £20. We are operating a waiting list for gazebo pitches and larger indoor tables so if you are interested but haven’t yet enquired then please fill out a…

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  • Photography Exhibition to Run Alongside the Festival’s Art Exhibition

    HAVE YOU GOT SKILLS BEHIND A CAMERA? St Denys Carnival 2026 photo exhibition will be themed ‘Our River’ We are looking for local people who would like to add their favourite photo to the exhibition of The River Itchen or communities that live and work on and around it. If you would like your photo…

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  • Call for Artists

    As part of the Carnival this year we have an arts festival at St Denys Church with the theme of ‘The Itchen’, or just general appreciation of our rivers, from Saturday 23rd to Sunday 31st May. All artists are welcome to apply via the link below 😊 All sizes & media welcome! Please note the…

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  • We Are Open for Carnival Trader Bookings

    Get your application in soon to avoid disappointment! We are pleased to announce that we are now taking bookings for St Denys Carnival at the St Denys Community Centre on Saturday 23rd May 2026. Opening times are 11:00-15:00. We have spaces suitable for everyone – from small indoor table tops, up to double-sized outdoor plots…

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  • Introducing St Denys Carnival & Arts Festival 2026

    St Denys Carnival returns for 2026 as the St Denys Carnival & Arts Festival. As well as the return of the highly successful Carnival, St Denys Crew are delighted to announce the addition of the Arts Festival to the Carnival family, running from 22nd -30th May 2026. The Festival of arts and performance will include…

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  • Autumn & Winter Update

    It’s that time of year when the nights seem to start earlier and the residents of St Denys start to consider whether it really is too early to switch the heating on, after all. Time to sit back with a cup of hot tea or – dare we say it – a pumpkin spiced latte…

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  • Thank You St Denys!!!

    We would like to thank the following people and organisations without whom we would not have been able to make the 2025 Carnival possible: Production Management Team:Nat-Tania L. Forbes-BuckJames FosterLori FosterGill Lewis-LeeAna MotaAyro Mustafa-HolzapfelHelen Trimarco RansomeChristopher Townsend Music Coordinators (Community Centre, Woodies at the Junction, South Western Arms & The Dolphin):Beck AlsfordPete HarveyLucy Rees-StonerChristopher Townsend…

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  • Last-Minute Parade & Cake-Off Registrations

    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…

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  • Tug of War Cancelled

    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…

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  • Exhibition Deadline – 10th May 2025

    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…

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After a brilliant response from traders this year, we are now down to our last handful of tables inside the Community Centre for the Carnival, priced at £20.

We are operating a waiting list for gazebo pitches and larger indoor tables so if you are interested but haven’t yet enquired then please fill out a request on our online form and we will notify you if we have any cancellations come up.

Just under half of our total running costs for the Carnival are covered by trader fees at the Community Centre, so every paid booking helps to make the event possible.

In addition to the Community Centre, our sister venues St Denys Social Club on St Denys Road and the New Testament Church of God (NTCG) on Priory Road are also offering tables on the day of Carnival. To enquire, please contact the venues directly.