ST DENYS CARNIVAL & ARTS FESTIVAL

Carnival 23 May, Arts Festival 23-29 May 2026

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  • Let’s Face the Music and Dance!

    As well as the Community Centre, there will be lots more music and activities happening across St Denys on the 23rd. Current listings are as follows: ⭐️St Denys Community Centre, Priory Road⭐️11:00 Jenni Casey11:30 Tuneless Choir – Solent12:45 Black Kat Boppers13:45 Southampton Ukulele Jam14:30 Angling for Farthings Free workshops & demonstrations:11:00 – 13:00 Acroyoga in…

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  • Acts of Kindness – at St Denys Carnival

    Join us for a family-friendly drop-in session with John Hansard Gallery on 23 May, 1–3 pm, indoors at St Denys Community Centre. Add your Acts of Kindness to our growing expression of shared ideas and words. Your artistic work could be displayed at the gallery’s Community Takeover Exhibition, featured in an installation devised by book…

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  • Online Trade Stall Bookings Now Closed

    Online Booking is now closed for stalls at the St Denys Community Centre for St Denys Carnival on Saturday 23rd May 2026. Last-minute cancellations: If you select options marked as ‘Sold Out’ on the form then you will be added to our waiting list for last-minute cancellations. Should you accept, your full pitch fee will…

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  • Parade Registration Now Open + St Denys Cake-Off Returns!

    We are open for entries to this year’s St Denys Cake-Off, with bakers competing for the most prestigious prize ever seen in the ‘SO17 2’ postcode area. Submissions must be dropped off at the Community Centre on the evening of Friday 22nd May ready for judging, with the winners being announced at the Carnival on…

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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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Southampton Ukulele Jam performing at St Denys Carnival in 2025

As well as the Community Centre, there will be lots more music and activities happening across St Denys on the 23rd. Current listings are as follows:


⭐️St Denys Community Centre, Priory Road⭐️
11:00 Jenni Casey
11:30 Tuneless Choir – Solent
12:45 Black Kat Boppers
13:45 Southampton Ukulele Jam
14:30 Angling for Farthings

Free workshops & demonstrations:
11:00 – 13:00 Acroyoga in Southampton (outdoors)
13:00 – 15:00 Acts of Kindness workshop with the John Hansard Gallery (Main Hall)
Time tbc. – Morris Dancing (outdoors)


⭐️The South Western Arms, Adelaide Road⭐️
Compered by Jenni Casey
14:00 Jenni Casey
14:45 9 Lives
15:30 Stephanio
16:00 Roger Chantler
16:30 Guillotine Union Boys


⭐️The Dolphin, Osborne Road South⭐️
15:00-18:00 Open Mic with Monika and Keith
20:00-late: Soul Shoes (DJ)


⭐️New Testament Church of God, Priory Road⭐️
DJ Nite Rider (Soca) (during daytime – times tba)


⭐️St Denys Social Club, St Denys Road⭐️
14:00 S.O.S. Presents
20:30 Dave Lloyd Backbeat Solo

Poster advertising Dave Lloyd Backbeat Solo at St Denys Social Club 23rd May.


⭐️Woodies at the Junction, Priory Road⭐️
12:00 Sarah Saville
15:00 Halibut Jackson & The Fish Faces
16:00 The Hedgehogs
17:00 Theo Dussek Pirate Troubadour
18:00 Puddleglum
19:30 The Postmen
21:00 The Devil’s Damned String Band

Poster advertising Carnival After-Party at Woodies at the Junction 3pm-late on Saturday 23rd May.