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Unfortunately, the Carnival did not happen due to the Coronavirus
The year 2019 was the best Carnival that took over the streets of Kingston Upon Hull for September first weekend of sun-soaked partying, in celebration of the city’s diverse communities and heritage. The streets were filled with revellers dressed up to play mas. Not only is Carnival filled with sounds – but the incredible smell of all the street food stalls. Curried goat, jerk chicken, plantain, the list goes on… The annual Hull International Carnival was filled with bright costumes, loud music and some of the UK best dancers and is one of the biggest events on the Hull calendar.
This year we recruited more board members and have been meeting looking at governance, new projects, fundraising, sponsorship, staffing, 2018 carnival and beyond. We have again secured Arts Council small grant and the Hull City Council Small grants and will deliver the Carnival again directed by the artistic Director and working in partnership with Freedom Festival as done in 2017.
In 2017 we registered the organisation as a Community Interest Company and also agreed that officially renowned international Carnival expert Pax Nindi will be HICA Artistic Director to assist in the delivery of annual quality international carnival events. For the past three years Pax has been volunteering his time by visiting Hull and assisting the organisation on planning, governance, programming and research into funding and sponsorship. Through him we were able to deliver the Carnival in partnership with the Freedom Festival as well as secure Arts Council small grants funding which helped us deliver a very successful international 2017 carnival…
In 2016 we got Hull International Carnival Association (HICA) members to participate in a soft Carnival launch attended by the local community, the Mayor with participation from various cultural groups i.e. David Okwesia who specializes in music, dance and hip hop. Hekima Sing and Tell, Folklore, Storytelling and Drumming, Gambia cultural troupe (Africa Arts), Indian Mela (Hindu cultural association), Trans Arts, Hull Samba drumming, Bengali dancers, Iota Visual Arts, Mexican folklore (Latin America) and an umbrella cultural organisation Humber All Nations Alliance(HANA). That was delivered through support from Global Carnivalz Ltd and a grant from the Big Lottery which supported…
In 2015 the then Chairman of Hull Black History Month Mr Martin Chinga got in touch with renowned carnival consultant Pax Nindi FRSA through his Global Carnivalz’s website in which he requested assistance from Global Carnivalz Ltd(GCL) (on behalf of the Black History Month group) to start a new Carnival in Hull. GCL’s Chief Executive Pax Nindi responded and agreed to guide the group to formulate a new Carnival organisation with governance and an annual carnival event which engages the different cultures that reside in Hull. To proceed a meeting led by Pax was held at the Afro Caribbean Centre…
Please note this activity took place in 2018, the 2019 activities will be announced after our fundraising strategies. Prepare for Carnival with Hull Samba and learn the Brazilian rhythms to make you ready for carnival 2018. DATES Tuesday 14th August Time. 7-9pm Tuesday 21st August Time. 7-9pm Tuesday 28th August Time. 7-9pm VENUE Trinity Methodist Church, 247 Newland Avenue, HU5 2EJ CONTACT DETAILS Mel Haynes info@hullsamba.com
You can get involved by contacting us directly using the form provided below. All groups, individual artists and schools wishing to take part in the procession will be required to complete, sign and return a Participation Form to us. Please note that completing this form does not guarantee you a place in the procession, as we are not able to place every group and school who apply to be in the procession. Click To Complete Form
Due to success of Hull International Carnival 2018 the board in partnership with Global Carnivalz supported by the Hull Council, Big Lottery and the Arts Council are proud to be presenting the first HICA Awards Gala on Friday 2nd November in the Hull Royal Hotel 6-9pm. Due to the limited numbers entry to the event is by invitation only. If you took part in the event and did not get an invite please get in touch with the Artistic Director immediately on paxnindi@gmail.com The Awards are as follows: Trophies Presentation Best Theme Interpretation – Hull Afro Caribbean Centre Best Live Band…