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Carnaval del Pueblo festival in London

The Carnaval del Pueblo festival is a free annual event is organised by the various Latin American communities in London, with assistance from the Mayor of London. It is the largest Latin American festival in Europe.

This year's event will take place on Sunday 2 August 2009.
There is a procession from Elephant and Castle to Burgess Park, where the crowds are entertained by stage performances from 3pm until after 9pm.
This year there will be a special celebration of Brazilian Day on one of the stages in Burgess Park.

The pictures below were taken during the 2006 festival.

ASSEMBLY

In previous years the procession assembled in Potter's Field Park (next to Tower Bridge and City Hall), but in 2009 it will start in Elephant Road, near Elephant and Castle Tube station.

The colourful costumes are inspired by local festivals or traditions:


PROCESSION

The flags of the various Latin American nations are displayed proudly:

Let there be music and dance:

A few Latin American animals are also represented in the procession:

In the heat of a summer's day these men overheat, but there's no such problem for these ladies:

BURGESS PARK

Once the procession large crowds gather in Burgess Park to enjoy the stalls and entertainment on the stages:

Dancing is not only for the stage, but also for members of the audience:

FURTHER INFORMATION

For the official website for this event, see: http://www.carnavaldelpueblo.co.uk

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LINKS

Events in August: Ideas/Events/August
Concerts in the UK: Life/Entertainment/Concerts
Dance in the UK: Life/Entertainment/Dance
Notting Hill Carnival: Ideas/Album/NottingHillCarnival
Photos from other UK festivals: Ideas/Album

Introduction to this website in Spanish: Introduction/Spanish
Introduction to this website in Portuguese: Introduction/Portuguese

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