Copmanthorpe Carnival 2008

York's Finest Carnival

Copmanthorpe Carnival, one of York's biggest and best Carnival's. Started in the 1960's it is now in it's 40th year. This event has always been so popular and now has grown from a small traditional village event into a city wide spectacle, and is now proud to be York's BEST Carnival making summertime in York so much more exciting!! The Copmanthorpe Carnival boasts everything from amazing live music through to children's activities and fairground stalls. A triple whammy of a day with a Music Festival rolled into Market rolled into Fairground. So come along and help support the Copmanthorpe & District Recreation Centre Charity by having a great day out with us.

Music Festival

For the second year running the event is proud to be partnered by North Yorkshires number 1 commercial radio station Minster FM whom have a very exciting line up!

On the stage that last year brought North Yorkshires Chart Topping “One Night Only” brings you more great bands and dance that would rival a top Music Festival!! This is one Summertime Music & Carnival event that will not disappoint.

Headliners at this years Copmanthorpe Carnival will be “Envy and Other Sins”—Winners of the T4 Mobile Act Unsigned!

Envy & Other Sins will be supported on the Minster FM stage by 5 great acts, the Cream of the Crop in up and coming bands in the area, that are all set for big things and come together in a full day of amazing LIVE music. The line-up details are listed on The Bands page.

Classic Carnival

The Copmanthorpe Recreation Centre's large sports field will be packed full of stalls, fairground rides and games and with Global participating once again there will be plenty of activities for children and young people including York's only football cage.

A new innovation for this year will be our "Green Games". We are putting together a bunch of fairground games made entirely out of stuff we had hanging around in our lofts and sheds to create a some great "Scrap-heap Challenges".

A Week of Events

Carnival Day will be the culmination of a week of events including a Wine Tasting, a Quiz Night and an Aloe Evening. Details of all the events are listed on the Weeks Events page.

Also running during Carnival Week will be the Carnival Arts Festival. Building on the success of last years first Arts Festival this years will be bigger and better. Once again it is being hosted by Copmanthorpe Methodist Church with an opening night on Tuesday 1st July and then open for the rest of the week.