IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: HANWELL CARNIVAL 2025
Dear friends of Hanwell Carnival,
The organising team have regretfully decided that Hanwell Carnival will be taking a break in 2025. Rest assured, this is not the end of this cherished event - we will return bigger and better in 2026!
As one of the longest-running free carnivals in the UK, Hanwell Carnival has always been about bringing our community together to celebrate creativity, diversity and joy. However, organising an event of this scale has become increasingly challenging. Rising costs, tougher safety restrictions and a small organising team have made it difficult to sustain the Carnival without making changes.
So this year we are focusing on strengthening the foundations of the Carnival. We will be:
Recruiting new committee members: If you're passionate about keeping this tradition alive and want to get involved, we'd love to hear from you.
Fundraising: To ensure we can keep Carnival a free event for everyone, we'll be hosting fundraising activities through the year. Stay tuned for announcements!
This pause is an opportunity for us to regroup, raise essential funds and expand our team to ensure that Carnival thrives for years to come.
Thank you for your continued support. Together we can ensure this great event remains at the heart of our community.
If you would like to join the organising team or support in any way, please get in touch via the Join the Team option on the dropdown menu.
We'll see you in 2026!
Warm regards,
The Hanwell Carnival Committee
Family Fun Day Fundraiser In Support of Hanwell Carnival
The Hanwell Carnival committee would love for you to join us for a family fun day to fundraise for Hanwell Carnival 2026
The fundraiser will take place on Saturday 21st June at The Viaduct in Hanwell.
We will have many activities including children’s entertainment, face painting, choirs, bands, traditional games & stalls.
All acts and volunteers are kindly giving up their time for free in order to raise funds for our much loved carnival which we would love to have back next year.
Donate to Save the Carnival
Each year we face ever higher costs to stage the event, and in these tough times corporate sponsorship is hard to find. If you can donate a small amount it will go a little way to ensuring that we make Carnival day the biggest day in the Hanwell calendar.
Thanks from the Hanwell Carnival committee
To donate go to our JustGiving page.
Music & Performance
We have two performance areas. The main Music Stage features bands spanning the range of popular music. Sometimes they're local, sometimes they aren't.
The Community Stage at the bandstand showcases local talent in music, dance, sports etc. The stage is curated by Westside Radio, Hanwell's community radio station, who scour the Ealing area for the very best to present to you.
The Parade
The Parade gets Hanwell Carnival off to a spectacular start on carnival day. A procession of floats, vintage vehicles, dressed-up Hanwellians, cycles, schools, marching bands, mobility scooters and anything else you can think of winds through Hanwell, as the cheering crowds line the streets.
We welcome entries from schools, community organisations, local businesses, official groups, marching bands, etc. The more the merrier! And it’s all FREE!
The Stalls
We have numerous trade & charity stalls and caters.
If you would like to book a stall please click the link below.
Craft Tent
The Craft Tent is a very popular feature of the Carnival, filled with jewellery and arts and crafts. The majority of our crafters are local to Hanwell and Ealing, and we aim to ensure that we have a good mixture of products on the day.
The Dog Show
The dog show has been a part of Carnival for as long as anyone can remember and is always a very popular event.
Animal Zone
The animal zone has lots to keep the children (and adults) entertained from small furry things and reptiles to donkeys.
Join the Team
There is always plenty to do on the day and in the run up to the carnival. If you think you can help us please click the link below.
Sponsor Us
If you or your organisation can help us out please click the link below.
We offer various packages that include a presence on our website and programme to featuring at the carnival.
History of the Carnival
Find out about the history of the carnival by clicking the link below.
Beating the Bounds
Every May Day bank holiday we host the Beating the Bounds.
Learn more about it by clicking the link below.
