It’s the 20th ANNIVERSARY of the annual Cardiff MAS Carnival which brings Cardiff City Centre alive with hundreds of flamboyant costumes and carnival creations, masks and headpieces, giant puppets on backpacks and mobile sculptures – all dancing dynamically through the streets of Cardiff with a finale presentation at The Big Weekend on City Hall lawn.

The 2009 theme is “HERE BE DRAGONS” – a colourful cavalcade of all things Welsh, especially our Red Dragon who celebrates 50 years emblazoned on the Welsh flag!

The parade leaves from the Canal Path Park in Butetown at 11.30am, parading up Bute Street, St Mary’s Street and Castle Street and on to The Big Weekend on City Hall lawn at 2.00pm.

Plus NEW for 2009 : join the reveller up close for Cardiff’s first ever STREET JAM in St Mary’s Street as the parade stops for a half hour of high-energy street performances.

Cardiff MAS Carnival’s motto is ‘All of we is one’, so watch out in particular for SCOPE Cymru’s flamboyant presentation as part of the Bridging the Gaps Project.

DON’T JUST VIEW IT, COME AND DO IT !
Want to join in the parade ? It’s simple ! Come along and take part in three weeks of FREE Carnival Arts Workshops From Tues 14th July – Fri. 31st July (12 noon to 9.00pm) at the Butetown Youth Pavilion on Dumballs Road – all welcome, no experience necessary, expert team of multicultural carnival artists, drummers and dancers on hand throughout.

Launch of the 20th ANNIVERSARY annual Cardiff MAS Carnival : Monday 13th July. Come along and meet the Carnival artists, dancers and drummers and view the costume designs.

www.swica.co.uk
T: 0292038 2094
E: sf@swica.force9.co.uk

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EVENT FACILITIES

1 Aug 2009

Cardiff Bay / Cardiff Civic Centre

FREE EVENT

Tel: SWICA on 029 2038 2094

 

 

SNEAK PREVIEW : its free to enjoy the World Premier of “DRAGON” a free outdoor carnival spectacular as part of the Wales Millennium Centre’s BLYSH Festival on Sunday 26th July at noon and 3.00pm .