Event details
Venue: Alexandra Park
Date: Saturday 8 August and Sunday 9 August 2026
Time: 12pm to 8pm
The free, family-friendly event celebrates Caribbean culture, heritage, music and community.
Road closures
To help keep everyone safe, temporary road closures and traffic management measures will be in place throughout the weekend.
Before you travel
- Check road closure times before you set off.
- Allow extra time for your journey.
- Follow local diversion signs where they are in place.
J'Ouvert road closures
Saturday 8 August, 7am to 9am
Rolling road closures will be in place on:
- Moss Lane East (Princess Road to Upper Lloyd Street)
- Upper Lloyd Street (Moss Lane East to Great Western Street)
- Great Western Street (Upper Lloyd Street to Quinney Crescent)
- Quinney Crescent (Great Western Street to Alexandra Road)
- Alexandra Road (Quinney Crescent to Claremont Road)
Parade set-up and dispersal
Saturday 8 August, 6am to 4pm
A full road closure will be in place on:
- Claremont Road (Quinney Crescent to Alexandra Road)
Carnival parade road closures
Saturday 8 August, 11.30am to 2.30pm
Rolling road closures will be in place as the parade moves through the area.
11.30am to 12.50pm
- Yarburgh Street (Alexandra Road to Withington Road)
- Withington Road (Yarburgh Street to Moss Lane West)
12.15pm to 1.10pm
- Moss Lane West (Withington Road to Moss Lane East)
- Moss Lane East (Moss Lane West to Princess Road)
12.40pm to 1.35pm
- Moss Lane East (Princess Road to Upper Lloyd Street)
- Upper Lloyd Street (Moss Lane East to Claremont Road)
- Claremont Road (Upper Lloyd Street to Quinney Crescent)
Event exit road closures
Saturday 8 August and Sunday 9 August, 6pm to 8pm
As visitors leave Alexandra Park, a road closure will be in place on:
- Claremont Road (Princess Road to Quinney Crescent)
During this time:
- There will be no access to Claremont Road from Princess Road.
- Allow extra time for journeys in the area.
Need to travel through the area?
Plan your journey before you travel and allow extra time during event hours, especially on Saturday 8 August when the parade is taking place.