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CARNIVAL'S FIESTA IN THE PARK SATURDAY 3 JULY

KANDA BONGO MAN + GRAND UNION CARNIVAL BAND + MAKATING + BRICKWORK LIZARDS + DJ COUNT SKYLARKIN

Cowley Road Works Presents a fundraising concert in South Park, Oxford 5pm-11pm. All ages welcome and all proceeds go to the Cowley Road Carnival in this and future years.

Fiesta in The Park - a summer evening of live carnival performances from internationally renowned world music artists! Kicking off Carnival weekend comes, from the Congo, festival-favourite Kanda Bongo Man, much championed by John Peel - with his 8 piece band and high energy dancers raising the carnival spirit! Global musicians from the world famous Grand Union Orchestra, including Claude Deppa and Yousuf Ali Khan, bring the infectious dance rhythms of salsa and samba, ska and soca, hi-life and bhangra with exhilarating jazz solos from trumpet, saxophone and trombone! With hot reggae vibes from local stars Makating, jazzy arabic twists from Brickwork Lizards and reggae, dancehall and ska tunes from Oxford's Count Skylarkin, South Park will be sizzling with carnival fever! Tickets on-sale now online from www.wegottickets.com/f/1750 and all of the proceeds will to go the Cowley Road Carnival Fund to help secure the Carnival for this and future years. Open to all ages this will be a truly magical evening to launch Carnival weekend for Oxford.

Tickets

Go to www.wegottickets.com (subject to booking fee)

Tickets £8 advance / £10 on the gate

£6 advance concessions / £8 on the gate advance concessions

£25 advance family ticket - 2 adults/2 children / £30 on the gate

Under 5s go free

Advance tickets subject to booking fees

In Person sales (from this weekend)

SS20, 176 Cowley Road Oxford OX4 1UE 10am-6pm Mon-Sat & 11am-4pm Sunday £1 booking fee (proceeds to be spent on Cowley Rd Carnival) http://www.ss20.com 01865 791851

Scribbler, 6-8 New Inn Hall Street, Oxford OX1 2DH + £1 booking fee per ticket

Rapture, Unit 12 The Woolgate centre, Witney OX28 6AP 01993 700567 info@rapture-online.co.uk No booking fee

Open to all ages

Sunday 4 July Cowley Road Carnival 2010: Cowley Rd 10-6pm (road closed to traffic) + South Park 12-8pm - FREE

Cowley Road Carnival is Coming! On the Cowley Rd - Magnificent Machines Carnival Parade at 12 from the Plain, including the Flatulator, space rockets and other whacky contraptions - awards for weirdest machines by Korky Paul and more at Manzil Way!

Soundsystems at the 02 Academy Oxford with Reggae & Ska DJs and bands, Baby Simple, at Bullingdon Road with OX4 and Fresh Out The Box, Hi-Lo Jamaican Eating House - the legendary Hi Lo offers a taste of Jamaica with their traditional Reggae soundsystem and carnival BBQ! Latin Corner near Carni with Salsa and dancing feelin HOT HOT HOT!

Queen of Clubs Cabaret stage on Manzil Way, 2-6pm - reliably quirky East Oxford cabaret collective brings you another tasty slice of summer festival vibe - this time monster-machined up especially for Carnival! Expect the livest of live music, local rappers, klezmer punk, beatbox, folk rock and cabaret performance. Be part of the show by dressing to our costume theme: Monster Machine - as usual, there will be a fantabulous prize for the most inventive outfit.

East Oxford Community Centre Family Day - Keeping it local at the heart of the Cowley Road with a reggae vibe plus refreshment and chilled out games and family activities at the East Oxford Community Centre.

Cowley Road Methodist Church Centre, Jeune St 12-6pm - a variety of musicians and performers - including a Jazz Swing troupe and more - will be entertaining people outside Cowley Road Methodist Church Centre where free refreshments are being served from 12 - 6pm, all welcome! The church are also opening their Church sanctuary (upstairs) offering an opportunity look around, and there will be a creative prayer labyrinth from Leicester as a space for people to rest, think and pray.

Game of Skate where skaters compete with tricks plus Graffiti Wall by SS20, outside the shop and in Bullingdon Rd

South Park, midday till 8pm

Big Dance Stage opened by Talent Oxford with 15 young performers and followed by a whole day of dance and performance by Oxford's dance troupes from belly dancing to break dancing and more

Carnival Procession in the Park at 3pm with 15 local schools, the Chinese Dragon, Sol Samba

The Age Concern World Tea Tent with performers, dancers, musicians and workshops with an international flavour throughout the day! Look out for the Jam and Kettle Band with their tea based performance with percussion, musicians and sugar cubes a plenty!

Stall village, Family area, creative workshops, food and drink plus...

Sunday Local band stage 12-8pm

12-12.20 Cheney School band + intro, Competition Winner

12.40 - UTE, indie folk pop

1.30 - XCs, Reggae

2.30 - Long Insiders, 50s lounge

3-4 break

4 - Dead jerichos, punk mod

4.45 - Winchell riots, indie pop

5.35 - Borderville, Glam rock & string quartet

6.25 - Charly Coombes & the New Breed, rock pop

7.15 - Original rabbit Foot Spasm Band, Blues/ jazz

Sunday Acoustic Stage 12-7.15pm

12 - Caroline Tapp + Ram Kumar Singh Hindustani tabla & bansari

12.30 - Phousa, Singer songwriter

1 - Bethany Weimers, fiery guitarist

1.45 - Adam Barnes, American folk /emo

2.30 - Headington Hillbillies, Country stomp band!

3-4 break for procession

4 - Olly Wills (The Epstein) Acoustic, Alt folk/ pastoral ballads

4.45 - Matt Winkworth, DIY piano showtunes

5.30 - Samual Zasada, Folk pop troupe

6.15 - Anton Barbeau, Psychedlic pop (plus xSoft Boys/Egyptians)

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ROCK UP AND PLAY - UNPLUGGED – BUSKERS FLAGS!

In the style of the 60s “Be-Ins” roving performers, musicians, dancers and singers can look out for flags placed around the Carnival site where they can rock up and play! If you see a flag, just start performing! Keep in mind the family friendly and positive lyrics vibe and have a go at entertaining the crowds! Bring your instrument with you and remember to let others have a go, up to half hour slots recommended.