This lively annual event, held on the Bank Holiday Monday back in August, attracted approximately 80,000 residents – despite the less than clement weather.
A report published by the local council even suggested that the impressive total of £2.7 million raised by the event might have been closer to £5 million, had it not rained.
The council’s sector development and economic policy chief, Simon Brereton, stated that the money generated demonstrated just how crucial the Carnival – which has been a fixture on the local calendar for 47 years – is to the economy of Leeds.
As with other big events in the city, those attending the West Indian Carnival are able to take advantage of banner printing in Leeds to provide them with colourful celebratory Banners.
The Carnival founder, Arthur France, told the Yorkshire Evening Post:
“The council’s report on spectator spend at the Carnival is hugely important. It backs up what we have known for nearly 50 years – that the Carnival has changed the face of Leeds, as a spectacle, as the face of a truly diverse city and by generating money for the local economy.”
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