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Full list of road closures for Manchester Caribbean Carnival 2026 this weekend

Here's everything you need to know.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 7th August 2026

One of the best-loved annual events in Manchester’s social calendar is back for 2026 this weekend.

Manchester Caribbean Carnival has brought the Greater Manchester community together for a family-friendly celebration of Caribbean culture, heritage, and music for more than 50 years now, and the community hub of Alexandra Park and the surrounding city streets are set to welcome the massively-popular event once again this weekend.

Launching back in 1972, the annual event has become a staple in the city’s cultural calendar, and is known for showcasing the rich heritage and diversity of the region’s Caribbean diaspora.

Tens of thousands of people gather each year eager to enjoy two days filled with music, traditional bands, dance troupes, steel pans, and a selection of the best food and drink vendors that Manchester has to offer.

Kicking off from 12pm and running right through until 8pm on both days, with some early-morning events also starting at 7am, this year’s Carnival is promising to be just as spectacular as ever.

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It also features a fantastic lineup of events and performances to look forward to.

But, in a bid to keep everyone safe throughout the weekend, Manchester City Council has published a list of temporary road closures and traffic management measures set to be put in place, so here’s everything you need to know.

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Full list of road closures for Manchester Caribbean Carnival 2026

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)

Saturday 8 August – 6am to 4pm

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A full road closure will be in place on Claremont Road (Quinney Crescent to Alexandra Road) for the Parade set up and dispersal.

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

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  • 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)

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), so you’ll need to allow extra time for journeys through this area.

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Manchester Caribbean Carnival 2026 is happening at Alexandra Park this Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August.

Find more on the event’s website here.

Featured Image – Manchester Caribbean Carnival (via Facebook)

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High School Musical at Lowry, Salford – a night spent reliving our childhood | Review

Amy Williams Amy Williams

What a night spent reliving our childhood.

Now, I don’t want to exaggerate or seem biased, considering this is one of my favourite film trilogies of all time, but this could be the best stage show I’ve seen in a long while.

We all know how High School Musical goes, right? Set at East High, we follow Troy and Gabriella (the star basketball player, and the geeky new girl) who meet over New Year, and then become ‘star-crossed lovers’ when back at school as they’re part of two different ‘cliques’.

The duo mess with the ‘Status Quo’ when they audition for the school musical. But will they stick to what they know? Or become stars of the stage? I’m sure you know the ending. 

High School Musical is currently on stage at Lowry, Salford / Credit: Matt Crockett (Supplied)

From the costumes and the characters, to the memorable songs (there’s actually 52 songs in this production, including a mega mix at the end), they’ve kept right to the script of the films – and that’s exactly what we wanted to see. 

Of course, the biggest throwback of them all is Kaycee Stroh – who originally featured as Martha Cox in the film trilogy – taking the role as Ms Darbus, and she was just as incredible as we expected her to be. And to see her do the iconic dance in the finale was unbelievable, 13-year-old Amy was screaming. 

Also featuring Jason Donovan as Coach Bolton, Tobias Turley as Troy, Leonor Correia as Gabriella, Caitlin Tipping Sharpay, and Luke Bayer as Ryan, it was a proper impressive cast all round.

It’s a night to properly relive your mid-00s childhood / Credit: Matt Crockett (Supplied)

There was crowd interaction right from the off, as they taught the crowd a cheerleading routine to be included later in the show, plus for the finale, they had the lyrics on the big screen too so everyone could sing-along. 

If we could go and see this show every single night, we would – it is absolutely brilliant. 

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Celebrating 20 years of the trilogy, this brand-new production is at the Lowry until 19 September, make sure you grab tickets before it’s too late.

Get them here.

Featured Image – Matt Crockett (Supplied)

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Fontaines D.C. announce massive return to Manchester on new European tour

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Fontaines D.C. are heading back to Manchester on their new European tour

Fontaines D.C. have just announced their biggest headline tour to date, including a massive arena gig here in Manchester.

The wildly popular Irish rock band are set to play a whopping 20 arena shows across Europe and the UK this autumn.

The tour has been announced in celebration of their upcoming fifth studio album, Dopamine Chamber, which is set for release this October.

Fontaines D.C. will hit the road just five days after the album drops, kicking off their European tour in Lisbon on 21 October.

Then they’ll make their way over to the UK, with shows in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham and London.

Fans in their home country of Ireland are told to stay tuned for live news very soon.

As we speak, Fontaines D.C. are warming up to play one of the country’s biggest festivals, with headline slots at Reading & Leeds Festival.

They’ve already released Marianne, the first single from their new album, and frontman Grian Chatten says of the album: “The album itself is a dopamine chamber. You step inside and we test these different mind- or mood-altering pieces of music on you.”

The new record has been recorded between London, the English countryside, and Palermo, where Chatten recorded vocals in a makeshift booth built from mattresses and cushions.

He said: “There’s a poignant sense of us being on the brink of some other kind of form of humanity, or non-humanity.”

Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Thursday 3 September, with pre-sale live from 10am on Tuesday 1 September.

You can access tickets for Fontaines D.C. in Manchester HERE.

Fans who pre-order Dopamine Chamber from the official store by 6pm on Monday 31 August will gain access to the UK pre-sale.

Fontaines D.C. UK tour dates in full

  • Friday 20 November – Liverpool, UK – M&S Bank Arena
  • Saturday 21 November – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
  • Sunday 22 November – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
  • Tuesday 24 November – Leeds, UK – First Direct Bank Arena
  • Wednesday 25 November – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
  • Friday 27 November – London, UK – The O2 Arena

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Featured image: Elizaveta Porodina

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