Join the Mayor of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Councillor Kurtis Dickson for the city’s largest community street arts party and get ready to be swept away by a kaleidoscope of colour and symphonies of sound.
On Saturday, 10 May 2025, celebrating the environmentally conscious theme: ‘Wonders of Nature’ hundreds of local schools, community organisations and professional entertainers with join Mayor Dickson to celebrate what promises to be a whirlwind of carnival magic!
Street entertainment in the city centre before the parade starts 11am - 1pm
Mayor’s Carnival Parade 1– 2pm
Carnival will leave ISLAND Arts Centre at approximately 1pm, turning the streets of Lisburn City Centre into a wonderland of fantastical floats, dazzling carnival performers and street entertainers with schoolchildren and community groups all masquerading as vibrant butterflies, bees and sunflowers shimmying to the infectious rhythms of samba music.
Mayor’s Family Fun Day Wallace Park 12.00 - 5.00pm
Join the family friendly fun at Wallace Park's Carnival Village when this beautiful park will be transformed into a vibrant hub of entertainment. Expect live shows from favourite characters and exciting stage acts including Abba-sensations and Taylor Made NI, Sustainability Trail and Treasure Hunt, not to mention the vast array of delicious food and treats for all to enjoy and a new Sustainability Trail and Treasure Hunt.
A Kids’ Zone will offer interactive performances, crafts, and animal encounters, from majestic birds of prey to petting zoo cuties.
While you explore, please consider contributing to Mayor Kurtis Dickson’s chosen charity, Emerge Counselling Services.
As this is an outdoor event, please dress according to weather conditions on the day. Assistance dogs only.
For more details, visit www.ISLANDArtsCentre.com
Also check out other Trips & Adventurous Activities in Lisburn.
