This year it was sadly cancelled for the first time in its 52 year history due to the coronavirus pandemic. To mark the spectacular occasion, we took a look back through the archives at the Leeds West Indian Carnival over the years....
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Led by their Carnival Queen, Movva Pinnock, 19, from Huddersfield, the Carnival procession makes its way down Chapeltown Road in 1973. Photo: YPN Peter Thacker
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Leeds West Indian Carnival procession in the 1970's.
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Oracio Morton, aged 11, winner of the Carnival Prince contest at the Leeds West Indian Centre in August 2000. Photo: Max Farrar
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Leeds North East Fabian Hamilton wearing his costume and headress at the carnival in 2004. Photo: Gary Longbottom
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Felicia James, aged 12, in a costume called Princess of Siam, designed by Gloria Fredrick of Leeds, winner of the Carnival Princess contest in August 2000. Photo: Max Farrar
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Nicole Thomas dances through the streets of Harehills and Chapeltown in August 2001. Photo: Claire Lim