Harborne Carnival full list of road closures and schedule as drivers given parking warning

This weekend, Birmingham's trendiest high street will be taken over by the UK's biggest street carnival after Notting Hill with tens of thousands of people expected to attend. Harborne Carnival will return this Sunday, June 23 with live music performances on stage and street food and shop stalls spanning the length of the main road.

This year marks the 27th anniversary of the carnival, which has been running since 1997, and has attracted crowds of up to 70,000 people in previous years. Local bands and singers will be providing entertainment throughout the day and traders from Digbeth Dining Club - including Disco Fries, Fat Snags, Fireaway Grill, Hope You're Hungry, Leave it to Esmie and Street Chef - will be among those serving food and drink, alongside The Plough's street food caravan, The Currywurst and Classic Cocktails.

Crowd favourites from last year's line-up will also be returning, including Voice of the Town Choir, Vivid Soul, Got2Sing Choir, Bhangra Smash Up and Dancers, Average White Horse Band and a new addition for 2024, Marlyle Charles. All profits raised from the carnival will go towards pioneering medical research and local community projects.

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Road closures will be in place for the duration of the event, starting beforehand from midnight. See below for the event schedule for this year's Harborne Carnival and a full list of road closures, as well as details on how to get there and where to park.

Schedule for this year's Harborne Carnival

• 10am – Schools programme

• 11am - Mayor and Mayoress of Birmingham to officially open carnival

• 12.15pm – Carnival costumes

• 12.30pm – Live music on the main stage begins with Voice of the Town Choir

• 1pm – Vivid Soul

• 1.45pm – Got2Sing Choir

• 2.15pm – Marlyle Charles

• 3pm – Bhangra Smash Up and Dancers

• 4pm – Average White Horse Band

Full list of road closures

Organisers have warned that there is strictly no parking on Harborne High Street or on roads/car parks that are affected by the below road closure notice from midnight on June 22 until after the event. Any parked cars risk being towed.

The below road closures are in place from 7am to 7pm on Sunday, June 23

• High Street from Metchley Lane to South West end of Station Road

• Grays Road at the junction of High Street

• North Road at the junction of High Street

• St Johns Road at the junction of High Street

• York Street at the junction of High Street

• Station Road at the junction of High Street

• Albany Road at the junction of High Street

• South Street at the junction of High Street

• Bull Street at the junction of High Street

How to get there and where to park

Outside of the road closures, the only accessible car park is St Johns Road West, but only approaching from Clarence Road. Otherwise, it’s street parking only on neighbouring roads around Harborne and away from the high street.

Buses that usually run along the high street will be diverted and temporary bus stops will be in place. Service updates and diversions can be found on the National Express website. Trains are currently set to run on Sunday, June 23. Harborne High Street is a 20-minute walk from University Train Station.