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Edinburgh Festival Carnival Parade

From the top of the Mound to the West End of Princes Street, over 800 carnival performers will present music, dance, costumes, puppets, circus, and acrobatics from groups including:

Diversity in Dance (South Africa/Scotland) | Batala Drum Group (UK) | Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre (Edinburgh) | KalentuRa (The Netherlands) | Intercultural Youth Scotland (Edinburgh) | SCORE Scotland (Edinburgh) | Edinburgh Caribbean Association (Edinburgh) | Nepal Community Association (Edinburgh)| Pulse of The Place (Edinburgh) | LGBTQ+ Youth (Edinburgh) | Discover Programme (Edinburgh) | Samba Resille (France) | International Artists (Global) | Dance Ihayami (Edinburgh) | Latin American Community Association of Edinburgh | Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre (Edinburgh) | Edinburgh Chinese Community | Gwanaval (Martinique) | Latin Dance Inclusive (Edinburgh) | Axe Boom Boom (Edinburgh) | Beltane (Edinburgh) | Bombrando (Portugal) | Senior Dancers group (Edinburgh) | ZarifAtToul-AsSamer Palestinian Dabke Troupe (Edinburgh) | Hoop Jam (Edinburgh)