Join the Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, Councillor Andrew Gowan for the city's largest community street arts party.

Saturday 11 May 2024

Leaving Lagan Valley Island at 1.00pm

 

A fun, community event for all

We want to ensure everyone can enjoy the Mayor's Carnival Parade and Family Fun Day. It is important to us that those planning to attend are aware of the following provisions:

For the Family Fun Day in Wallace Park it will be assistance dogs only and there will be a quiet space for those who may need some time out. It is located at the tennis pavilion. There will also be a sensory bus at the event.

We will also have an Accessaloo onsite in Wallace Park for anyone needing accessible toilet and changing facilities.
 
A sign language interpreter will be on stage in Market Square during the Carnival Parade to allow those with a hearing impairment to follow the MC who will be in Market Square advising on the groups within the parade. We also have a quiet space on the first floor of the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum.

There will also be a sign language interpreter at the stage area in Wallace Park.

If you have any other accessibility requirements or questions, please let us know by emailing ParksAndAmenitiesAdmin@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk 

Blooming opportunity for Cancer Fund for Children  

If at the Family Fun Day in Wallace Park be sure to call at our Parks & Amenities gazebo to claim your box and plant for plants.

As part of the Family Fun Day we will be offering 100 boxes of approximately six polyanthus and 10 tulip bulbs per hour in support of Mayor Gowan’s chosen charity. 

These boxes will available at:

  • 1.30pm
  • 2.30pm
  • 3.30pm
  • 4.30pm

The minimum donation is £2 per box.

 

Wallace Park opening changes

To allow for the event site to be set up safely, Wallace Park will be closed to the public from Friday 10 May and will not reopen to the public until the Family Fun Day begins at 12 noon on Saturday 11 May.

The event will end at 5pm when the park will once more be closed to the public to allow the site to be cleared and will reopen at 12 noon on Sunday 12 May 2024.

Parkmount Car Park will be closed to the public from Friday 10 May until 12 noon on Sunday 12 May.

Pre-parade activity in the city centre

Street entertainers

Time: 11.00am to 1.00pm

Street entertainers will entertain those in the city centre before the parade starts.

Music

Time: 11am to 1.15 pm

Starting at 11am music will play in Market Square before the parade makes its way through the city.

Lisburn Rock Choir : 11.15am to 12 noon

Lisburn and Banbridge Ukes: 12.15pm to 1.15pm

Mayor’s Carnival Parade

Time: 1.00pm to 2.00pm

The Mayor’s Carnival Parade will set off from Lagan Valley Island at 1.00pm and sweep its way through Lisburn City Centre via Queen’s Road, Linenhall Street, Market Street, Market Place, Railway Street, Magheralave Road, Wallace Park, Belfast Road and Seymour Street before returning to Lagan Valley Island via Queen’s Road.

There will be plenty of opportunity for onlookers to capture the carnival magic as it passes through the streets. Just be sure to select your viewing point early and allow extra time for some traffic disruption.

Family Fun Day

Time: 12 noon to 5.00pm

The beautiful backdrop of Wallace Park will host the ever-popular Mayor’s Family Fun Day from 12 noon to 5.00pm.

We have a quiet space at the tennis pavilion and a sensory bus in Parkmount Car Park during the event.

The park will throng with a rich assortment of live entertainment along with the opportunity to refuel with a range of foods on offer.

Live musical entertainment will be on stage throughout the day. The running order is:

Time Entertainment
12 noon to 12.15pm Background music
12.15pm to 1pm Eddie Booth (singer)
1pm to 1.15pm Background music
1.15pm to 2pm Commentary of parade as it moves through Wallace Park
2pm to 2.45pm Colin Graham (singer)
2.45pm to 3pm Background music
3pm to 3.45pm The Femme  (40/50s style music)
3.45pm to 4pm Background music
4pm to 4.45pm Stonewall (popular/traditional music)
4.45pm to 5pm Background music

 

A busy programme for families to enjoy will include superheroes and princesses, a petting farm, bouncy castles, kiddies’ rides, face painters and hands-on arts and craft workshops while adrenaline junkies can feel a rush of excitement with fun fair rides, and assault course activities.

Car enthusiasts can get close to a cavalcade of retro cars, fire engines and tractors on display - everything you need to have a most wonderful day.

Assistance dogs only at the family fun day.

Donations welcome for the Mayor’s Charity, Cancer Fund for Children.

There will be portable toilets, baby changing and accessible facilities in Wallace Park for the duration of the event.