Hackney Carnival concentrates on health

The 2020 Hackney Carnival will not be held this year as organisers focus their resources on dealing with the Covid-19 health crisis.

The carnival, which drew crowds of 80,000 last year, had been scheduled for Sunday 8 September.

This year’s carnival will be replaced by a digital cultural programme led by the grassroots carnival groups that regularly take part in Hackney Carnival. The groups will still receive planned funding.

For more on Hackney Carnival see their Facebook page.