Manchester Caribbean Carnival entertains thousands

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  1. A young woman wears a large head-dress of purple, yellow and green fake feathers as she dances in a parade. She wears red, green and yellow sparkles around her eyes.
    Andrew Aitch/Manchester Carnival

    Dancers performed during the annual parade through Moss Side

About 60,000 people have attended the Manchester Caribbean Carnival this weekend.

Dancers and musicians performed during the two-day free event in and around Alexandra Park in Moss Side.

The annual festival started in 1972 to celebrate the Caribbean community, heritage and music.

Moss Side's links with African and Caribbean history is believed to date back to the world wars, when servicemen and seamen settled in the area.

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