Hanwell Carnival Aims for Return Next Year
Organisers commit to 2026 event after taking a break this summer
Carnival favourites The Hanwell Ukelele Group in 2023. Picture: Paul Richard James
March 20, 2025
Having taken the decision not to hold the Hanwell Carnival this year, the organisers have committed themselves to a return of the event in 2026.
Challenges such as inflation, tougher regulation and a workload too great for the existing organising team to handle has resulted in them electing to regroup and expand their resources both in terms of personnel and finance.
The intention is that the next festival will be bigger and better and so they are actively seeking new committee members and support from the community to help with future events. If you're interested in getting involved, you can reach out through the event’s official website.
To help raise the necessary funds, they are hosting a Family Fun Day Carnival Fundraiser in June with tickets going on sale soon, and looking for local businesses for support.
If you can donate a prize from your business for the raffle, whether it’s a gift card, product or experience it would be very welcome.
They have also set up a Just Giving page where you can directly donate funds. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/helen-mcmanus-770
They would also like to hear from anyone who would like to book a stall on the day of the fundraiser or offer services such as facepainting.
Despite the main event's hiatus, the traditional "Beating the Bounds" walk is still scheduled for Monday, 5 May. This approximately eight-mile circular walk around the old parish boundary of Hanwell starts and finishes at the Viaduct pub on Uxbridge Road, beginning at 12 noon.
The Hanwell Carnival, established in 1898, is one of the UK's longest-running community events. 2025 is not the first time it hasn’t taken place. After its inception, the event continued annually until 1945, with a hiatus between 1946 and 1960. The carnival was revived in 1961 by Billy Smart, a circus ringmaster with strong ties to Hanwell.
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