The Cuba Street Carnival was a street parade and creative celebration in Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand that was intermittently held from the 1980s and saw crowds of 10,000–20,000 people. It stopped in 2009 due to a lack of funding, and was revived in 2015 under the name Cubadupa.[1]
The Carnival was originated and was run many times in Upper Cuba Street by Martin Wilson through the 1980s and in 1995.[2][3] Another was held on 7 and 8 December 1991 including the Whirling Circus.[4] and another in 1993.[5] Chris Morley-Hall re-launched the carnival in 1998. The festival involves hundreds of artists, performers, street buskers, a night street parade, and a street market. The Carnival was inspired by the Notting Hill Carnival and other raucous street parades and fairs. While it ran, it attracted crowds of approximately 10,000 to 20,000 people.[1]
In 2011, the Creative Capital Arts Trust was established to run both Wellington's Fringe Festival and the Cuba Street Carnival. However, a date for the Cuba Street Carnival was not set. In 2012, the trust was approached by the Wellington City Council to formulate an event development plan to run the festival again.[1]
In 2014, the Wellington City Council set aside $250,000 towards a new Cuba St festival in late March or early April 2015, which would cost about $500,000 in total.[6][7] The revival is called CubaDupa.
Referencesedit
^ abcdeThyne, Natasha (2 October 2012). "Cuba Street Carnival may stage a comeback". The Wellingtonian. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
^"Loading... | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^Collins, Simon (23 February 1995). "Street of Integrity Carnival bands". City Voice. p. 10.
^Roy, Don (5 December 1991). "Jumbo's Buffet Salad Choice". The Dominion. pp. Front.
^"City Voice, 11th November 1993 p.2". Wellington City Libraries. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
^Chapman, Katie (25 February 2014). "Council digs deep to restore carnival". The Dominion Post. Fairfax. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
^Wellington City Council (25 February 2014). "Cuba Street Carnival returning next year, with $250,000 from the council". Scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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