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the brighton bash carnival 2025

Our History

BARCO was founded in 2020 with an ambition to facilitate an annual carnival that celebrates Black culture. Fast forward to now and we are gearing up for our 5th consecutive carnival! 

Our Team

Our team is completely made up of volunteers from the local community. Our ethos is 'for us, by us, with us' and we welcome offers of support. 

Our Partners

We partner with a variety of organisations and businesses in our community to make this a collaborative initiative.


SAMBA BANDS

SAMBA BANDS

SAMBA BANDS

STEEL PAN

SAMBA BANDS

SAMBA BANDS

food stalls

SAMBA BANDS

Holistic ZONE

Holistic ZONE

children's parade

Holistic ZONE

children's parade

children's parade

children's parade

LIVE STAGES

children's parade

children's parade

MARKET TRADERS

MARKET TRADERS

MARKET TRADERS

DJ TENT

MARKET TRADERS

MARKET TRADERS

sound system

MARKET TRADERS

sound system

CORE FUNDER

Our core funding this year came from a successful application with the Community Fund of then National Lottery. The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK, raised by players of The National Lottery.

CHILDREN'S ZONE SPONSOR

The future of energy is in focus now more than ever, and it is our responsibility to ensure nobody is excluded from playing their part to combat climate change.

  1. Supporting young black and ethnic minority people to overcome disadvantages and discrimination and help them move into ambitious careers as professionals in the Energy Industry.
  2. Black and minority ethnic focused charities have been systemically underfunded so we are building close partnerships and providing financial support to sustainable and community-driven charities that care about anti-racism and sustainability, locally and internationally.

As a company, we totally transformed our recruitment process in 2020, and set up our very own diversity internship programme to address the representation of Black, African and Caribbean people in the Energy and Tech industries. The first internship took place in 2021 and each year the internship has grown in its reach and impact (read all about it on our blog)


COMMUNITY PARTNER 2025

Sussex Bay (www.sussexbay.org.uk) is proud to be the community partner for the BARCO Brighton BASH Carnival 2025.  We are a bold and new project based upon meaningful collaboration. We want to enable more people now and in the future to make their connection with nature, to enjoy our sea, rivers and streams in safe spaces and we are for everyone.

WORKSHOPS & EDUCATION PARTNER

Through the universities Black at Sussex initiative, we have partnered together to deliver Black culture workshops to children families and schools throughout the second half of 2025.


The Black at Sussex project launched in 2022. It aims to improve the experience of Black students and staff at Sussex, through ongoing research, events and initiatives.

Black at Sussex has three main objectives.

  • Celebrate Black culture among current and former students & staff
  • Establish and develop collaborative partnerships with Black led organisations, internally and externally
  • Promote the university to Black students and staff.

MAYO WYNNE BAXTER - LEGAL PARTNER

We pride ourselves on being the leading Brighton law firm and solicitors, servicing the wider community in what is arguably one of the most vibrant and exciting cities in the UK.

Our Brighton law firm is easily accessible in the heart of Brighton city centre, where our team of friendly solicitors can help with the trusted legal advice you need, in areas such as commercial, dispute resolution, property litigation, employment law, property and conveyancing, and family and divorce.

Our Brighton office is by appointment only, appointments are available online or in-person, depending on preference. Please contact us or call us on 

0800 84 94 101 to arrange your appointment today.


2025 BASH Supporters

BRIGHTON BASH CARNIVAL 2024

What a day!

It was nothing short of amazing! Thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed the day, keep locked into socials  for photos and videos of the day coming soon. 

The Parade was awesome, with samba band, steel pan and dancers.

The Main stage was non stop vibes, the Kustom Vibes stage, Acoustic stage and DJ Tent where all amazing.

Well done Brighton - Building Alliance Solidarity & Hope.

Donate Today

Your donation can make a real difference in the lives of those we serve. With your help, we can continue to provide this FREE community event and support to those in need. Every little bit helps, so please consider making a donation today.

Donate Now

RELIVE THE DAY

Check out this great video

Video

Why do we do what we do?

Annie shares the essence and drive behind the BASH carnival

How can we improve representation?

Why do we need events like the BARCO BASH in Brighton?

See our latest photos on Instagram!

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carnival committee

Our Vision

The Brighton BASH Carnival is an opportunity for the city to Build Alliance Solidarity & Hope. 

Our vision is to deliver a community event where everyone is welcome & Black culture is celebrated with the wider community. 

sponsors and partners 2024

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