WHEN: Saturday 17 May 2025, 6–11 PM. Doors open at 5:30 PM. Performances start at 6:00 PM.
WHERE: Primary’s Playground and Garden. Our exhibitions in Gallery 1 & 2 will be open until 6:30 PM.
BOOKING: Booking essential, please book here.
Join us for En Masse, an eccentric blowout—a mix between the legacies of the Carnivalesque, and Mas Bands such as the Radical Mas Band (1983) (People’s World [formerly People’s War] Carnival Band) that emerged at the Notting Hill Carnival in the UK, which featured masqueraders who wore handcrafted costumes. This cultural practice, rooted in emancipatory and Caribbean traditions, is both ancestral and spiritual.
45 masquerades parade; DJs and open-air live music and poetry will play all night against the backdrop of an expansive garden. There will also be a bar and food.
TICKETS:
Early Bird: 2 for 1 Entry = £6.25 (exc. booking fee): Special offer: Bring a friend with you for free.
General Entry [1st Release] = £12.50: Book before 3 May.
General Entry [2nd Release] = £14: Bookings after 3 May or pay at the door.
Student & Unwaged Entry = £10
Group Entry (6+) = £10 per person: You can’t party alone, can you? Book for 6+ or more to receive a group discount.
LINE UP:
Zodiac All Stars
Fluent in Both Presents:
Joey
Gloria
LVT
Can’t Stand The Rain Presents: LiVE
Jazzie Martian
JayaHadADream
R&B, Hip-hop, Rap and Poetry
Come to our playground.
Zodiac All Stars Carnival Troupe
Zodiac All Stars CIC is a carnival troupe based in Nottingham, made up of young performers aged 7+.
Fluent in Both
We are a Black-led creative group with a main focus on representing artists who are multilingual and come from diverse cultural backgrounds. We have put on numerous shows over the past 2 years, with each one growing our audience and artist base. We have partnered with the New Art Exchange (NAE) and have hosted our events there for the past year, and will continue to do so this year. For our anniversary this year, we also partnered with Nottingham Refugee Forum, as this is close to our hearts and aligns with our mission statement of giving everyone a voice regardless of the language barrier.
Can’t Stand The Rain: LiVE
As part of En Masse, Primary welcomes the launch of LiVE – a new platform from Can’t Stand The Rain (CSTR), celebrating homegrown talent and spotlighting Black and global majority artists. LiVE invites you to reconnect through sound, community and the outdoors: unplugged, and rooted in real connection.
Access Information
Access to Primary is step-free via our new main entrance on Seely Road. From here, there is level access to our playground and public toilets.
Primary has an accessible toilet. The accessible toilet does not have a hoist.
You can find further access information on our website’s Visit Us page and via AccessAble.
Please email admin@weareprimary.org or call 0115 924 4493 with any access inquiries.
