The event is one of the first in the UK following the Covid pandemic.The event is one of the first in the UK following the Covid pandemic.
The event is one of the first in the UK following the Covid pandemic.

The best pictures as festival goers descend on Mardi Gras carnival at Roundhay Park

This weekend marked the first ever Mardi Gras Festival to be held in Leeds at Roundhay Park.

Organised by Leeds nightlife entrepreneurs Terry George and Shaun Wilson, Mardi Gras is the latest addition to a growing list of festivals in and around Yorkshire. It is one of the first festivals to take place in the UK following the devastating Covid pandemic. Here are some of the best pictures of festival goers at the event, can you spot yourself?! All pictures were taken by Steve Riding/JPI Media.

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