A few of us went to the Huddersfield Carnival today. This was a parade through the town centre, and then up to Greenhead Park where their was music, dancing, stalls and the like. Having never been to one I didn't know what to expect. It was great fun. Thousands of people, good food, really good atmosphere, and a celebration of cultural melange Huddersfield is fortunate to have.
Whilst there, enjoying people watching, we realised what a great ethnography opportunity was before us. Naturally qualitative researchers clearly. Next year we propose having an informal ethnography fieldtrip to the carnival (assuming it continues to run - there are currently questions over its future funding - the quantitative souls amongst us might try to calculate the financial impact of the event which appears massive). Just to let you know, participant observation will involve bright clothes, drinking coconuts, and jerk chicken. If you have an innate sense of rhythm would be great too. Sadly we didn't, so non-participant it was.
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