We captured some of the spectacular sights of the Leeds West Indian Carnival in Chapeltown - share your photos from the day below.
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00:00 This is my third time here, right, and I rate it highly.
00:06 The atmosphere is brilliant and you can meet fellow countrymen from your country at a particular spot.
00:14 So you look forward to going to that spot to see them and communicate with them and reminisce with them.
00:21 And then come and see the beautiful troops, you know. So really I love it here.
00:26 Some of the friends that we see from St. Kitts are usually here.
00:31 So we say, "Well, go on. We haven't seen you for ages."
00:34 And obviously it's nice to see them because they're not living in Nottingham.
00:38 They're living in Leeds and surrounding areas. So it's really great to see them and the troops, the food, the music.
00:47 This is my second time at Leeds Carnival and I'm very much looking forward to the big costumes, like the big, big ones with all the sparkly stuff.
00:55 It's my first time at the carnival and I'm looking forward to all the music.
00:59 I'm looking to see the costumes and also to see the music.
01:05 So I've been at the carnival quite a bit. It's probably my fourth time here.
01:09 But I'm from the Caribbean, so I'm from St. Kitts.
01:12 I'm just looking forward to the food, all the music, and just seeing everyone kind of whine and dance, really.
01:18 It's been really nice. It's been really nice to be able to get out with the kids and the family and just enjoy the music and the atmosphere.
01:24 I've probably been down here 15, 20 times over the years.
01:31 It's a great spectacle for Leeds. There's plenty of people around enjoying themselves.
01:40 The atmosphere is brilliant. I love it.
01:43 I'm a Leeds lad, born and bred.
01:47 And to be honest, and no disrespect to people in London, this is far better than the Notting Hill Carnival.
01:54 I come from, actually, Italy.
01:57 I moved to London a couple of years ago and then I moved up to Leeds.
02:03 This is actually my first time at a carnival.
02:06 I went to Nottingham here in London Carnival.
02:10 It's really vibing, so I was really curious to know what the hell is going on here.
02:15 It's always nice to go to a place where there's good vibe, good people, good food, experience new culture.
02:23 This is my first time here. My friend suggested it to me the other day and I decided to come here with my partner
02:32 and basically just enjoy the culture and the vibes and the food and the music and see the carnival.
02:39 I'm excited to see what's going on.
02:42 I've been coming since my elder brother was older.
02:46 He took me when I was a kid. Now I'm 60 and I'm still coming.
02:51 It's just the atmosphere.
02:54 I've never seen any trouble.
02:57 If you go to Notting Hill, you find trouble.
03:00 I'm from the North, as I said. It's just the atmosphere.