Notting Hill Carnival, eat your heart out – this time the carnival is coming to Digbeth. A celebration of all things rum, sound system culture and some of the best street food you could ever hope to sink your gnashers into, Rum Pum Pum is a dutty wine and dine daytime knees-up with all the bells and whistles. No, really – the first 100 lucky punters to arrive at the event will be given free whistles and horns to sound triumphantly throughout the afternoon – and to wake up their significant other with the next morning (disclaimer: this is a terrible idea). With the sun shining and the cocktails flowing, all that’s left to put a tropical spin on things is a host of top DJs spicing things up with a range of Jamaican and Brazillian flavours, from dancehall reggaetón to soca and reggae. In the spirit of Captain Jack Sparrow, when the event ends, you’ll be asking yourself, ‘Why is the rum gone?’

Sat 23 Jun, Leveldigbeth, Birchall Street, Birmingham, B12 ORP, noon-8pm, from £10, www.facebook.com

Sat 23 Jun
Words:
Greg Woodin
Published on:
Wed 18 Apr 2018