▁since ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁Sunday ▁of ▁the ▁bank ▁hol iday ▁week end . ▁ ▁The ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁process ion ▁has ▁varied ▁over ▁the ▁years ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁it ▁started ▁at ▁Ward own ▁Park ▁and ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁along ▁New ▁Bed ford ▁Road , ▁Stock ing stone ▁Road , ▁Old ▁Bed ford ▁Road , ▁C rom well ▁Hill ▁and ▁ ▁back ▁to ▁Ward own ▁Park . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁first ▁car n ival ▁in ▁L ut on ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁on ▁a ▁smaller ▁scale ▁than ▁today , ▁as ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁Street ▁Fair ▁and ▁Char ity ▁Market ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁L ut on ▁Bor ough ▁Council ' s ▁cent en ary ▁celebr ations . ▁The ▁car n ival ▁developed ▁and ▁evol ved ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁the ▁L ut on ▁Car n ival ▁acquired ▁' intern ational ▁status ', ▁receiving ▁the ▁largest ▁single ▁lot tery ▁award ▁for ▁car n ival ▁development . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁mill en ni um , ▁L ut on ▁celebrated ▁with ▁an ▁expanded ▁three - day ▁event ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁rev ellers ▁taking ▁to ▁the ▁streets ▁for ▁the ▁massive ▁international ▁event . ▁ ▁L ut on ▁International ▁Car n ival ▁is ▁commission ed ▁by ▁L ut on ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁UK ▁Centre