| THURLASTON CARNIVAL OPENERS & BANDS | ||||
| YEAR | OPENER | BAND | ||
| 1971 | Mrs M Turnbull | Burbage Silver Band | ||
| 1972 | Miss Baxter | Burbage Silver Band | ||
| 1973 | Mr & Mrs H Taylor | Burbage Silver Band | ||
| 1974 | Mr & Mrs W Benbow | Melton Mowbray Toy Soldiers Carnival Band | ||
| 1975 | Mr & Mrs R Holt | The City of Leicester Pipe Band | ||
| 1976 | Mr & Mrs S Lockley | Melton Mowbray Toy Soldiers Carnival Band | ||
| 1977 | Mr & Mrs R Durrance | Wellingborough Blue Orchids Band | ||
| 1978 | Leicester's Pearly King & Queen | Leicester White Hackle Pipe Band | ||
| 1979 | Hon Mrs B Russell | Burbage Prize Silver Band | ||
| 1980 | Mr & Mrs S Clark | Burbage Prize Silver Band | ||
| 1981 | Leicester's Pearly King & Queen | The City of Leicester Pipe Band | ||
| 1982 | Mick Smith (Radio Leicester) | Burbage Prize Silver Band | ||
| 1983 | The Stanton Band | |||
| 1984 | Millfield Militia Band | |||
| 1985 | Ian Smith (LRFC) | 98th Leicester Scout Band | ||
| 1986 | Nick Murden (Leicester Sound) | Millfield Militia Girls Band | ||
| 1987 | Baz Beeby (Radio Leicester) | Earl Shilton & District Youth Band | ||
| 1988 | Millfield Militia Band | |||
| 1989 | Whetstone Boys & Girls Brigade Band | |||
| 1990 | Earl Shilton Youth Band | |||
| 1991 | The City of Leicester Pipe Band | |||
| 1992 | Leicester's Pearly King | Melton Mowbray Toy Soldiers Band | ||
| 1993 | The City of Leicester Pipe Band | |||
| 1994 | Jean Klenk | Millfield Militia Band | ||
| 1995 | Miss Rosemary Bingham | The Leicestershire Co-operative Youth Marching Band | ||
| 1996 | Filbert Fox (LCFC) | Hinckley Silver Spurs Marching Band | ||
| 1997 | Tiger (LRFC) | Millfield Militia Marching Band | ||
| 1998 | Leicester Riders Basketball Team | The City of Leicester Pipe Band | ||
| 1999 | Vickie Vixen (LCFC) | The Leicestershire Co-operative Youth Marching Band | ||
| 2000 | Molly Price (1st Carnival Queen) | The City of Leicester Pipe Band | ||
| 2001 | Mrs Rees-Jones (Teacher) | Barwell Church Lads' & Girls' Brigade Band | ||
| 2002 | Revd Nigel Harrison | Barwell Church Lads' & Girls' Brigade Band | ||
| 2003 | Revd Steve Davies | Barwell Church Lads' & Girls' Brigade Band | ||
| 2004 | Mrs F Gil (Headteacher) | Barwell Church Lads' & Girls' Brigade Band | ||
| 2005 | Mrs A Barnes (Head Teacher) | The Wigston Band | ||
| 2006 | Mrs Jenny Wilcox (Teacher) | The Wigston Band | ||
| 2007 | Barwell Church Lads' & Girls' Brigade Band | |||
| 2008 | Mrs Doris Waite | Barwell Church Lads' & Girls' Brigade Band | ||
| 2009 | Emily Smith | Royal British Legion Pipe Band | ||
| 2010 | Molly Dawson (1st Carnival Queen) | Croft Silver Band | ||
| 2011 | Revd & Mrs Jerry Taylor | Barwell Church Lads' & Girls' Brigade Band | ||