'This is the City' was a parade through the centre of Coventry, which brought together many of the creative groups that had taken part in the 2021 UK City of Culture programme (which had been extended into 2022, after starting late in 2021 owing to the pandemic). Here we see one of the Caribbean carnival costumes on display at the corner of Hales Street and Bishop Street, with the student housing around Well Street providing a backdrop.
The building that this mosaic SP3379 : Mosaic detail in Cov Centre. decorates was originally the Locarno ballroom, hence the jolly design. The artist was Fred Millet.