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Carnival Procession

Bridgwater Carnival procession will always be held on the first Saturday in November.

Future Dates

2024 – Saturday 2nd November – Please note  procession start time now 6pm.

2025 – Saturday 1st November

2026 – Saturday 7th November

Carnival Concerts

The date of the Carnival Concerts are easier to work out, it was agreed a few years ago that the concert would always start on the Monday following Bridgwater Fair

For those of you who have not heard of Bridgwater Fair it is a four day event held at the St Matthews Field and always starts on the last Wednesday in September, finishing on the Saturday, the concert then starts the following Monday.

So for 2024 the last Wednesday in September is 25th September, so the Concert starts on the following Monday, 30th September.

Future Dates

2024 – Monday 30th September until Saturday 12th October

2025 – Monday 29th September until Saturday 11th October

Concert Auditions

It has been agreed that the concert auditions will always be held on the third Tuesday in May each Year so for 2024 this will be Tuesday 21st May.

Old Folks Show

2024 – Thursday 21st until Saturday 23rd March

Latest News

Carnival Column 6/03/24

Some news outlets have recently been using an irresponsible headline on an article about this year’s carnival. The headline read ‘no crowd barriers or portable toilets at Bridgwater Carnival 2024’. This is factually an untrue statement. Safety is and always will be our number one priority, and as you would

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Grandstand Tickets for Bridgwater Carnival 2024 go on Sale

The popular Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival, which has the reputation for being one of the largest illuminated processions in Europe, will this year take place on Saturday 2 November. Preparations are already underway to make sure it is the biggest and best yet, and tickets for the popular all seater

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Carnival Column 20/2/2024

The Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival spectacle never truly receives the UK wide recognition and exposure it so richly deserves. This is why it’s so exciting when our carnival does actually make it into the national  media, and I am delighted to tell you during the coming weeks the carnival is

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Carnival Column 9/02/2024

As we enter the beginning of February and with the big day still nine months away, we are already receiving enquiries and bookings from coach companies for our 2024  carnival. Last year just under 80 coaches and minibuses booked parking for the carnival. Many of these were from the South

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