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- Please fill in our Survey - Closing date 4th December
- Carnival Concert Results
- Promo DVD 2024
- Orders being taken online for the 2023 DVD & 2024 Calendar
- Bridgwater Carnival 2023 in 2.46 minutes
- Bridgwater Carnival 1982 - 2023 now available on Vimeo
- Jubilation Book available now
- 2023 Results Classes 1 - 6
- 2023 Results Classes 7 - 13




This is the official website for Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival – the UK’s oldest carnival and one of the largest illuminated carnival processions in Europe.
Held annually on the first Saturday in November, this carnival takes place in Bridgwater, Somerset.
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Bridgwater Car & Van Hire Sponsors Carnival
BRIDGWATER CAR & VAN HIRE SPONSORS CARNIVAL FOR 11TH SUCCESSIVE YEAR A local…
Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival – ‘In Numbers’
2023 is the 418th anniversary of The Gunpower Plot, and the origins…
The Final Countdown
Pictures courtesy of Timeless Images With under ten days until the carnival returns…

Lantern Parade and Firework Display Friday 3 November
The 2023 Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival celebrations will start with a bang at…

Carnival Mask Trail Opens
Click here for an entry form As the countdown to this year’s Bridgwater…

Ramblers C.C. win 2023 Bridgwater Carnival Concerts
Members of Ramblers Carnival Club were celebrating last night after being crowned as…
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Yes, Bridgwater Carnival is very expensive to stage so to secure its future we have to raise considerable amounts of money. Donations and sponsorships are very valuable to us.
Corporate Hospitality
Want to make your visit extra special why not purchase our Hospitality package; parking, meal, stand seat. programme and more all included.


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