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Trivia

Interesting Facts Fact 1 – Distance wise, it is just over 2 miles from the very first entry to the very last entry in the parade, and it will take 2 hours to pass any one viewing point.Fact 2 – Over 300,000 light bulbs w …

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Coach Trips

Coach Trips Suppliers Want to come to Bridgwater Carnival, don’t want to drive why not book a coach trip, firms listed here have in the past advertised on their website they were running a trip to Bridgwater Carnival, ho …

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Accommodation

This page was viewed just under 2,000 times over the last 12 months. If you wish to support the carnival and advertise your accommodation on this page please contact our Publicity Officer.Accommodation listed on this pag …

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Collection

Bridgwater Carnival Collections benefit both the Carnival and local Charities, this income is vital to keep the Carnival alive. We have collectors with tins and collection carts in the procession for you to throw your mo …

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Corporate Hospitality

Our Hospitality Package sold out early in 2023, so if you want to secure your place for 2024 book early in the New Year, for more information email Mark Robson for details.Since 2015 when Bridgwater Carnival introduced C …

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Carnival Centre

Bridgwater Carnival Centre is located in the Bridgwater Town Hall complex, High Street, Bridgwater.The Centre, leased from the Bridgwater Town Council has become quite popular with visitors and locals after opening just …

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Concert Overview

The Carnival Concerts will be back to back to entertain you in 2024.The Carnival Concerts act as a great warm up for the clubs for their dance routines and choreography before the main Carnival event and runs for 12 nigh …

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Downloads

In order to make your visit to our site easier to navigate this page contains all the pdf downloads on the site. Please use the information on this page for guidance only, check before using the information as it will al …

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Dates

Carnival Procession Bridgwater Carnival procession will always be held on the first Saturday in November. Future Dates 2025 – Saturday 1st November – Please note the procession start time is 6pm. 2026 – Saturday 7th …

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Carnival Day Entertainment

2025 Information | Carnival Day Entertainment We hope to be able to welcome you back in 2025 to what we would call a normal year with a full programme of street entertainment throughout the day. To give you some idea see …

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Squibbing

Squibbing is something very unique to Bridgwater, Squibbing is by definition the simultaneous firing of lots of large fireworks (“squibs”). Many people come to Bridgwater just to see the squibbing as it is an event that …

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School Project

Every year, schools in Sedgemoor are invited to take part in some exciting and innovative activities as part of the Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival celebrations.Ever since these carnival education projects were introduced …

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Maps

Please find below four maps, one downloadable, and three interactive, click on any of the icons on the interactive maps to get more information, these maps are expandable: Downloadable Map Transport & Parking Map Details …

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Procession Information

Please note the start time for 2024 – 1800 hours Audience Information Please remember that the roads around Bridgwater will start to close at 1400 hours and that the Procession will start at 1800 hours prompt. If you are …

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Policies

Bridgwater Carnival has in place the following policies: Access Statement Book with Confidence Policy Card Transaction Policy Child Protection Policy Equality & Diversity Policy Privacy Policy

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Latest News

Christmas Collection 2024

SANTA’S BOOST FOR LOCAL CHARITIES Bridgwater charities have benefitted from a seasonal rush of goodwill. The Christmas Sleigh collection organised by the Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival Committee raised a whopping £4,412. For a fortnight in the lead up to Christmas, the sleigh toured the town, including stopoffs at local supermarkets

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Matty

Matty, a 17 year old boy from South Devon, is a wonderfully complex character who has had many medical challenges in his life and faced these with strength and determination. In many ways Carnival has saved Matty in moments when he needed distraction, before operations and at scary times.   

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2024 BRIDGWATER GUY FAWKES CARNIVAL – ‘IN NUMBERS’

2024 BRIDGWATER GUY FAWKES CARNIVAL – ‘IN NUMBERS’ 1) 2024 is the 419th anniversary of The Gunpower Plot, and the origins of Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival can be traced back to when Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators failed in their attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in

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BRIDGWATER GUY FAWKES CARNIVAL – SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER,

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN HAS STARTED With just under one week until the carnival returns to town on Saturday 2 November, the final countdown has begun to Bridgwater Carnival 2024. For the carnival clubs and masqueraders who are working on their spectacular entries around the clock, to the carnival organisers who

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