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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 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 24th September, so the Concert starts on the following Monday, 29th September.

Future Dates

2025 – Monday 29th September until Saturday 11th October

2026 – Monday 5th October until Saturday 17th 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 2025 this will be Tuesday 20th May.

Old Folks Show

2025 – Thursday 27th until Saturday 1st March (All tickets have been handed out)

Latest News

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Ben Hooper Ben to the Rescue! We’re in a world of fast-moving digital technology development and for an oldie like me there are lurking, worrying questions like how does it work and where it all will end up? By just talking at a mobile phone, we can order our favourite

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Ready, Steady, Book!

 17 April, 2025  – BC/25/005     Ready, Steady, Book! Tickets for the 2025 Bridgwater Carnival Concerts are about to go on sale. The concerts, a dynamic and tantalising preview of what’s to come in the annual carnival parade, feature a cast of more than 600 from a dozen carnival clubs,

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Talent Hunt Begins

Talent Hunt Begins Important news for all who have showbiz in their veins – the stage is set the annual Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival Concerts talent hunt. Old hands and newcomers alike are invited to audition for five-minute slots at the Autumn concerts which run for a fortnight. A great

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Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival New President

Dave Creedy was elected for a three-year term at the BGFC’s Annual General Meeting. He has been a dedicated carnival supporter since he first appeared in the parade as a young lad and was born into the carnival family – his father Walt was a co-founder of Vagabonds CC in

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