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 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

25 Local Schools Take Part in Annual Bridgwater Carnival Mask Competition

Bridgwater Carnival is pleased to announce the results of this year’s Annual Carnival Mask Competition, which saw participation from 25 local schools.

19/12/2025

Work begins on major upgrade for Carnival cart building site

After seven years of planning and fund-raising, a £4.9m project to future-proof the Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival (BGFC) has begun.

11/12/2025

Every Penny Counted!

Every Penny Counted! The generosity of the huge crowd which poured into Bridgwater for the annual Guy Fawkes Carnival Parade resulted in the donation of a mountain of coins and notes. Following the big count almost £23,000 has been banked so far which will be shared between local charities as

17/11/2025

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