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Asda - 300 spaces

Opening Time - 2pm

Charity: SNAP

Bridgwater Hospital

Opening Time - 2pm

Charity: Royal British Legion

Blake - 161 spaces

Opening Time - 10am

Group: Bridgwater Sea Cadets

Wickes, Bridgwater TA6 4DH

Opening Time - 2pm

Group: Weston Operatic

Morrisons - 500 spaces

Opening Time - 2pm

Charity: Bridgwater Rotary Club

B & M - 200 spaces

Opening Time - 2pm

Charity: Bridgwater Rotary Club

West Quay

Opening Time - 10am

Group: Bridgwater Sea Cadets

Polden Bower School

Opening Time - 3.30pm

Group: Royal British Legion

St Matthews Field - 1000 spaces

Opening Time - 10.30am

Charity: Westfield Church

UCS College

Opening Time - 10.30am

Group: Wilstock Hub

Broadway

Coach Parking

Monmouth Street

Coach Parking (Limited)

Watsons Lane

Leave the M5 signposted Bridgwater then at the next roundabout take the 2nd exit, the HPC car park is in front of you. Buses will run regularly  starting at 2.30 pm - Last bus back at midnight.

TA6 4TN

M5 Junction 24 Cattle Market - 500 spaces - £6 per car + £1 per adult - available from 2.00 pm.

TA6 6DF

Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival is held annually on the first Saturday in November at Bridgwater in Somerset, England.

Located in the heart of the West Country with easy access by road, head south from Bristol on the M5 and you will find us between junctions 23 and 24 of the M5 motorway. We are also served by rail.

If you are coming via the M5 please note the road into Bridgwater from junction 24 will close at 5.30 p.m., if you are likely to arrive later than 6.00 p.m. you should proceed to junction 23 as this road into Bridgwater will remain open all evening.

Please note the procession route will follow the same route as in 2023, when the procession reaches the top of the High Street it will turn right into Mount Street with the procession finishing at the layby behind Bridgwater House.

Latest News

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

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2025 Carnival Mask Trail

Carnival Mask Trail spreads delight Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival touches our lives locally in many ways, including those of some of our youngest citizens who are being encouraged to get creative in the run-up to the yearly parade. Thanks to funding by Arts Council England, Bridgwater Carnival provides outreach projects

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Squibbing sponsor for 2025 Bridgwater Carnival

Squibbing sponsor for 2025 Bridgwater Carnival With the Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival parade looming, a leading UK firm of chartered accountants and business advisers is backing the event for a second year as a sponsorship partner. Westcotts, based in Castle Street, Bridgwater, is again sponsoring the parade finale – the

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PRS for Music licences the use of copyright music across the UK, giving businesses and organisations the legal permission they need to play the music they want.

These licences ensure that music publishers, songwriters and composers are fairly rewarded with royalties so they can keep making music – and mean that we’re able to support music at events like this.

For more information about PRS for Music or music licensing, visit www.prsformusic.com or call 0800 068 4828

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