The organisers of the carnival hope that they can run a full calendar of events next year if further lockdowns and restrictions are avoided. As recently as 2019, Bridgwater Carnival attracted in ...

Record crowds are expected to watch the Bridgwater carnival, which this year celebrates the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, on Friday night. Organisers estimate there will be 150,000 ...

Carnival club members have been building the cart and its numerous features since autumn 2021. Nearly 200 members, known as 'carnivalites', from many different carnival clubs are involved with ...

Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival received the special invitation nine months ago and said it was busy ... the traditional carnivals were postponed in 2020 and were replaced by walking parades in 2021.

6 October 2021. Share Save. Share Save. Getty Images. The toned-down events this year will boost fundraising for Bridgwater Carnival 2022.

Several members of a carnival float team needed hospital treatment for eye damage after it was fitted with sunbed light bulbs by mistake. The spooky cart named “Dead Man’s Hollow”… ...

"It's going to give Bridgwater Carnival an almighty boost. ... Due to the pandemic, the traditional carnivals were postponed in 2020 and were replaced by walking parades in 2021.