Weston-super-Mare Carnival

The next Weston-super-Mare Carnival will take place on 10 November 2023.

The procession starts at 7pm and gives an evening of family entertainment and raises money for local charitable causes. Entries include illuminated floats, marching bands, fancy dress walkers and entertainers parading through the town.

If viewing please give generously at the event or online and reward the efforts of the many volunteers who make the event possible.

The route

The procession starts at Locking Road car park and heads down Alfred Street, turns left on to the Boulevard. It runs through Waterloo Street and South Parade before turning left at the Cabot on to the seafront (Royal Parade). The procession ends at Bistrot Pierre. 

Road closures

These town centre roads will be closed at 5:30pm – except for Francis Fox Road, which will close from 3:30pm. 

They need to be vehicle-free for the carnival to take place.

  • Carlton Street - for its full extent
  • Alexander Parade - for its full extent
  • Alfred Street - for its full extent
  • Knightstone Road - from South Road to Royal Parade
  • Royal Parade - from Knightstone Road to Marine Parade
  • Locking Road - from Ashcombe Road to Alfred Street
  • Regent Street - from High Street to Locking Road
  • Walliscote Road - from Regent Street to Oxford Street
  • Walliscote Grove Road - from Carlton Street to Walliscote Road
  • Oxford Street - from Walliscote Road to Gloucester Street
  • Marine Parade - for its full extent
  • Beach Road - from Oxford Street to outside the Grand Atlantic
  • Beach Road - from the junction with Quantock Road to the junction with Clarence Road South
  • Station Road - for its full extent
  • Camden Terrace - for its full extent
  • Little George Street - 50m from the junction with Locking Road
  • Meadow Street - for its full extent
  • Alma Street - for its full extent
  • Oxford Street - or its full extent
  • Waterloo Street - or its full extent
  • Cross Street - for its full extent
  • Back Street - for its full extent
  • Orchard Place - for its full extent
  • Alfred Court - for its full extent
  • North Street - for its full extent
  • Orchard Street - for its full extent
  • Prospect Place - for its full extent
  • Hans Price Close - for its full extent
  • Hopkins Street - for its full extent
  • Palmer Street - for its full extent
  • Poplar Place - for its full extent
  • Regent Street - from Locking Road to High Street
  • Jubilee Road - for 50m from Locking Road
  • Richmond Street - from Marine Parade to York Street
  • Lower Church Road - from South Terrace to Knightstone Road
  • Longton Grove Road - from Boulevard to Worthy Place
  • Victoria Quadrant - from Boulevard to Worthy lane
  • Boulevard - from Stafford Place to Waterloo Street
  • South Parade - for its full extent
  • West Street - South Parade to Wadham Street
  • Francis Fox Road - for its full extent 
    • both carriageways closed from 15:30PM to 23:30PM on Friday 10 November
  • Palmer Row - from Palmer Street to Orchard Street

Car parking

The carnival organisers will be operating a car park on the Beach Lawns from noon. Charges are £5 all day. 

Please note, there are very limited disabled parking spaces available to view the procession.

Organisers inform there is very limited disabled parking available on a first come first served basis. We recommend arriving early as spaces are likely to fill up quickly.

If you are using any of the below town centre car parks or are parking on streets inside the road closures, you will not be able to exit until the procession has finished. The only exceptions are those marked * where vehicles will be able to exit with marshal assistance.

  • Carlton Street*
  • Walliscote Grove Road East and West
  • Tesco
  • Walliscote Place
  • Sovereign Centre
  • Royal Hotel
  • the NCP*

No wait coning

No waiting cones will be put out during the morning of the Carnival and will be enforced. On street pay and display parking is only available until 3pm.

Parking charges on all other streets will apply as normal.

Please make sure vehicles are removed from the procession route by 3pm.

After this time any vehicle parked on no waiting cones could be issued with a penalty ticket, and if considered to be causing an obstruction, may be removed.

Locking Road car park

This car park is closed to the public from Thursday 9 November and re-opens on Saturday 11 November.

Coach parking

For information about carnival coach parking visit the Weston-super-Mare carnival website.