(Photos courtesy of Timeless Images, Bridgwater)
​The Somerset County Guy Fawkes Carnival Association is the umbrella organisation for the following carnivals:
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Bridgwater - Saturday 1st November 2025 @ 18.00 hrs
Burnham on Sea - Monday 3rd November 2025 @ 19.30 hrs
Weston Super Mare - Friday 7th November 2025 @ 19.00 hrs
North Petherton - Saturday 8th November 2025 @ 19.00 hrs
Midsomer Norton - Monday 10th November 2025 @ 19.30 hrs
Shepton Mallet - Wednesday 12th November 2025 @ 19.30 hrs
Wells - Friday 14th November 2025 @ 19.00 hrs
Glastonbury - 15th November 2025 @ 18.45 hrs
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For more information on each carnival please visit their individual websites above.
If you wish to enter any of the carnivals above you will need to complete an Entry Form available here, entry forms are available from 1st July:
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The forms to enter can be found on the Entries tab, see top of the page.
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1. Competitive Entries enter here:
​2. Non Competitive (Trade, Bands Etc) enter here:
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The application window to take part in the prestigious 2025 Somerset County Guy Fawkes carnival processions reopens on the Tuesday 1st July 2025.
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The countdown at the top tells you how long you have to wait before we do it all again!
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The standardised entry form although closed at the moment has been a success, with all entries but one
entered online, this enables entrants, at a click of a button, to apply to take part in the eight affiliated carnivals – Bridgwater, Burnham on Sea, Weston Super Mare, North Petherton, Midsomer Norton, Shepton Mallet, Wells and Glastonbury.
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2025 saw a return to bumper crowds. An estimated 400,000 people watched the carnivals, with nearly £110,000 raised from the town street collections and shared between good causes, local charities and the carnivals themselves.
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“We acknowledge the current economic and financial climate is causing difficulties for everyone, and many community events have fallen by the wayside over the past couple of years. However, the Somerset County Guy Fawkes Carnivals continue to defy the odds with the carnival spirit burning brighter than ever, and this is testament to every single person involved in our wonderful tradition.
The date for applying to take part in the carnivals in 2025 is Tuesday 1 July 2025, and those who are unable to complete an online entry form (the preferred way) can still obtain a paper copy by contacting Dave Croker on 01278 421795 (leave a message with address there may be a few weeks for a response or at dave@bridgwatercarnival.org.uk.
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