The amazing and super-spectacular Weston-super-Mare Carnival is on Friday, November 13, 2026.
It is the biggest night of the year in the Weston-super-Mare calendar and people come from all over the country to see it. The two-hour long procession is the west country’s answer to the Rio Carnival. It features huge and extravagantly-decorated carts with thousands of bright lights on, putting on an exciting must-see procession for thousands of spectators.
For everything you need to know about the Weston Carnival 2026 including the new route, parking, last train home times and a real flavour of the event see here.
carnival route change for 2026
The 2026 carnival will operate in a clockwise direction around the town but it will be shorter than previous Weston Carnivals, missing out Alfred Street altogether. Instead the parade will stop on the Boulevard.
Road closures will be in place from 1700hrs.
Locking Road Coach Park will be closed from the Monday before the carnival up to and including the Saturday following the carnival. Limited coach parking is available at the Madeira Car Park (BS23 2HA).
Please give generously on the night to ensure the carnival continues next year.
Pre-Carnival Car Show
Before the carnival takes off a car show procession keeps the waiting crowds entertained.
What makes the carnival so special
Each cart is a moving masterpiece of thousands of lights, incredible backdrops and props and energetic performers who dance as the music bellows out. To find out more about this incredible must-see-night see Weston-super-Mare Carnival – Somerset’s rival to Rio
