Weston Carnival 2026: Everything you need to know
Tonight is the night, the highlight of the Weston-super-Mare calendar: Weston Carnival!
Find out all you need to know about the event below:
Times
The pre-parade starts at 6.20pm and the main parade at 7pm. As always, it will be heaving with over 100,000 people expected to attend so please leave plenty of time to get into town and find the best spot to watch the annual spectacle unfold
The Route
Road Closures
The following road closures and traffic restrictions are scheduled for Friday 13 November 2026.
Please plan your journey in advance and allow additional travelling time.
⏰ FROM 3:30PM
• Francis Fox Road
⏰ FROM 4:30PM
• Locking Road from Little George Street
• George Street from Locking Road
• Camden Terrace to Locking Road
• Jubilee Road to Locking Road
• Regent Street to Locking Road
• Alfred Street
• Alexandra Parade, from Locking Road to Alfred Street
• Boulevard from Stafford Place
• Albert Quadrant at Stafford Place and Southside
• Victoria Quadrant at Worthy Lane
• Orchard Street at Boulevard
• Longton Grove Road at Worthy Lane
• Waterloo Street
• South Parade
• West Street at Wadham Street
• Lower Church Road at South Terrace
• Knightstone Road at Victoria Place
• Royal Parade
• Victoria Square—both junctions with Royal Parade
• Salisbury Terrace—both entrances to Royal Parade
• Richmond Street at York Street
• Oxford Street at Gloucester Street
• Carlton Street at Beach Road
• Marine Parade
• Station Road
• Beach Road at Marine Parade
• Walliscote Grove Road—from the former court buildings to Beaconsfield Road
• Walliscote Road at Oxford Street
• Station Road at Graham Road
• Station Road roundabout with Francis Fox Road, Hildesheim Bridge and Station Approach
• Regent Street junction with Locking Road
• Locking Road from Regent Street to Walliscote Road
• Oxford Street from Walliscote Road to Beach Road
• Baker Street in its entirety, including suspension of the one-way system
If you are parked in town for work you will be able to get out once the road closures are in place.
Authorities will not let anyone into the parade route once the closures are in place on safety grounds.
Reopening the roads
The closures are scheduled to remain available until 1:00am on Saturday 14 November.
Roads will reopen in stages when it is safe to do so and the all clear is given by the Police & Event Control after barriers and other infrastructure have been cleared from the highway.
The reopening schedule will depend on the location of the end of the procession and the number of spectators remaining in each area. Closures will be removed only when authorised by Event Control following confirmation from the Event Manager and Traffic Manager.
Please follow all signs and instructions given by traffic-management staff and carnival marshals.
Crossing Points
Entry
Entrance to the event is free, HOWEVER, Weston Carnival spend a huge amount of time and money organising the event and is entirely run by volunteers, so please make the recommended donation of £2 per person at the entry point where money collectors will be to greet you.
If you want Weston Carnival to not only survive, but thrive, please support the event.
Weather
Tonight the weather is forecast to be dry but very cold, with temperatures hitting 0 degrees by 8pm and feeling like -3 degrees, so wrap up warm!
Car Parking
The carnival organisers will be operating a car park on the Beach Lawns from 2pm. Charges are £10 per car.
Visitors are also advised to take advantage of on-street parking where possible and enjoy a leisurely stroll into town.
If you park in town centre car parks or on streets inside the road closures, you will not be able to exit until the procession has finished.
This includes the following car parks:
Royal Hotel
The Sovereign
You should also be aware that:
Tesco car park will not be open
the NCP High Street car park closes at 9pm
Toilets
The public toilets will be open along the seafront and entry is 30p,
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