Carnival Event Schedule 2024

Below is the schedule outlining the events and activities for the carnival, including stallholders and a variety of engaging activities specifically designed for children..

Activities & Free Family Entertainment

11:00am | The Butchers Arms and Greaves Club open

11:30am | Walkers assemble for Carnival procession at The Butchers Arms car park
12:00pm – 1:00pm | Carnival procession around the village
1:00pm – 5:00pm | Stallholders (The Butchers Arms car park)
11:00am – 5:00pm | The Community Centre and Memorial Hall
1:00pm – 6:00pm | Face Painting (The Butchers Arms garden)
2:00pm – 5:00pm | Stilt Man (in the vicinity of The Butchers Arms)
3:30pm – 4:15pm | Punch & Judy Show (The Butchers Arms garden)
5:00pm – 5:45pm | Merlin’s Animal Magic Show (The Butchers Arms garden)

Live Music on Stage Outdoors

11:30am – 10:00pm| All Day DJ – Tony Bromwich
2:00pm – 3:00pm | Freddie Mercury tribute
3:30pm – 4:30pm | The Black Flowers
4:45pm – 5:30pm | Hayley Hedges
7:00pm – 8:00pm | The Black Flowers
8:30pm – 10:45pm | The Veneers

Food Vendors

12pm – 5pm | The Community Centre (Pasties, Sausage Rolls, Cakes, Snacks, Sweets, hot and cold drinks)
12pm – 10:30pm | The Smiley Chef (The Butchers Arms car park)
12pm – 10:30pm | Indian Street Food (The Butchers Arms car park)

Licensed Alcohol Establishments

11:00am – 11:00pm | The Butchers Arms
11:00pm – Late | The Greaves Club

Carnival Procession


Everyone is welcome to join in the Carnival procession (even if you haven’t registered), please turn up on the day.  Assemble in The Butchers Arms Car park from 11:45am. The procession will start at 12pm (and with trained marshalls in attendance).  The route of the procession is as follows:

Fisher Road
Chapel Street
Lakin Drive
Poplar Road
Old Road
Ladbroke Road

Finishing back at The Butchers Arms car park ready for the rest of the Carnival entertainment to take place.