Weston-super-Mare Carnival 2024: Parking, route and road closures

Crowds of thousands are expected to pack the streets of Weston-super-Mare as carnival rolls back into town. The event - a highlight in the resort’s calendar - is making a return in 2024 on Friday (November 8).

The parade of illuminated carts and walkers will start as usual from the Locking Road car park and turn right into Alfred Street .It will travel all the way down Alfred Street and left onto The Boulevard before heading into Waterloo Street and past the Italian Gardens.

The procession will then go onto South Parade and follow the road round to Knightstone Road to turn left along Royal Parade on the seafront, continuing along Marine Parade where the procession will end just past the Pirate Golf.

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Here’s everything you need to know if you’re coming to the carnival.

When is it and what time does it start?

The parade starts at 7pm on Friday November 8 from Locking Road car park and the end point is on the sea front by the Pirate Golf. The last cart through will be at about 9.30pm.

Entries include illuminated floats, marching bands, fancy dress walkers and entertainers parading through the town. People are being urged to give generously by dropping cash into the collection buckets or making a donation online.

What route does the carnival take?

The route for the carnival parade will start as usual in Locking Road car park and proceed alongside Tesco heading towards the bus hub, turning right down Alfred Street. All the way down Alfred Street and left onto the Boulevard heading down into Waterloo Street past the Italian Gardens/Town Square (where the carnival village will be) onto South Parade past The Royal Hotel and following the road around to Knightstone Road past the Royal Grosvenor and Lauriston Hotels to turn left along Royal Parade (the sea front) continuing along the Marine Parade where the procession will end just past the Pirate golf opposite the Grand Atlantic Hotel.

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 8 November

• Palmer Row - from Palmer Street to Orchard Street

Where can I park?

There are a number of car parks in Weston suitable for carnival parking. Some however will be impacted by the road closures in place during the procession.

Carparks not impacted by road closures

• Beach Lawns

• Maderia Car Park

• Melrose Car Park

• Hampton Car Park

• Grove Park

• Station Car Park

• 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*

The carnival organisers will be operating a car park on the Beach Lawns from noon. Charges are £10 all day.

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

This car park is closed to the public from Thursday 7 November and re-opens on Saturday 9 November.

Can I get to the carnival by train?

Visitors can park at Worle or Milton stations and have a short hop down to Weston Station.

Is there disabled parking?

All car parks have disabled spaces, the closest car park to the parade is Grove Park. There will be a designated area on the Beach Lawns parking closest to the end of the parade for blue badge holders. All on a first come first served basis.

Coach parking

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