about stowmarket carnivalStowmarket Carnival 2024
Stowmarket Carnival is a wonderful family event, providing affordable fun and entertainment for local families. We are busy with the last minute preparations for Carnival 2024, and it’s going to be a good one.
And just like last year, visiting the Carnival is free!
Main events will take place on the town’s Recreation Ground (the Rec) Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, with a host of entertainments, including a range of music, and *NEW* a special Children’s activity section on the Sunday! This has been sponsored by Climax Molybdenum, and should be great fun.
On Saturday there will be a Carnival procession through the town, led by the Carnival Court, with floats, vehicles, walkers, dancers, singers, and fancy dress galore.
This year’s theme is Decades! And we are looking forward to seeing the amazing costumes from Tudors to Teddy boys!
Want to take part next year? Contact: procession@stowmarketcarnival.org.uk
On the Rec there will be music on stage, and acts in the arena, while around the ground there will be craft, home bake, small business, and charity stalls, and plenty of food and drink stalls too.
To book a stall for Carnival 2025, contact: stalls@stowmarketcarnival.org.uk
Next year’s Carnival will be Friday 18th, Saturday 19th, & Sunday 20th July 2025
Put the dates in your diary!
Visitors Have a Great Time!
Seeing 1000’s of people coming out of their houses and coming together as a community enjoying the whole weekend together with friends and strangers.
Robert Cunningham
A great opportunity to celebrate Stowmarket, meet new people and to be a royal for a period. It is a great event which makes people happier when watching and it shows the outcome of work done by a group of hard working Carnival team. Also it can show off what’s going on in Stowmarket too.
Sophie Churchyard
Brings Stowmarket back together !!
Helen Jones
A day of fun, hopefully in the summer sun x
Melissa Williams
A time when everyone comes together, and i mean everyone , it’s the most amazing feeling , seeing everyone enjoy the parade xxx
Sharon Hawes
Fun for all the family
Karen Smith
Community Spirit
Meryl Bunce
Family time
Suzi Bloomfield
Childhood memories, families together, fun, smiles, laughs and sore feet from being in the parade marching with Stowmarket Boys’ Brigade Band.
Steph Goodwin
Summer, hot weather, bbq, outdoors fun.
Lauren Cox
Parade, floats, fun
Martin Gray
Stowmarket coming together