Stowmarket Carnival ProcessionThe procession is one of the much loved highlights of the Stowmarket Carnival.
Come along to the Procession and cheer on all the dancers, bands, floats and vehicles – and don’t forget to drop your coins in the red collection buckets!
These pictures look back to recent Processions, with the streets thronged with locals and visitors. Our theme for our 2023 Carnival was “Stowmarket past, present, future”, and we were delighted to be joined by many members of previous Carnival Courts!
In 2024 our theme was “Decades”, and we saw amazing entries from previous centuries to the present day – including the Stone Age!
In 2025 our theme will be Colourful Carnival! and we can’t wait to see what that brings.
If you would like to take part in 2025 download our application form here 2025 Procession entry and return it to procession@stowmarketcarnival.org.uk
We take safety very seriously! If you are taking part in the procession, then please arrange to attend the Safety Briefing, scheduled for Wednesday 16th July 2025.
This is a video of the Briefing for 2024.
And our thanks to Wandering River for doing the filming for us.
In 2023 & 2024 Bacton Transport provided us with some lorries for the Procession floats – we are very grateful to them for this.
The Procession will leave the Meadlands roundabout at about 12:00 on Saturday, going westward through Combs Ford and the town arriving at the Recreation Ground around 2:00pm. (Timings are subject to change)
To let the procession move easily through Stowmarket, road closures will be in place, and every year we please ask that you adhere to these on the day and respect the instructions of the Traffic Marshalls.
We really appreciated everyone coming out to support the Carnival Procession – a lot of time and effort goes into creating the floats and it is lovely to see all the pavements filled with people watching the Procession.
The Route it takesThe procession route can be seen below
Next year’s Carnival will be Friday 18th, Saturday 19th, & Sunday 20th July 2025
Put the dates in your diary!