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Where
to go and what to do in Somerset - Carnival in Somerset
The Somerset
Carnivals are highly regarded as the largest illuminated
procession in the world. They occur late on in the year
at various locations including: Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea,
Chard, Ilminster, Glastonbury, North Petherton, Shepton
Mallet, Taunton, Wellington, Wells, Weston-Super-Mare,
and Yeovil. In
some of the bigger locations (such as Bridgwater), you
can expect to see crowds of up to 150,000.
The carnival floats
are designed and built by dedicated carnival clubs
around the West Country. These carnival clubs have
many members who raise money throughout the year,
and work relentlessly to achieve the spectacular carnival
entries. The carnival floats take part in the carnival
parade along with other entries; these range from
clowns dancing in the streets to 100ft illuminated
carnival floats (some with up to 30,000 light bulbs)
pulled by tractors.
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