Gloucester Carnival Procession

Anyone interested in taking part in the carnival procession should download an entry form, contact marketing gloucester ltd on 01452 207020, e-mail info@marketinggloucester.co.uk or pick up an entry form from Gloucester Tourist Information Centre, the Guildhall or North Warehouse in the Docks.

The carnival procession, which will take place on Saturday 17^th July from 1pm until 7pm, with the procession leaving at 3.30pm will also feature live music, walkabout performers, food and drink, fairground rides and attractions, stalls and lots more.

Rather than taking its usual route over the Cross in the city centre, this summer’s parade will travel along Park Road, Trier Way, Eastgate Street, Brunswick Road and Spa Road, allowing it to begin and end in the city park in keeping with tradition.

Organiser Andrew Mitchell-Stead of marketing gloucester ltd, the company organising the carnival on behalf of Gloucester City Council, said: “We’re always happy to listen to what people have to say about events in the city and we’re pleased that people feel so strongly about the carnival procession, so we’ve worked with the City Council over the past week to get the parade back on the road and give residents what they want.”

“The number of people taking part in the procession and watching it on the streets has dropped in recent years, so after such a strong reaction to the suggestion of changing the format, we’re hoping that this means more and more people will get firmly behind it, be a part of it and truly help to create a carnival atmosphere in July.”

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The carnival procession will be the first in a great series of summer events in Gloucester. Other attractions include a free music festival, massive fireworks display, family fun day, Rhythm and Blues Festival, World Together Festival, Three Choirs Festival and Motorcycle Festival. Find out more about Summer in Gloucester.