Carnival Procession
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The Carnival procession has been a key event ever since the very first Carnival over 50 years ago and is the 2nd largest non-funded procession in the country. Rumour has it that the procession can be seen from space, although we have yet to verify that!
Every Carnival the town comes together with over 10,000 people taking to the streets as local companies, clubs, friends and families get creative to build their float that follows the procession route around Saffron Walden.
The Carnival procession will take place on Saturday 5th July 2025,
Expect a colourful and vibrant trip down memory lane from Tizwaz to Harry Potter, Batman to Teletubbies, Barbie to Transformers as the Carnival Procession theme for 2025 will be Kids Entertainment.
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Procession Route Map 2025
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Vehicles taking part in the procession – Times have been given to each group, if you haven’t heard please email procession@8dayweekend.co.uk urgently.
Adults that are taking part in the procession – To be on the common By 13:00
Young Children Taking Part in the procession – To be on the common By 13:30
Procession Starts to Leaves common at 14:00pm
Procession is Finished: Timings will depend on how things go on the day, although between 15:00 and 16:00 is anticipated.
Parking: Roads around the common will be closed and no access will be available to the public. Anyone dropping off people taking part in the procession we recommend using swan meadow car park (this is a paid car park) and walking through town.
We recommend that you arrive early and enjoy Saffron Walden town, as traffic will be very heavy from 11am on the day.
Viewing the procession: Please ensure that you stay on the pavement and do not enter or cross the road during the procession. Please ensure that an adult is supervising any children that are watching the procession.
Weather Warning: Please ensure you have plenty of water, sun cream and hats.
If a float isn’t for you, then you can still get involved by volunteering to help on during the 8 Day Weekend here.
If neither of these options are for you then please head to the streets on the procession day and support all our participants.
If you would like to see which events are happening during the 8 Day Weekend please check out our other events now and book your tickets.
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