Special
Events
Burnham-on-Sea Fireworks and Carnival
2008 Burnham-On-Sea Fireworks display Sunday 9th November
2008 Burnham-On-Sea Carnival Start Time: 7.30pm on Monday
November 10th, 2007
Carnival
parking: Get into Burnham early as many roads in the town
close at 6.30pm. Best places for parking are the Oxford Street
Car park and the Somerfield's supermarket car park although
many side streets also have spaces.
Burnham-On-Sea
2009 Carnival Route: Tesco's Roundabout, Love Lane, Manor
Road, Victoria Street, High Street, Marine Drive. The carnival
finishes opposite Holimarine Holiday Park, Marine Drive.
General
Information: Many thousands of people from all over Britain
make the journey to this part of Somerset to watch the November
carnivals. Watching dozens of dazzling illuminated floats
parade through the streets is an amazing spectacle.
Over
one hundred giant Carnival floats pass before your eyes, each
one pulsating with music and aglow with the lights from thousands
of coloured light bulbs, fantastically coloured costumes and
special effects to create a magical evening of entertainment.
The
origins of the carnival lie in Bridgwater where the inhabitants
commemorated the date of Guy Fawkes' attempt in 1605 to blow
up parliament with a parade. Bridgwater stages the first carnival
of the series across Somerset.
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Friday
6th November |
Bridgwater |
7:00pm |
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Saturday
7th November |
North
Petherton |
7:00pm |
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Monday
9th November |
Burnham-on-Sea
/ Highbridge |
7:30pm |
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Wednesday
11th November |
Shepton
Mallet |
7:30pm |
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Thursday
12th November |
Midsomer
Norton |
7:15pm |
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Friday
13th November |
Wells |
7:30pm |
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Saturday
14th November |
Glastonbury |
7.00pm |
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Monday
16th November |
Weston-super-Mare |
7:15pm |
Brean Stages Rally 26th 27th January 2007
The opening round of the 2008 ASWMC,ACSMC and CMSG sealed surface rally championships. Leg 1 of the rally is on Saturday 26th January and willcontain 6 Special stages and Leg 2 is on Sunday 27th January and will contain a further 6 special stages, providing a total of some 52 miles of competitive rallying over the weekend on the excellent sealed surface roads of the Leisure Park.
Somerset
Rebels Speedway
From junction 22 of the M5, take the A38 towards Highbridge.
The arena is situated about 600 meters on the left. Racing
takes place most Friday evenings starting at 7.30 pm from
March through to the end of September.
Brean Country and Western Festivals
8 Day April Festival : 20th - 27th April 2008
10 Day June Festival : 13th - 22nd June
11 Day September Festival: 26th September to 5th October
Great atmosphere, western dress encouraged, live music at local venues such as The Tavern, Dickies, The Seagull and The Beachcomber
