Midsomer Norton & District Carnival

28/07/2026

🚚 Another brilliant local sponsor on board! 🧱

A giant thank you to A J Champion & Sons Ltd. Builders Merchant & Haulage Contractors. Thank you for getting behind this year’s Carnival!

As many of you know, Champions are a fantastic family run local business, taking care of the local community for generations.

We’re super grateful for their support in helping us keep our local carnival tradition alive and kicking! 🙌

Give their page some love or visit their website for all your building supply needs:
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Builders Merchants Bath | AJ Champion and Sons are local building merchants in Bath and Radstock, offering a knowledgeable, prompt and efficient service.

28/07/2026

🎉 Huge thanks to our latest sponsor! 🎉

A massive shout out to Beechcraft Limited who have officially signed up to support this year’s Carnival!

Based locally, Beechcraft are experts in PU moulding and custom design, bringing over 50 years of manufacturing experience to the table. It’s brilliant to have such a fantastic local firm backing our community event.

Head over to their website to check out the amazing work they do:
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Looking for PU Moulding, Custom Moulded Enclosures, Tool Design and Manufacturing services? Based in Radstock, call Beechcraft Ltd.

28/07/2026

Our advertising opportunities for this year’s Carnival are officially OPEN! Support the MSN Carnival and boost your business!

Promote your business with us and your advert will go live in our digital Carnival Programme for everyone to see, plus gain exposure to over 4,000 followers on our socials!

We’ll link your advert straight back to your own website so potential customers can find you easily.

We’ve made paying simple. You can pay directly via the website or we can invoice you, whatever works best for you!

✨ Looking for even more visibility?
We also have a range of Sponsorship Opportunities available via the exact same link and payment options.

Head over to our website to secure your spot today:
👉 https://illuminatedcarnival.co.uk/advertising-and-sponsorship/

21/07/2026

👑 CALLING ALL KINGS, QUEENS, PRINCES AND PRINCESSES 👑

The search for the Midsomer Midsomer Norton & District Carnival 2026 Carnival Royalty is on!

If you are aged between 5-17 and you would like to be crowned Carnival Royalty apply now via our website!

Note: Entrants should live within a 10 mile radius of Midsomer Norton.

If you are crowned you'll have your hair professionally styled, receive prize money and of course have the honour of leading the Midsomer Norton & District Carnival Procession.

Here's the entry form... https://illuminatedcarnival.co.uk/carnival-royalty/ for further details and entry form.

The selection evening will be held on SATURDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2026 at The Somer Centre at 7:30pm with music and dancing to follow with live band 'Soul'd Out'. Tickets for the selection evening will be £5 and everyone is welcome!

21/07/2026

Could you be our 2026 Carnival Prince 👑

We're looking for this year's Carnival Prince, entrants should be aged 5-9 and live within a 10 mile radius of Midsomer Norton.

If you are crowned Midsomer Norton & District Carnival Prince 2026 you will have your hair professionally styled, you'll receive prize money and of course you'll have the honour of leading the Midsomer Norton & District Carnival Procession.

If you would like to enter please visit our website https://illuminatedcarnival.co.uk/carnival-royalty/ for further details and entry form.

The selection evening will be held on SATURDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2026 at The Somer Centre at 7:30pm with music and dancing to follow with live band 'Soul'd Out'. Tickets for the selection evening will be £5 and everyone is welcome!

10/07/2026

Could you be our 2026 Carnival Princess 👑

We're looking for this year's Carnival Princess, entrants should be aged 5-9 and live within a 10 mile radius of Midsomer Norton.

If you are crowned Midsomer Norton & District Carnival Princess 2026 you will have your hair professionally styled, you'll receive prize money and of course you'll have the honour of leading the Midsomer Norton & District Carnival Procession.

If you would like to enter please visit our website https://illuminatedcarnival.co.uk/carnival-royalty/ for further details and entry form.

The selection evening will be held on SATURDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2026 at The Somer Centre at 7:30pm with music and dancing to follow with live band 'Soul'd Out'. Tickets for the selection evening will be £5 and everyone is welcome!

08/07/2026

Could you be our 2026 Carnival King👑

We're looking for this year's Carnival King, entrants should be aged 10-17 and live within a 10 mile radius of Midsomer Norton.

If you are crowned Midsomer Norton & District Carnival King 2026 you will have your hair professionally styled, you'll receive prize money and of course you'll have the honour of leading the Midsomer Norton & District Carnival Procession.

If you would like to enter please visit our website https://illuminatedcarnival.co.uk/carnival-royalty/ for further details and entry form.

The selection evening will be held on SATURDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2026 at The Somer Centre at 7:30pm with music and dancing to follow with live band 'Soul'd Out'. Tickets for the selection evening will be £5 and everyone is welcome!

07/07/2026

Could you be our 2026 Carnival Queen 👑

We're looking for this year's Carnival Queen, entrants should be aged 10-17 and live within a 10 mile radius of Midsomer Norton.

If you are crowned Midsomer Norton & District Carnival Queen 2026 you will have your hair professionally styled, you'll receive prize money and of course you'll have the honour of leading the Midsomer Norton & District Carnival Procession.

If you would like to enter please visit our website https://illuminatedcarnival.co.uk/carnival-royalty/ for further details and entry form.

The selection evening will be held on SATURDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2026 at The Somer Centre at 7:30pm with music and dancing to follow with live band 'Soul'd Out'. Tickets for the selection evening will be £5 and everyone is welcome!

06/07/2026

BIG NEWS!!!! We will be running our Royalty Competition again for 2026 and entries are now open!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS!
Here are this years categories....

👑CARNIVAL QUEEN (Ages 10-17)
👑CARNIVAL KING (Ages 10-17)
👑CARNIVAL PRINCESS (Ages 5-9)
👑CARNIVAL PRINCE (Ages 5-9)

Entrants must reside within a 10 mile radius of Midsomer Norton.

Winners will receive professionally styled hair, prize money and of course the honour of leading the Midsomer Norton & District Carnival Procession.

The selection evening will be held on SATURDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2026 at The Somer Centre at 7:30pm with music and dancing to follow with live band 'Soul'd Out'. Tickets for the selection evening will be £5 and everyone is welcome!

https://illuminatedcarnival.co.uk/carnival-royalty/

23/04/2026

Students from The University of Bath are conducting a formal Economic Impact Study looking at the Economic impact of the Midsomer Norton & District Carnival

They have created this survey and we would love our followers to take a couple of minutes to answer.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtx63rXY8Tk4It4FMerDs7QYdeLssoxCJPenlyxKAIthyIrw/viewform