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CARNIVAL SUMMER FAIR

A new event for Cary’s summer calendar!  Come along on Sunday 9 June to Caryford Hall, Maggs Lane, BA7 7JJ between 2pm – 5pm.  Enjoy a great afternoon of family entertainment; old-fashioned games for children and adults - remember the egg and spoon race, or...

Carnival AGM 2019

This year our AGM will be held on Tuesday 13 May, at The George Hotel, Castle Cary at 7:30pm. All friends of carnival welcome! ...

Dates for your diary

Your carnival society is already well into planning our towns’ processions for this year. The big dates for your diary are Saturday 5 October for the afternoon Ann Hallett Children’s Carnival, and Saturday 12 October for our evening illuminated procession. We are also busy raising the funds...

Carnival Easter Bingo – 27 March!

Join us for our special Easter bingo evening!  It's on 27 March, at Ansford Academy.  Doors open at 6:30pm, with eyes down at 7:30pm. The usual warm welcome, and eggs-tra good prizes!   Any questions, contact Di Pinnions on 01963 351307‬. ...

Presentation Evening Cancelled!

With Ansford Academy shut the presentation evening tonight is cancelled.   Please divert your Carnival spirit totowards playing with snowballs! ❄️☃️...

“Amazing evening” say welcoming Cary crowd

Castle Cary & Ansford’s Illuminated Carnival last Saturday showed how a community can come together to put on an spectacular show. “The standard of entries was significantly higher this year,” said Carnival Society Chair, Di Pinnions.  “Small and large, so many of the entries were just...

Ann Hallett Children’s Carnival

Last Saturday, forecast rain cleared early encouraging a bumper crowd into Castle Cary to watch a hugely entertaining Children’s Carnival procession.  The number of children participating was up significantly on last year, and the entries shone with creativity and colour. “It was great to see so...

Children’s Carnival Road Closures

On Saturday 6 October, mandatory road closures will be in place between 3pm – 4pm, and in some cases to 5:30pm in the centre of Cary. The following roads on the procession route will be closed between 3:00 – 4:00pm: Junction of Ansford Road/High Street (by...

Illuminated Carnival Road Closures

On 13th October, carnival day, mandatory road closures will be in place on approach roads and in the centre of Cary from 6.30 pm.  Roads will open at 11 pm latest. See below for a map of the route. Road closures Mandatory road closures in the centre...