When is cromer carnival 2018

All entrants must be registered on the carnival field by on Monday 13th August and will be displayed outside the hospitality tent for public viewing and judging. The winner and runners up will be announced at Please don't forget to give a donation towards this great event, where you see one of our Carnival collection buckets!

The Wildcats - Aerobatic Display Team 20 Aug, , am This amazing air entertainment is provided by Wildcat Aerobatics who are East Anglia's premier formation, aerobatic display team. A local display team from Old Buckenham, who will thrill you with their skill and daring!

Visit their website at: www. This amazing air entertainment is provided by Wildcat Aerobatics who are East Anglia's premier formation, aerobatic display team. Contestants must be able to attend all day on Sunday 18th and Wednesday 21st August and for the whole of Carnival week, if possible.

There will also be other events throughout the year, which Cromer Carnival Committee would like you to attend. If so, then enter the competition to choose our Carnival Prince and Princess.

As well as the Cromer Carnival Boat Shelves, there are many other wonderfully decorated shelves to seek out, as you follow the trail. Market stalls will be open and the Boat Shelves will be on display from around , with the World Pier Crabbing Championships also taking place on the pier from to Bringing thousands of people to Cromer and making fabulous memories over the years.

Cromer Carnival is in need of new members and organisers for lots of different things. Come along to Merchants' Place on Friday 24th May at 7. Tickets are available at Cromer Gift Shop. Headlining again, we welcome back FireWire, Norfolk's premier party rock covers band. Playing classic, punk, ska and current chart hits, they'll have everyone dancing from the word go. Fancy dress judging will start at Any person banned under the Pub Watch scheme will not be admitted to this event There is a strictly No Smoking policy for the Carnival Marquee and toilets.

Always wanted to have a go or see what happens behind the scenes? Fancy joining the team? Cromer Carnival is always looking for new volunteers, so if you have an hour or two to spare and want to join in, then you are very welcome to come along and find out more. Register at 7. Completed entry forms should be returned to any of these places by close of business on Monday 19th August For age groups: 5 years and under 6 years to 9 years 10 years to 13 years Please Note: ALL children must be accompanied by an adult.

No responsibility can be accepted for children left unattended at any of these events. Cancellation of events due to bad weather cannot be helped. If possible, cancelled events will be fitted in at an alternative time. Come to any of the children's activities to win a chance to spend the evening with him. Please return next day by 2. Monday 3rd August Chalk on the Prom - Pier Forecourt Your chance to be a graffiti artist without getting into trouble!

See how many you can catch! Some bait is provided. Find your canvas, grab the paint and see where you end up! All materials provided. Thursday 8th August Tide Fight - East Beach Build the biggest structure that you can from sand, to repel the tide. Last one standing wins! No rocks allowed. Things are about to get messy!

Families are invited to pack up a picnic and join us in the open air to enjoy this classic tale of Arthur, a sword and the Knights of the round table.

With inventive staging, original songs and magical storytelling we will give you and your family an experience you will be talking about for years to come! This production is great family entertainment, suitable for all.

Please return next day by and share your photograph's of what you got up to, on the Cromer Carnival Official Facebook page.

Wednesday 14th August Rocket to the Moon - Pier Forecourt Build a rocket, as its 50 years since man went to the moon! Due to tides. Ducks will be available for sale throughout the day on the pier forecourt. For further information, please visit the Any Questions page of the website. Please Note The Security guards will be at all the entrances and patrolling the Carnival site.

They have been instructed to question and carry out random demographic checks. Any Alcohol found will be confiscated unless it has been purchased from the Carnival bar. If you look under 25, you will not be served alcohol unless you can prove you are over Drugs and Illegal substances The dealing in or use of illegal drugs is not condoned by Cromer Carnival.

In conjunction with Norfolk Constabulary there will be drug amnesty bins at the entrance to the carnival field. Drug enforcement laws are as applicable on the Carnival site as any where else in the country. Police officers will be on-site and will deal with drug offences in accordance with national guidelines.

If you deal in drugs, it is likely that you will be arrested. Neither anti-social nor illegal behaviour will be tolerated and participants will leave themselves liable for eviction from the site. Thank you. Spectators Spectators watching or anybody taking part in any event during Carnival week, do so at their own risk. During Carnival week, members of the public are asked not to bring alcohol onto the Carnival Field or into the Carnival Marquee.

The Security Guards have permission to question any person entering the Carnival Field or the Carnival Marquee and have instructions to confiscate any alcohol found, unless the alcohol has been purchased from the Carnival Bar. This includes regular cigarettes, E-cigarettes and vaping machines of any kind. Doors open at 7. There will be awards for the Best Taste and Best Appearance, in each category. Groups: Juniors aged 6 to 16 Seniors aged 16 to 21 Adults Categories: Cup cakes 6 cakes to be made and presented Sponge cake 9" cake to be made and presented Tray bake cake to be made and presented Specialist i.

Puppies 6 to 12 months 2. Prettiest Bitch 3. Most Handsome Dog 4. Waggiest Tail 5. Best Six Legs dog and owner 7. Best Rescue 8. Best Veteran over 7 years 9. Cromer Carnival 50th Anniversary Golden Dog any dog with a golden colour If you would like to book a stall, please telephone Lesley on All afternoon fun and it's FREE!

The day is to enable local performers gain experience, improve their skills and, perhaps most importantly, enjoy themselves! There will be 15 minute sessions across the afternoon, giving amateur performers a chance to demonstrate their talents and to give novices of all ages, an opportunity to shine. If you wish to perform, please bring your instrument s and back line, if required.

Come along to participate, or just bring a picnic and chill out while supporting the performers. Available while stocks last. All cakes are to be made at home and brought to the carnival field for judging at , for judging at Mobiloo at Cromer Carnival Disabled Toilet Facilities 18 Aug, - 23 Aug, , am Sunday 18th August - to Monday 19th August - to Tuesday 20th August - to Wednesday 21st August - to Thursday 22nd August - to Friday 23rd August - to Mobiloo enables disabled people to attend any event or activity - events from which people are often excluded, due to lack of adequate facilities.

It's about freedom, choice and dignity. Mobiloo will be at Cromer Carnival for your pop-up changing needs with: Ceiling hoist Adult sized changing bench Toilet Wash basin Tail lift Friendly attendant to keep it spotless Visit www. See you there and please share! Have you got what it takes to be our Glamorous Gran ?

Classes: 1. Singles aged years 2. Singles aged years 3. Pairs and groups all ages The winners from each class will go forward for judging to find the over all winner of the Robin Seeley Memorial Cup. Robin Seeley had Muscular Dystrophy and was confined to a wheelchair from age 10 to 17 years old, when sadly, he passed away. Robin remained at home with his family, went to school in Cromer and had a great group of friends, being a typical teenager, despite his wheelchair.

When Robin died, a disco was held at Cromer Youth Club, which resulted in the purchase of the memorial cup, which has been presented by a member of the family for 27 years. No booking or application required. Turn up on the day, but arrive early, as it is a popular event! From Motorbike and Trike Cavalcade and Show Free entry Different categories, with prizes in each All bikes and trikes welcome Cavalcade ride-in departing from Roadkill Customs, Norwich Road at Full details can be found at www.

Just sit back, have a relaxing drink from the bar and enjoy the music! Bands playing at various places around the parade route will include Pure Steel and Smokehouse Blues. A percentage of all bucket takings from the collection made at this year's parade will be donated to a local cause.

On Carnival Day, cars parked on the Runton Road car park after 6. All cars leaving the field will be directed right towards Sheringham.

Last year's Cromer carnival parade. Cromer town road closures will be in force between 6. There will be no traffic movement until the parade has finished.

We are operating a park and ride from West gate, Holt road, Cromer. This is the field just off the layby on the Holt road between the council offices and the Felbrigg roundabout. It runs between 9. Cromer Carnival runs until Friday, August For more information pick up a programme or visit www.

Cromer Carnival parade, The floats had assembled on the field for judging before the parade, entertaining crowds with music and dancing while they waited to be led off by a pipe band, Miss Cromer Emma Thompson and her fellow 'royal' family members and local emergency services crews. Cromer Pier's s disco float. Helen Dalton-Hare, who founded the special needs charity About With Friends 16 years ago, took part with 48 of her members and staff, with the group bagging a runner-up prize for their s-themed float.

She said: 'We all absolutely love the carnival. Our members have been up on the field today with their support workers and they have enjoyed it so much. It has just been a thoroughly brilliant week. Prince and princess Jack Annison and Mercedes Howe.

Some people turned out hours early to bag a prime spot for the parade, while others watched from balconies or the roofs of their cars.

Floats ranged from a walking daisy chain from Cromer in Bloom and a 'Beautiful Creatures' entry from Cromer Parish Church, to an articulated lorry pirate ship and an entry featuring dozens of dancing clowns from Norwich-based Anglia Academy of Dance and Drama.

Carnival chairman Tony Shipp, who has been involved in the annual event for nearly 50 years, said that, thanks to fine weather, families had turned out in force. A 'fast food' family group gets ready for the parade. Donna Yarham with her niece Chelsea Craske and sausage dog Crusoe.

Today Thursday, August 16 there will be a 'party on the lawns' at Evington Lawns from 2pm with charity stalls and activities for children including a circus workshop. This is followed by a torchlight parade which starts at the meadow at 7pm, and there are evening events at carnival field including a Cromer versus Sheringham tug-of-war and fireworks display at 9.

On Friday there will be crab catching at the pier from From 8pm, a fancy dress dance will take place at the carnival marquee, with a special cup for the best dressed in memory of Simon Hedge. Clown Emily Gallop, 9.