Celebrations of the World! See you at carnival on Saturday 24th May 2025!
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Celebrations of the World! See you at carnival on Saturday 24th May 2025!
43
Days
23
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19
Min
37
Sec
WELCOME TO EASTBOURNE CARNIVAL!
Following on from a fabulous, colourful celebration featuring our ‘Into The Wild’ theme in 2024, Carnival is back in Eastbourne on Saturday 24th May 2025, and our theme is ‘Celebrations of the World’.
This year, for 2025, we want the community to get excited and creative about the beauty of some of the most spectacular events from across the globe.
This theme gives our entrants the chance to get inspiration from Carnivals, festivities and parades, to create marvellous, colourful costumes.
You could be creating something which is relevant to the UK, Sussex or, something from lands further away e.g. Venice, Brazil, Trinidad, Mardi Gras, St Patricks Day – the choice is yours!
Our judges will be awarding prizes for:
- The Best Costume
- The Best Float
- The Best Performance
- Best non Sussex Entrant
Get involved! See how you can become an entrant, a volunteer, a Sponsor or Partner on our webpages.
Enter The Carnival
Information for Entrants
The conditions of entry and form to join the Carnival can be found here Entrants Form
Please note there are additional terms for vehicle entry. If you need a larger version of the terms please email us: info@eastbournecarnival.com
Lightning Fibre’s Eastbourne Carnival Creative Workshops
We are holding creative workshops for our Entrants to help them prepare the best costumes, performances and props for the Parade. These are sponsored by Lightning Fibre and you can find the dates, times and venues alongside how to book below
If you have any additional requirements or queries about entering the Carnival, please note these on your entry form or email info@eastbournecarnival.com
Get involved!
See how you can become an Entrant, a Volunteer, a Sponsor or Partner on our webpages.
The countdown is on Join us on Saturday 24th May 2025 for an afternoon of Carnival events. (times are approx.)
Our Opening Procession will parade from the Enterprise Shopping Centre from midday.
The Main Carnival parade will start at 2pm from Fishermen’s Green and will end at the Wish Tower Slopes. At approx. 4:30pm.
A street party will then take place at Victoria Place (top end of Terminus Road) from approx. 4:30pm.
SPONSOR THE CARNIVAL
About Eastbourne Carnival
Eastbourne Carnival is a CIC – organised by a volunteer committee.
Most of the committee have been involved with Carnival since it came back in 2011.
You can make enquiries, suggestions and contact us via email, or via our social media channels.
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Celebrations of the world
Join us in creating a Carnival full of global celebration!
Get creative with your costumes and floats and celebrate some of the most spectacular, diverse events from across the world.
Take inspiration from the many carnivals and festivities – for example: Venice, Brazil, Trinidad, Bolivia! Or choose other big celebrations e.g. Bonfire night, Mardi Gras, St Patricks’ Day, Pride – the choice is yours!
We will be supporting participants with workshops to help with costume making – please keep an eye on our Social Media and News section for updates.
There is also a Facebook Group for Entrants.