Support Malmesbury Carnival. VOLUNTEERS BEHIND MALMESBURY’S COLOURFUL CARNIVAL ARE APPEALING FOR SUPPORT TO POWER UP THE 2025 EVENT.
Plans are speeding up for the 2025 annual carnival in the Wiltshire market town. The carnival involves a range of events organised by the community throughout August. Organisers are appealing for:
- Businesses to sponsor events
- Volunteers to take part and …
- also families and households to ‘host’ and ‘create’ scarecrows.
The August programme of events needs lots of volunteers. Organisers hope to raise £1000s to donate to local community and charitable causes. ‘Our ‘carnival is ‘by the community for the community’.
It’s all run by volunteers, so we’re appealing for local people and businesses to get involved in whatever way they can,’ said Paul Overton – Chair of Malmesbury Carnival Committee.
A long-standing event
The carnival began in the town over 100 years ago. It now offers a range of events for locals and for visitors from wider Wiltshire or elsewhere over the school holidays. Events already planned included:
- Open gardens – where lovely local gardens are open to the public on Sunday August 3
- The scarecrow trail, which this year has the theme The Best of British, with scarecrows to be displayedthroughout the town.
- A Petticoat Lane festival day – Sunday August 17. That’ll be full of crafters, independent retailers, locallyproduced food and drink and entertainment.
New for 2025
There are plans to hold a silent disco. And also a ‘Movie -Sing-a–Long’ – more details coming soon.
The Carnival Procession takes place on Saturday August 30. ‘We’d love to see as many people as possible taking part in the procession,’ said Paul. ‘We’d love this year’s event to be the best ever.’
Last year, the range of events under the carnival’s umbrella raised £26,438, distributed in grants to 26 local charities and organisations.
It’s hoped that this summer will see it matched or even exceeded.
To take part as a volunteer or to sponsor an event email jointheteam@malmesburycarnival.co.uk
To enter the Scarecrow Trail, join a scarecrow workshop or to be part of the Carnival Procession enter via the website visit https://www.malmesburycarnival.co.uk/
