Carnival Info

Health and Safety

Launceston Carnival Takes Health and Safety extremely seriously. Health and Safety Information Sheet will be available to download from the Health and Safety page.

Health and Safety Form

Carnival Day

The carnival procession leaves Newport Industrial Estate at 7:00pm (Point A) and follows the route marked by the blue line on the map heading towards the town centre (Point B).

Classes

Below is the list of classes for this years carnival. Please use visit the entries page to download the entry forms.

01 - Visiting Senior Royalty (Includes car or float)

02 - Visiting Junior Royalty (Includes car or float)

03 - Adult Walking Group

04 - Children Walking Group

05 - Single Walker

06 - Illuminated Walking (Group or Single)

07 - Children Float

08 - Comic Float

09 - Historic/Artistic Float

10 - Young Farmers Club

11 - Community/Organisation Float

12 - Trade Vehicles (Can be decorated)

13 - Classic or Vintage Vehicle

14 - Illuminated Tractor

Money prizes will be awarded to classes 1-11 inclusive

Trophies will be presented for: Best Decorated, Best Illuminated and Best Original

Trophy + £125.00 will be presented for: Best in Carnival

Youth Council Trophy for the best children's entry

Assemble at Newport Ind. Est. from 5pm; judging will be at 6pm Carnival Procession leaves at 7.00pm. All floats should be open for viewing from both sides wherever possible

Maximum vehicle height: 11ft (3.35m)

Any vehicles that exceed this height will not fit through Southgate Arch, which is part of the Carnival route and therefore will not be permitted to take part in the procession.

N.B. Children on floats must be seated and strapped in.

Safety rails/ropes must be on all floats to prevent persons falling.

Trailers are to have a least one person walking beside during the procession.

Total alcohol ban on all floats.

Only official Carnival collecting buckets to be used. Unofficial buckets will be removed. (By law only persons over the age of 16 are permitted to collect).