Bakewell Carnival
Bakewell Carnival Week is a popular annual event that begins on the first Saturday of July. The celebrations start off with the traditional Carnival Queen competitions, which are usually judged by a local ‘celebrity’. There are dancing competitions, craft fairs and many other attractions that attract even more tourists to the town than usual enjoying the early summer sunshine and lively atmosphere.
The Recreation Ground is the setting up and starting point for the Bakewell Carnival, held on the Saturday of Carnival Week at the end of June. The whole town comes to a standstill for a couple of hours as a procession of decorated floats, bands and musicians, fancy dress characters and Carnival queens make their way through the streets to the merry sounds of singing, loud music, brass and steel bands, when magical mayhem is enjoyed by cheering crowds of onlookers. Bakewell Band is one of the oldest in the area, being formed way back in 1832.
As well as fun runs, a raft race in the river and evening entertainment around the town, Carnival Week in Bakewell also provides thrills, spills and squeals to the otherwise peaceful town when a travelling fairground arrives for a few days
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