Wells-Next-Sea Carnival Week 2024

A week of family fun and events including a Carnival Day procession around the town featuring floats, fancy-dress, pull-and push-along vehicles and much more.

Wells-next-the-Sea in the heart of North Norfolk has for over a 100 years enjoyed a traditional summer Carnival for residents and visitors. A week of family fun and events including a Carnival Day procession around the town featuring floats, fancy-dress, pull-and push-along vehicles and much more. The carnival will next run from the Friday 2nd August through to Sunday  11th August 2024.

Traditional seaside activities include a sand-castle competition, town crier competition, gillying on the Wells-next-sea quay and the crowning of the Carnival Royals. In addition you will find stalls selling everything from local delicacies to exotic street food. Carnival day & Parade Saturday will take place on August 10th.

What to expect
During the 10 days of Wells Carnival there are many events that welcome business or charity stalls. All types are welcome, whether informational, craft, food or services and we offer special rates to charities.

Events suitable for stalls during the week normally include:

Daytime Events
Fete Day – takes place on the 1st Sunday on the Buttlands
Food & Craft Fair – takes place on the Tuesday on the Buttlands
Carnival Day – takes place on the 2nd Saturday on the Buttlands

Evening Events
Live Music Event – takes place on the 1st Saturday on the Buttlands
Live Music Event – takes place on the 1st Sunday on the Buttlands
Screen on the Green – takes place on the Monday on the Buttlands
Live Music Event – takes place on the Friday on the Buttlands
Live Music Event – takes place on the 2nd Saturday on Buttlands

In 2023 there was a selection of stallholders and food stores including:

Ada Baby
Avon
Band of Starlings
Black Cat Charms
Burn Valley Vineyard
Capricorn Crafts
CeeCees & Glass by Cherry
Civil Block Microsoapery
Fox Fashion and Collectables
Grandads Shed
Greenacre Plants
Hannah’s Roses
Ivy Cottage Bees
Jacbags & More
Laserlydesigns
Libaohp
Little Blue Waves Art & Crafts
Lucy Lumby Art

Mana-luscious
Moorend Moisturisers
Murphy and the Geek
My Girl and Me Designs
My New England
Norfolk Hygge
Pretty Little Products
SOJO
Steve Hobart Photography
The ‘Erb Lady
The Shimmer Shack Norfolk
Tiny Pieces of Norfolk
Vintage on the Coast & Willow & Wisp
Walnut Tree Distillery Ltd
Whin Hill cider
Wickhams Candle Company
Willows & Wildsmith
Yum Yum Tree Fudge Norfolk

Anna’s a Beautiful place to stay on the North Norfolk Coast