Swanage Carnival

It is with a heavy heart that we have reached the difficult decision to cancel Swanage Carnival 2020.

We had planned a great week of fun and entertainment, and we have left making this difficult decision as long as possible.  However, it is clear that restrictions relating to Covid-19 will be in place for the foreseeable future.

This means that staging an event such as Carnival, that will gather large numbers of people and will attract people from far and wide to Swanage, may not be safe.

The wellbeing of our volunteers, local community, visitors, supporters, traders, entertainers and contractors is paramount.  We are taking this step to protect everyone and to ensure that our local NHS and emergency services are not placed under undue pressure.

We also appreciate that due to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, many of our sponsors will not be in a position to support us as they usually would.  As a self-funded event, without the generous support from all our sponsors and the attendance of all our supporters, we will not be able to fund our Carnival week. If we have insufficient funds to cover the cost of putting on Carnival this will jeopardise the running of our event in the future, and we want to avoid this risk.

For these reasons, Carnival 2020 is cancelled but, we hope to be back stronger, bigger, brighter and louder than ever for Carnival 2021!

Our thoughts are with those who have been affected and impacted by Covid-19.

Thank you for your continued support.