Somerset County Carnivals

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Somerset_County_Carnivals
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Carnival circuit
gptkbp:annualEvent Yes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Guy_Fawkes_Night
gptkbp:attracts Thousands of spectators
gptkbp:competition Best cart awards
Best performance awards
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Largest illuminated carnival processions in Europe
gptkbp:duration Several weeks
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Efforts to reduce emissions
Use of generators for lighting
gptkbp:eventType Street procession
Night-time parade
gptkbp:feature Music
Dancing
Tableaux
Charity fundraising
Performers
Illuminated carts
gptkbp:features gptkb:Stewards
Road closures
gptkbp:fundraising Local charities
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:Bridgwater
gptkb:Burnham-on-Sea
gptkb:Frome
gptkb:Glastonbury
gptkb:North_Petherton
gptkb:Shepton_Mallet
gptkb:Taunton
gptkb:Wells
gptkb:Weston-super-Mare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Somerset County Carnivals
gptkbp:interruptedBy gptkb:COVID-19_pandemic_(2020)
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Volunteers
Local businesses
Local communities
gptkbp:knownFor Illuminated carnival processions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Somerset,_England
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
Local press
gptkbp:notableCart gptkb:Gremlins_Carnival_Club
gptkb:Huckyduck_Carnival_Club
gptkb:Marketeers_Carnival_Club
gptkb:Ramblers_Carnival_Club
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Bridgwater_Guy_Fawkes_Carnival
gptkbp:originatedIn 17th century
gptkbp:participants Carnival clubs
gptkbp:revival 2021
gptkbp:season Autumn
gptkbp:website https://www.somersetcountycarnivals.co.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frome_Carnival
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7