CARNIVAL Every November North Somerset explodes with light and sound as the great night time Carnivals take to the streets of the small market towns. Starting in Bridgwater, a few nights after Guy Fawkes celebrations, over a hundred enormous floats (or carts as they are called locally, going back to the time when they were all horse drawn) emblazoned with 20.000 light bulbs or more, make their way up and around High Streets, to the delight of thousands of onlookers. The Carnivaliers dress in fantastic costumes, acting out the themes of each cart, and each is a spectacle of light and colour.
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