Thank you Whitstable for making the 128th Whitstable Carnival and tribute to our local hero the legendary Peter Cushing such an amazing success!
NEXT UP: DON’T MISS FIESTA ON THE (BANK HOLIDAY) BEACH! Sunday August 24, 1 – 11pm with bands, bbq and 11 bands to entertain and raise money for Carnival 2026!
Donate here
We need your help
The Whitstable Carnival Association is a non-profit and we need some cash to carry on our work in the community.
- https://givealittle.co/c/whitstablecarnival OR
- Scan the QR code below to make a donation on the Give a Little platform.
Whitstable Carnival 2025 Ethos
The purpose of Carnival is to bring the community together and to raise funds for various local charities.
Carnival welcomes everyone and makes no distinctions based on class or race or age or sex. All you need to take part is a sense of fun. Carnival is play. It is frivolity. It is fantasy. It is a joyous expression of who we are as a community. It is an opportunity to show your wares, whether as a business or a charity or as a community organisation. It is about showing off.
Show us who you are. Tell us what you are proud of. Make yourselves known. Be as bold as you like. Be as silly as you like. Be funny. Be friendly. Be kind. Be generous. Be a part of your community.
Sam the Giant
Meet the famous Whitstable Giant one of ten original giants created by Strange Cargo years ago. Sam is only one of two left from the original family.
