Market Harborough Carnival Is Back Tomorrow!
Written by HFM News on 10th June 2022
Market Harborough Carnival returns tomorrow for the first time in three years.
The event begins at 10am with 500 runners taking part in the 10K Carnival Run around the streets, followed by the float procession starting at 11.30am.
Around 20 floats will travel along the High Street, Coventry Road, Farndon Road, Welland Park Road and Northampton Road, before finishing on St Mary’s Road, at the entrance to Symington’s Recreation Ground.
The Rec is being transformed into the Carnival Showground for the day and will open at 11am, with activities until 8.30pm.
There will be loads of entertainment, including live music, children’s activities with free face painting, trade stalls and loads of food and drink stalls.
The HFM team will be there too!
Admission is £2 per person or £5 for a family of four and you can even pay by card this year.
Town-based businesses donated £10,000 to ensure the Carnival could take place, after the main sponsor pulled out earlier this year.
Caroline Attamah, vice-chair of the organising committee, spoke to HFM’s Nick Shaw about what is in store during the day:
The following roads or sections of them will be closed tomorrow from 10am for the carnival running race & float parade:
St Mary’s Road, The Square, High Street, Leicester Road, Coventry Road, Farndon Road, Welland Park Road, Northampton Road.
10K Run route.
10:00 – 11:15
Closures shall start from Symingtons Recreation Ground – St Marys Road will be closed from Andrew MacDonald Close into the Square, then Coventry Road to Lubenham Hill and onto Welland Park Road, north onto Northampton Road back into the Square.
Then, High St, Leicester Road up to the roundabout with Alvington Way. The runners will then be on the Footway up to the Woodlands, No Road Closures after the Roundabout. Runners will then loop back towards The Square and head East back onto St Marys Road and finish at the start location.
Carnival Floats:
11:30 – 13:00
Once the last runner has finished the Float procession will start. Floats will load on Burnmill Road, head West onto Bowden Lane, South onto B6047/High St, West onto Coventry Road, South onto Farndon Road, East onto Welland Park Road, North onto Northampton Road, East onto St Mary’s Road and finish before Andrew MacDonalds Close. Once Floats have passed roads will be re-opened.
Parking bays in the town centre will be suspended from 8am.
Roads affected by closures
