Find out when all the family fun will be happening in Aldershot on Saturday 8 June. Including the carnival parade and timetables of live entertainment.
Carnival parade
This year, the carnival parade will be bigger and more colourful than ever before, with spectacular costumes and puppets. The amazing ‘Carnival of the Animals’ leaves Princes Hall at 11am. Aldershot’s own Queen Victoria, Betty Bryce will be leading the procession of over 800 local people.
Parade route
The parade route is different from last year.
It starts at Princes Hall, goes along Princes Way, then turns left and travels down the High Street.
It ends by Aldershot Library, near the Naafi roundabout.
Market stalls and street entertainment
Visit 45 wonderful local craft, gift, community, food and drink stalls in Princes Gardens, Union Street and Wellington Street. Find out more about local community groups and support our small businesses by filling up your shopping bags.
You can also enjoy an interactive animal encounter with some silly street entertainers, as you stroll around Union Street and Princes Gardens.
Steamship Circus trike
Watch in awe as Steamship Circus perform aerial acrobatics on their jungle themed trike.
The Giant Bubble Man
Step inside a huge bubble, as the Giant Bubble Man creates his superb soapy tricks!
Giant animal walkabout performers
Take a selfie with our giant animal puppets and Chinese lion dancers.
The Bee Cart
Don't miss Bombus and Borage and their fabulous bee cart. Delve into the world of bees, learn the pollen packing dance, the waggle dance and try out their Buzz Pollenator or their Flapper-Winger-Tronerators, meet a giant Varroa Mite, and maybe even get your nose pollinated!
Borneo Again
Plus, there’s the chance to meet Captain John Voyage on his tropical tricycle, and his banana smuggling Orangutan puppet, Mr Business! Step forward for a photo, meet the captain, the king of the swingers and join in the monkey business...you'd be bananas to miss them!
- Interactive creature encounters with Bugfest
- Circus skills and have-a-go acrobatics with Steamship Circus
- Football fun with The Shots
- Lego brick building with Brickies Club
- Hands-on make and take crafts with The Artroom
- Quiet, interactive storytelling area with Merrygoround storytelling
- Meet the hive with the Fleet and District Beekeepers
- Classic car show on Princes Way from 12.30pm to 4pm
- Face painting (small charge)
- Fair rides (small charge)
Princes Gardens live entertainment
Head to the bandstand in Princes Gardens for fun and live entertainment.
| Time | Performer |
|---|---|
| 10am |
Grange Community Junior School Choir - Local school children perform live |
| 10.30am |
Jim Hammond - Toe-tapping rockabilly tunes |
| 11am |
Carnival parade |
| 12.20pm |
Samba band battle - Rushmoor Samba, Beatroots Samba and Big Noise Samba battle it out at the bandstand |
| 12.35pm |
Kings Pond Shantymen - Sea shanties from our local fisherman's friends |
| 1.05pm |
Victoria Day Awards - Presentations of this year's awards |
| 1.15pm |
BC Performing Arts - Live song and dance |
| 1.40pm |
Shivoham by Kala the Arts - A new dance show, developed especially for Victoria Day |
| 2.15pm |
Chinese lion dancers and martial arts performance by Wutan Martial Art School - Performance of the 'Lion Dance eating the Green Ceremony', alongside traditional Chinese dancing and a martial arts display |
| 2.50pm |
St Peters Junior School Choir - Local school children perform live |
| 3.10pm |
Family dance workshop with Stopgap Dance - A fun, inclusive dance workshop. Everyone is welcome |
| 4pm | Event ends |
Union Street live entertainment
Don’t miss our live buskers and performers on Union Street.
| Time | Performer |
|---|---|
| 10am | South Farnborough Junior School |
| 10.30am | Saxooma |
| 11.20am | Sarah Lucken |
| 11.50am | Laura Loh |
| 12.30pm | Sarah Lucken |
| 1.05pm | Acoustic Jass |
| 1.55pm | Rushmoor Samba Band and Beatroots Samba band |
| 2.15pm | Naumati Baja Band |
| 2.45pm | Sarah Lucken |
| 3.35pm | Kala the Arts dance performance and workshop |
| 4pm | Event ends |
Performers and times are subject to change.
Publicity photos
We will be taking photos and videos of Victoria Day, including of the parade and activities around the town centre. We will be using these on social media, in the media, on our website and in publicity material. For more details, please contact the Communications team at communications@rushmoor.gov.uk.
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