THOUSANDS of people are set to line the streets of Burnham-on-Sea for the 71st Highbridge and Burnham Carnival.
This year's event will start at 7.30pm with a carnival pre-procession before the main procession starts at 7.45pm.
Here is everything you need to know about this year's event:
THE ROUTE
The carnival procession will start at the traffic lights in Love Lane beside Tesco supermarket and will then proceed along Love Lane to the Esso filling station, then down Manor Road into Victoria Street through the High Street and along Marine Drive to the dispersal point at the entrance to Burnham Holiday Village.
ROAD CLOSURES
These roads are already closed:
The Frank Foley Parkway, Burnham on Sea
From its junction with Ben Travers Way (North) in a south easterly direction to its junction with Ben Travers Way (South). A distance of 404 metres.
The B3140 Burnham Link Road
From Love Lane Roundabout in an easterly direction to its junction with Stoddens Lane. A distance of 1456 metres
The roads below will be closed from 4pm today (November 6):
Ben Travers Way from Tesco’s entrance to its junction with the Frank Foley Parkway. A distance of 70 metres.
Ben Travers Way (South) at the junction with Frank Foley Parkway
Berrow Road from Westfield Road to Manor Road
Church Street
B3139 Burnham Road to A38
The Frank Foley Parkway From its junction with Ben Travers Way to Love Lane Roundabout. A distance of 523 metres.
Hawley Way - junction of Ramsay Way to junction of Love Lane
Highbridge Road from Worston Lane to Oxford Street
Love Lane from its junction with Manor Road to its junction with the B3140 Burnham Link Road. A distance of 846 metres.
Frank Foley Parkway / Wallace Wells Road Roundabout
Love Lane / Rosewood Avenue
Marine Drive / Burnham Road
Adam Street
Chapel Street
College Street
Cross Street
High Street
Manor Road
Marine Drive
Oxford Street
Pier Street
Regent Street
South Street
Victoria Street
Vicarage Street
The last entry is expected to cross the finish line at 10pm and Queen's Drive will reopen to traffic shortly afterwards.
At 11pm most of the road closures in place will be lifted except Marine Drive, Frank Foley Parkway and Pepperall Road.
The results will be announced at midnight.
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