CARNIVAL tickets will be available from mid May, in the village and via TicketSource. Don’t miss out on the early bird discounted price.
STALL BOOKING ENQUIRIES FOR 2025 are now open
READ THE LATEST NEWS FROM CARNIVAL WEEK 2024 HERE
***Vote in the SHOP WINDOW COMPETITION online from Sat 21st June, or pick up a voting form from ??.***
Voting closes at 6pm on Thursday 26th June.
***Register online for the DUFFIELD 5 from 15th May and collect your DUFFIELD 5 race number on the night from 6pm at Meadows School.***
CARNIVAL PROCESSION ROAD CLOSURE
The A6 through Duffield will be closed on Saturday 28th June 2025, from 13:00 – 13:45 for the CARNIVAL PROCESSION. Other adjoining roads will be affected.
The A6 will be closed from the Makeney Road (Baptist Church) junction to the Station Approach junction.
The CARNIVAL PROCESSION will assemble on AVENUE ROAD from 12:15.
Whilst the procession is gathering, Avenue Road will be extremely congested with procession floats and walking participants, so access for other vehicles will be restricted.
The procession will move off onto Hazelwood Road at 12:45.
There will be no access to King Street from Hazelwood Road from 12:45-13:30
King Street will be closed from Avenue Road to the junction with the A6 from 12:24-13:30.
There will be no access onto King Street/Hazelwood Road from the A6, Crown Street (Ecclesbourne Meadows), Vicarage Lane, Castle Hill from 12:45 until 13:30.
There will be no access to Phillips Croft, Castle Hill, Vicarage Lane, The Pastures, Champion Hill, Fisher Lane, A6 from 12:45 until 13:45.
If you are travelling through Duffield, please use a different route during this time.
Download the CARNIVAL PROCESSION route map: 2024 Procession Route Map
CARNIVAL WEEK is 22nd – 29th June 2025
The theme for Carnival 2025 is OUTER SPACE.
Let’s hope you have lots of ideas for your float/procession entries!
Why not come along to our next planning meeting and give us your ideas for next year or offer some help.
Kind regards,
Duffield Carnival Crew
MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HERE, and will be updated as more information becomes available, so watch this space!
To give you an idea of what to expect, here’s a plan of the field: 2024 Field layout plan
NO PERSONAL GAZEBOS ON SITE BEFORE 12:30pm PLEASE.