carnivals

Saturday 3 October 2026

Shaftesbury Carnival

Name: Shaftesbury Carnival
Start: 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Shaftesbury, Dorset

Shaftesbury, Dorset · Dorset

Annual community carnival in the hilltop town of Shaftesbury.

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