Here are some of the highlights from this year's Carnival programme

Scarecrow Trail 2025

The trail is over for this year, click below to see the answers

Winner(s) will be announced soon

If you have a local cause that would benefit from a Carnival grant,please submit an application form

Application deadline is 30 September 2025

Tribute to Kate Waterfield of Malmesbury who died 8th June 2025

Kate Waterfield initially got involved in carnival well over 20 years ago by opening up her garden in Holloway as part of Malmesbury Carnival open gardens. Her house in Holloway had a large conservatory so became the location for open gardens coffee and cakes

After a period of difficulty for the carnival, Kate took over as chairperson and with a degree of exceptional dedication, together with a small number of the new carnival committee, rebuilt carnival as a registered charity with proper governance. For over 10 years Kate put a very large part of her spare time into Malmesbury carnival, which became very successful once again.

Her husband Paul Barton said it was actually a lot more than her spare time; she put a large part of her life into carnival. She loved Malmesbury carnival and thought it was so important to life in Malmesbury. Kate was awarded Malmesbury citizen of the year in 2011 for her dedication to carnival.

Kate was involved in carnival for over 13 years