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Community Carnival

The much loved SIRF Community Carnival is a real highlight of the festival, with over 750 participants animating the streets with a cacophony of sound and colour.

A vibrant, colourful procession of young people, adults, community members, musicians and street performers dance and sing their way along Stockton High Street in a sea of colour and music on the Sunday, the final day of the festival.

The 2025 theme was Whistles, Wheels and Wonders which was inspired by Stockton’s heritage and history of innovation. Children and community groups from across the Tees Valley came together in a fantastical parade. Whimsical, mechanical creatures will animate the town where the clanging of gears, hiss of steam and melodic whistles come together to form a symphony of progress.


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