Teignmouth Carnival

Historically carnivals date back hundreds of years to the Catholic region in Italy.  A tradition was created where a wild costume festival would be held just before the first day of Lent when Catholics were to abstain from eating meat.  These festivals were called carnevale — which means “to put away the meat.” As time passed, carnivals in Italy became quite famous and began to spread.  As other Europeans countries began to take root in further parts of the world, they took with them their tradition of celebrating carnival!

Devon is no exception to this!  Teignmouth Carnival Week is the highlight event of the summer in Teignmouth, a whole week-long celebration that is fun for all the family!

The festival is packed with family friendly events and entertainment across the town, with the highlight being the Carnival procession through the streets.  There are children’s workshops, entertainers, demonstrations, live music, stalls and heaps of family friendly fun all adding to the popularity of one of the Summer highlights in Devon!

Sailing on our Pride of Exmouth boat, you can choose from seating on our outdoor upper deck which has plenty of fresh air and atmosphere or our indoor heated lower deck with huge windows for great viewing!  There is a fully licenced bar on board serving a choice of local ales and gin, alongside a range of hot and cold refreshments and snacks.  Maintaining its traditional features, this boat is also modern, exceptionally clean and well maintained and toilets are also on board.

As this is a sea-going cruise, the sea state can be affected by the weather and the winds. If the weather conditions are unsuitable for a pleasant trip, we reserve the right to cancel. In these circumstances, we will offer to transfer you onto another trip or issue you with a refund.

This is a great evening out for all the family, we’d love to welcome you all on board to share the day with us!