6.00pm prompt
Floats assemble
Floats gather in the Market Quarter for judging, entering via Hole Court and Dunbia. Entrants register in the Market Office on arrival.
Follow the floats, bands, torches and tar barrels through the heart of Hatherleigh. Press play to watch the procession make its way around town, then find your perfect spot on the route.
The Main Procession · 7.00pm
The Main Procession moves off from Hatherleigh Community Market via the Market Quarter and Co-op, along Bridge Street, High Street, Victoria Road and Park Road, back down through town and ending back at the Market. Press play to watch it make its way around town.
6.00pm prompt
Floats gather in the Market Quarter for judging, entering via Hole Court and Dunbia. Entrants register in the Market Office on arrival.
7.00pm
The Royalty floats leave the Market Quarter (by the Co-op), followed by the floats, while the Massed Bands march to the assembly point.
The route
From Hatherleigh Community Market via the Market Quarter and Co-op, along Bridge Street, High Street, Victoria Road and Park Road, then back down through town to finish at the Market.
Afterwards
Once the procession has cleared, the second run of the blazing tar barrels sets off from Oakfield Road, down Bridge Street.
The final leg
The Torchlit Procession and frame joins the main procession for the final leg, from the top of Market Street, down Bridge Street, to finish at the Market Quarter.
Stay safe: please keep to the pavements, listen to the stewards and leave plenty of room for the floats and tractors.
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