Contact the Falmouth Carnival Team

Falmouth Marine Band Manage and Lead the Falmouth Carnival

The Falmouth Carnival is managed and led by the Falmouth Marine Band. The band was originally formed in 1989 by Dave Spargo and Collin Bennett as a one-off attempt to support what was then a failing Falmouth Town Carnival. 

With our marching cacophony, our volunteers and supporters started collecting money as we marched, and true to this day every penny collected by the Falmouth Marine Band is donated to support Cornish causes and the local community.

It was then and remains today a bit of fun. Behind all our frivolity is a serious end result which we are proud to have been part of for nearly 35 years! 

The Falmouth Marine Band do not support national charities, but try and fill the gap locally, supporting young people and others who may not get any help. The Falmouth Carnival is our primary way of achieving this annually.

Each year the town look forward to The Falmouth Marine Band’s unveiling of our next Carnival Costume as we lead the Falmouth Carnival Parade leaving the Falmouth Rugby Club at 18:30 marching to the melodic tin drums with our loyal supporters and women through our great town supported by the entrants.

Our band major is Timmy Vinnicombe as pictured below with members of The Falmouth Marine Band.

 

Falmouth Marine Band Carnival Working Group

Jim Gordon

Chairman

Danny Trick

Event Organisation & 
Brand Communications

Mark Averiss

Partnerships,
Welfare Safety Officer
& Event Organisation

Ruth Hitches

Secretary / Funding

Peter Phillis

On-site Parade Coordinator
Health & Safety

John Bullock

On-site Clubhouse

Jason Wilkinson

Community Liaison Officer

Dave Jones

Competition & Judging

Get in touch

Please get in touch with the Falmouth Carnival committee.

Once we receive your message, a member of our team will assign the message to the most appropriate committee member for your enquiry and they will get back to you at their earliest convenience.

Next Falmouth Carnival is on Saturday 8th of August 2026 at 18:30

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