Advertising & Sponsorship

Programme Advertising 2026

Every house and business in Wells, & district, will receive a free programme for this year’s Carnival with additional copies available for visitors to purchase at £2.00 each. The programme offers you the chance to show your support for Wells Carnival and to present your business both to local residents and to visitors. For tourist attractions and businesses, it’s the perfect way to reach holidaymakers and suggest places to visit during their stay.

Advertising is inexpensive and good value for money. The money for the advertising is used to print & distribute the free programmes, any surplus is added to Carnival funds which are put towards the Carnival’s running costs. This year the advertising rates are:

COLOUR ADSPrice
Inside front cover L (with bleed) or R (without bleed)£275
Facing Inside front cover £275
Centre pages L or R£265
Inside back cover L or R £250
Back page£300
Whole page £250
Half page£150
Quarter page£100
Eighth page£ 60
MONOCHROME ADS WITH SPOT COLOURPrice
Half page£120
Quarter page£ 70
Eighth page£ 40

We are happy to design & make up a simple text advert at no extra charge *Sara is also happy to design an advert for you at a reasonable fee–if you would like either of these services, please tick the box on the order form & we’ll contact you.

*If you are a new advertiser, or a repeat advertiser who wants a new ad, please send any words and pictures, you want to appear in your advert, as an email to: natsoap@icloud.com Please note we cannot accept anything in Microsoft Publisher. Please phone 01328 711717 if you need more help.

Carnival Sponsorship 2026

1. Sponsor a whole event during Carnival week – If you sponsor an event outright, you will receive full credit in the Carnival programme and in any event publicity we do before and during Carnival week. Please note that sponsorship will be awarded on a first come, first served basis.

2. Contribute towards an event/carnival expenses – If you do not wish to sponsor a whole event, we are equally grateful for smaller cash donations. We will have a page in the programme dedicated to supporters of Carnival, information added to our website and sponsor’s will be prominently displayed in the town on our programme boards.

3. Donate £250+ :- your business promoted on Wells Carnival social media

4. Have a link from our website: – We are offering a link to your business at a rate of £30 p.a.

5. Donate a prize – If you would prefer to give a prize it will be used in one of the raffles held throughout the week.

6. Have programmes to sell to visitors in your shop or premises for £2.00 each. A Carnival collection box will be provided for the payments plus donations.

7 & 8. Take part in Spot the Stranger / Barry the Beach hut competition – You decorate your shop window to include a hard to spot item which you would not otherwise expect to find there. You then display a sticker in your window and are part of the trail competitors follow. (Allocated on a 1st come 1st serve basis). ‘Barry the Beach Hut Hunt’ We will provide you with an image of ‘Barry’ to be placed where it can be seen from the outside of your premises.

If you would like to advertise in this year’s Carnival programme AND/OR sponsor Wells Carnival (or would like to be involved in any other way), please complete the form below a.s.a.p. OR by May 11th, 2026, at the latest.

Additional information can be found HERE.


    I/We would like to support Wells Carnival by:

    Please select ALL the boxes you are interested in


    Tell us which event:

    Tell us which event:






    Details:

    All sponsors & donors will receive a sponsor window sticker, to promote their support, and those donating £250+ will also be invited to submit an image & description of their business (if applicable) to be used on our social media pages.

    I/We would like the following size advert in the Wells Carnival 2026 programme:












    PLEASE ALSO TICK ONE OF THE BOXES BELOW

    I will send my pre designed advert, by email, to Sara: natsoap@icloud.comI would like to repeat my last advertI would like a simple text only advert designed and made up at no extra charge. Please contact me.

    BECOME A CARNIVAL PATRON


    Will this be:

    We would love to acknowledge your support in the Carnival Programme

    If agreeable, how would you like to be acknowledged (eg.name, family name, business, other)?

    For any queries regarding this form, please contact:
    Shirley Golding 07990 720887

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