Somerset in Pictures: Carnival and Punkie night

A Renegades Carnival Club float driving down a street in Bridgwater. The float is illuminated with bright yellow and green lights. The words 'EMERALD CITY' is written on the top of the float' and the 'RENEGADES' logo is on the botom front. There are four carnival performers at the front of the float. Dozens of spectators are behind barriers watching the float go by.

Thousands of people descended on Bridgwater for the annual carnival

Clara Bullock
Somerset

The spooky season has come to a head this week, with Halloween celebrations across the county.

Somerset saw care homes give away pumpkins and villages celebrate unique traditions.

And thousands descended on Bridgwater for the annual Guy Fawkes Carnival, which featured colourful displays and carnival dancers.

That and more can be seen in our weekly picture roundup.

A Ramblers Carnival Club float driving down a road in Bridgwater. The float is lit up with blue, yellow and green colours. There are several carnival performers at the front of the float and some people walking alongside it. The word 'RAMBLERS' is written at the bottom front of the float. There are people gathered on the side of the pavement watching the float go by.

Shine bright: Around 150,000 people descended on Bridgwater on Saturday night to watch the dazzling lights of the Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival.

A woman wearing a black witches hat is sitting next to a man holding three pumpkins. They are both sitting in front of a table with pumpkins and sweets on it.Catherine House Care Home

Spooky Season: The Catherine House Care Home in Frome held a pumpkin giveaway to raise donations. Ruby, one of the residents, joined in dressed as the "Wicked Witch of Wookey Hole".

A view of Glastonbury Tor and the fields around it from above. The sun is rising over the fields, with autumnal looking trees scattered between them.Weather Watchers/Mike Jefferies

Somerset offered some more stunning views this week

Pink sunrise: Somerset offered some more stunning views this week and our weather watcher Mike Jefferies captured this lovely shot of the sunrise over Glastonbury Tor.

A dog is standing on a grass hill looking over a valley and further hills. The trees are green and yellow.Weather Watchers/Philbert Nut

Autumnal views: This dog enjoying the view over Pilton during autumn was captured by our Weather Watcher Philbert Nut.

A child is holding up a Mangelwurzel lantern which has a face carved into it. The child is holding it up on a purple string.

Punkie night: On Thursday, a festival in Hinton St George saw children carry "punkies" - lanterns traditionally made from a large turnip known as a mangelwurzel - and parade through the village singing punkie songs.

A wave is rolling on to the beach at Burnham-on-Sea. The sun is setting above and lighting up the water.Weather Watchers/Nessea

At the beach: Meanwhile, Weather Watcher Nessea enjoyed the sunset at Burnham-on-Sea's beach.

A woman is standing in front of a front of a fireplace and a mirror smiling, wearing a pink hat and is naked.Deafblind UK

Nudes: The images for the Weston-super-Mare Blind Naked Calendar 2026 feature nude models' portraits with a filter, to help depict their own vision loss conditions, and will raise money for the charity Deafblind UK.

Josephine Boulter, who is Miss August and November in the calendar, said she came up with the idea after someone made a "patronising" comment while she was on holiday in Butlins.

Four people in scrubs are standing in a row, some with their arms crossed in front of them. They are standing in a hospital hallway. They are all smiling at the camera.Royal United Hospitals Bath

Meidcal research: The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust a recruiting for a study that looks at how two different medications could help people who have suffered a particular type of stroke.

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