Llanelli Carnival kicks off Christmas celebrations in style

Over 15,000 festive visitors filled the streets of Llanelli town centre on Friday 21 November 2025, to celebrate the town’s annual Christmas Carnival.

Spectators were treated to a brilliant visual display, as this year’s carnival boasted a procession of 20 lorries, each one decorated and carrying various community groups from across Llanelli as well as vintage lorries and tractors and of course Santa in a sleigh.

Thank you to the volunteers of Llanelli Round Table and Owens Group for coordinating the parade and to M & M Greene and Oliver Jordan Transport for supplying and driving the vehicles.

Congratulations to Sophia Walker, Halfway Primary School and Ashton Davies, Five Roads School and now in St Mary’s school, who were crowned the winners of the junior and infant categories in this year’s Christmas lights design competition. Both winning designs will be proudly displayed in the town during the festive period.

The Christmas lights design competition is organised and facilitated by Carmarthenshire County Council, Llanelli Rural and Town Councils, Llanelli Chamber of Trade and Commerce and Ymlaen Llanelli.

Llanelli’s Christmas Carnival is one of the largest community Christmas events in Wales and is delivered in partnership with Carmarthenshire County Council, Llanelli Town Council, Llanelli Rural Council and Llanelli Round Table with the funfair supplied by South Wales Showmen’s Guild.

Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Leisure, Culture and Tourism, Cllr Hazel Evans said:

Llanelli Christmas Carnival is a fantastic family occasion and has once again provided a spectacular visual event. It was truly wonderful to see the community spirit of Llanelli and visitors coming from far and wide to celebrate together.”