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The Round Table Harbour Carnival will be taking place tonight, as usual coinciding with a high tide on a Friday night to ensure water entertainment for all.
Highlights of the annual event include the ladies dingy race, the corporate duck race, a tug of war and the 'man powered flight' with the town seafront closed from the afternoon onwards, with the event starting at 17:30.
To add to the community feel of the Harbour Carnival there will be live music including from some "local youth bands", entertainment and some other "carnival touches!"
Lady Corder; who is the Patron of this year's main beneficiary, The Guernsey Voluntary Service, will open the Harbour Carnival and will also take part in the Ladies Dinghy Race herself.
The timetable of events is as follows:-
Corporate Duck Race - 17:30
Ladies Dinghy Race - 18:00
Paddle Board Race - 19:00
Tug of War - 20:00
Man Powered Flight - 21:00
Prize Giving - 21:30
Fireworks - 22:00
Pictured: Corporate duck race at a previous Harbour Carnival
Whilst each of the events will expect to draw in big crowds there will be entertainment along the seafront and on the piers all night with the Crown Pier hosting the Harbour Carnival Music Stage where five bands will take to the stage during the event.
The timetable for music is as follows:-
Peregrine - 17:30
Dead Steady - 18:15
High Voltage - 19:15
Vice - 20:15
The Liberators - 21:00
Stage closes and fireworks! - 22:00
Pictured: Fireworks over town
As is customary the event itself will finish with a large fireworks display at 22:00. For full details of the event you can visit their website here.
Pictured main image: Man powered flight 2017 photo courtesy of Chris Degnen
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