Community set to celebrate Carron and Carronshore Gala Day

The annual celebrations have already begun with some of the community events already underway.

The children’s football tournament for those in P4 to P7 takes place on Tuesday and the decorated gardens competition takes on Thursday.

The kids’ sports day and fancy dress competition takes place in the park on Friday evening from 6pm and the fairground rides will be open.

But for queen elect Eva Burden, the excitement is building for the big day on Saturday, June 6.

The Carronshore Primary pupil will be crowned gala queen on stage in front of the crowds in Gairdoch Park.

This year is a very special year for the local gala as it marks the 90th anniversary of the very first Carronshore Gala in 1936.

Saturday’s gala day promises a day of fun and entertainment for the whole family with a whole host of activities planned to keep everyone happy.

Once again, the procession will leave Burnside Park at 11am on Saturday, making its way through the local streets to Gairdoch Park.

Ahead of the crowning ceremony, which starts at 11.45am, there will be entertainment from Dragon’s Breath before an afternoon of fun for all to enjoy.

As well as the fun fair, inflatables, stalls, food trucks and face painting there will be dance and music performances on the stage.

Dionne Hickey will be hosting the event, with performances from local community groups including Sing it Loud; DNC Dance; Blackwood Music Academy and Evolve Academy of Performing Arts.

There will be a magic show by duo Let the Magic Begin, and local singer Larissa Wallace will be performing. Dionne will round the day off with a musical performance of her own.

The activities in the park will run until around 5.30pm.

Organisers are excited about this year’s event look forward to seeing everyone enjoying themselves in the park.

Sharon McNeil, gala day chairperson, said: “We’ve got all the favourites this year – the fun fair, stalls, food trucks and inflatables. We’ve also got a nine hole pitch and putt.

"We usually get good support from the community and we hope they will come out and support us again this year.

"We’ve a few different groups performing and they are local. We try to showcase local talent and let people see what’s on offer in our community.

"We’ve been keeping an eye on the forecast and we’re hoping it’s going to stay dry.

"We’ve had a lot of support with our fundraising which has been great, both from our lifetime sponsors, local businesses hosting fundraisers for us and from people in the village.

"It has really helped us as we rely solely on our fundraising each year.”

The gala’s lifetime sponsors are Fanatikool Furnishings; JTM Contracting and MAT Smart Repair Specialist.

The 2026 event has also received sponsorship from Blackmill Bar & Kitchen; Clark’s Soft Ices; Courtyard Bar, Kitchen & Rooms; H and J Burgoyne Van and Car Sales-Hjb Hire Drive and Taylor's Pleasure Fairs.

Copies of the gala day programme, priced £2.50, are available from the Scotmid store in Carronshore.

To find out more about what’s planned, visit the Carron and Carronshore Gala Facebook page.