Deal's annual Carnival Week kicks off this weekend.

The first event will be a Teddy Bear’s Picnic on Walmer Green on Saturday at 2.30pm.

Sunday sees a 10k run, hopscotch championship, a sea swim race, raft race and lorry pull.

Croydon Steel Orchestra will also be playing at 1pm and AeroSuperBatics Wingwalkers will be displaying their awesome skills between 5pm and 6pm.

The main event, the carnival procession, will take place on Thursday, July 28.

It will move off at 7pm from the Downs Sailing Club at Walmer Green, and then go along The Strand past Deal Castle, Beach Street, Deal Pier and the Royal Hotel and ends at Goodwin Road.

An honorary member of the Carnival Court will be Khrystyna Klots, eight, a Ukrainian who fled the Russian invasion with her family this year.

They are now with a host household in Walmer.

Khrystyna was made an honorary princess in the Junior Court and will be on its float during the procession.

There are 48 entrants for the procession so far.

These are floats on lorries, decorated cars and vans and walking groups.

The 2022 Deal Carnival Classic Car Show is at Walmer Green from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, July 30.

To enter the show ring 07730 759383 or email glit11@icloud.com

The special week ends with the free Cheese Fest end of carnival party that evening with music covering the 1970s to the 1990s.

This is from 7pm to 10pm at Walmer Green near the RNLI station.

The week is organised by Deal Community Carnival Association.

This year the Regatta Queen is Tiffany Lawrence, the Senior Princesses are Chanelle Lawrence and Lily Wood and the Deputy Regatta Queen is Phoebe Mills.

The Junior Queen is Emmie Robson, the Junior Princesses are Bella Brookes and Isabella Mills, the Junior Runner-Up (reserve) is Roxy Higginson and the Rosebud is Ruby-Rose Cheap.

For pictures of last year's regatta, click here.