Somerset Day 2023 | Somerset Day

What happened

What we did in 2023 for Somerset Day

We launched fly the flag and celerated a corination

Take a look at what took place over the 2023 Somerset Day weekend, and the lead up to it, following on from the Coronation weekend, when we celebrated the ‘gathering together of all the people of Somerset' for King and County.

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The latest news from around the county

News

Somerset Day Weekend celebrated as huge success across the County

To celebrate the 2026 Somerset Day weekend Somerset has once again come together

Dragon Stop

BBC Radio Somerset is celebrating Somerset Day 2026 by naming the Somerset Dragon.

Your chance to suggest a name for the iconic emblem on our county’s flag

News

Get ready to celebrate the Somerset Day Weekend 9–10 May

With less than two weeks to go, excitement is building across the county ahead of Somerset Day weekend o

Principal Partners

Official Partners

Sponsors/Supporters

I was deeply honoured to be asked to be a patron of Somerset Day. I’ve always felt it was an inspired idea to promote our beautiful county which, in my opinion, is too often under-sold. Somerset truly is a great county to live, work and play and anything I can do to shout about that I will!

Clinton Rogers DL

former BBC Points West Correspondent

Our Patrons

We are fortunate to have amazing Patrons who are as passionate about our County as we are

Mr Mohammed Saddiq, His Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Somerset; Mrs Anne Maw, CVO; His Grace the Duke of Somerset DL; The Rt Revd Michael Beasley, Bishop of Bath and Wells; Sir Michael Eavis CBE, founder of Glastonbury Festival; Clinton Rogers DL; Edward Bayntun-Coward DL.