The highlights from Alderney Week 2022

  • Here are some of the best bits from Alderney Week 2022


This year marks the 73rd anniversary of Alderney Week, with the event having returned alongside the theme of 'The Greatest Show'.

Celebrations kicked off with the Cavalcade Parade through the High Street on Monday 1 August, led by the Town Crier.

On Tuesday, it was the turn of the Daft Race which hundreds turned out for.

Another favourite, the man-powered flight came towards the end of the week.

Events were brought to a close by the torchlight procession on Saturday night, followed by a bonfire on the Butes:

Poet Tom Foolery, who has 143K followers on Instagram visited the island for the occasion, and put his spin on the events of the week as part of his 'A Poem A Day' challenge.