GRAB your bigheads and your buckets because the Guy Carnival returns tonight.

The event, which was first held 160 years ago, starts from Tollgate, in Upper Dovercourt, at 6.30pm and runs through the town before finishing in Harwich three hours later.

The road will be closed to vehicles during that time.

Organisers Harwich and Dovercourt Rotary Club will collect for local charities en route, with organisations having prepared floats to ride on.

It is the only festival of its kind in the country, and remains one of the highlights of the town’s events calendar.

Earlier this year, organisers had feared for the event’s future; however, it was saved thanks to volunteers and marshals coming forward to help the carnival run smoothly.