Our photographer Stuart Norton was there on Saturday to capture this array of colourful images.
![A carnival float passes the watching crowds.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhlMzcxM2IwLWQ2YjMtNGY4YS1hYTRkLThhMGQ2OTAyYWYxMjpjNzUyZjcyNS04YzI5LTRkMGMtOWE2ZS00Y2MzODEyMjM5YTQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Father Christmas made an early appearance.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFiZjJhNzgxLTM5MmQtNDc0My1hZGI4LTViYjA3ZmVlOGYwNjpmZTMyZjAwMS03MzYxLTRlMjktYWFjMy1lMjU4MGY2ZTE3MmU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Fashions from 1923 were all the rage to mark the carnival's centenary.](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNlYTU3Y2Y2LWMwOTktNDQ2MS04YmU0LTUzYjMzMjRjNTE2ODpkZjc4ZGJhOC0xODJkLTQ0YTYtYmNiYy0zYmExMzJhNWZkZGQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Fashions from 1923 were all the rage to mark the carnival's centenary. Photo: Stu Norton
![Any guesses who this lady is dressed as?](https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjcyNDA1MGFlLWQyZWQtNDc5NS1iNmZiLTgxZDQyNzUwYzZlZjowYmViMTg1Zi0xMmI4LTQwZDAtYmMwZi00MzkzNDU5Y2QyMDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Our photographer Stuart Norton was there on Saturday to capture this array of colourful images.
Fashions from 1923 were all the rage to mark the carnival's centenary. Photo: Stu Norton