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Carnivals

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  • August 2026

  • Sat 29
    Notting Hill Carnival

    Notting Hill Carnival 2026, London, UK

    29 August - 31 August
    Westbourne Grove Westbourne Grove, London, United Kingdom

    The August Bank Holiday weekend can really only mean one thing in London - the Notting Hill Carnival. The largest free street festival in Europe runs from the Saturday to Monday of the long weekend

    Free
  • February 2027

  • Fri 5
    Rio Carnival samba parade in Rio de Janeiro Brazil

    Rio Carnival (Rio Carnaval) Brazil 2027

    5 February 2027 - 13 February 2027
    Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    The Rio Carnival Brazil (Rio Carnaval) is the biggest and greatest celebration on Earth. While locals know where to go and what to do; however, as it’s a big Latin American city, the rules are...

    varies
  • Sat 6
    Panama Carnival

    Panama Carnival (el Carnaval de Panama), 2027

    6 February 2027 - 9 February 2027
    Panama City Panama City, Panama

    The Panama Carnival (or el Carnaval de Panama in Spanish) is the biggest celebration of the year in the Central American nation. Here’s how it’s done. Bring your water pistol.

    Free
  • Sat 6
    barranquilla carnival colombia

    Barranquilla Carnival Colombia 2027

    6 February 2027 - 9 February 2027
    Various areas of Barranquilla Barranquilla City, Colombia

    The sensational Barranquilla Carnival held in February in Colombia is the world’s second biggest fiesta with magnificent street parades, traditional dancers, lots of local...

    Free
  • Tue 23
    Festive Celebration of Mashramani_Georgetown_AmandaRichards

    Guyana Mashramani Carnival 2027

    23 February 2027
    Penang National Park Georgetown, Guyana

    The Guyana Mashramani Carnival or sometimes called the Guyana Carnival, is an annual festival celebrated on the 23 February to mark the country becoming a republic on that date in

    Free
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    Interested in Carnivals?

    Just the sound of the word carnival makes you want to dance. Traditionally – but not always – carnivals mark the period before Lent in the Christian calendar, as the last day you could party. In addition to dancing, partying and consuming lots of food participants dress up in costumes or don masks and join massive parades.

    Rio Carnival

    The biggest and most famous carnival in the world is the Rio Carnival. One enormous party, it has become a victim of its own success, with a lack of accommodation in the Brazilian city as well as inflated prices and potential crime.

    Carnivals around the World

    But despair not, Rio is not the only city to carnival. Indeed, elsewhere in Latin America many a place has its own carnival, at roughly the same time as Rio, often with less crowds but with just the same amount of fun. You might prefer trying the Barranquilla Carnival, Limon Carnival in Costa Rica, the Panama Carnival or the Trinidad Carnival.

    Carnivals in Europe

    However, nowhere is the carnival more celebrated than in Europe. The Sitges Carnival is LGBT friendly, while the Venice Carnival is the place to go if you like making a masquerade of yourself. Elsewhere there are carnivals from Cologne to Nice and even in Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands. For a peculiarly Belgian take on the celebration, why not head to the Carnaval Binche and enjoy some of he excellent beer at the same time.
    Carnivals in London
    Not all carnivals are held in the build up to Lent. In London, the Notting Hill Carnival takes place in the last weekend in August, which is also a bank holiday weekend. A celebration of the Afro-Caribbean community in London, this is the biggest party in the UK capital’s calendar, with great music, non-stop party fever and copious quantities of rum.

    Best Carnivals in the World

    If all this sounds too much, then you can always try our selection of the best carnivals around the world. Enjoy!
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