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Carnival trips in Europe, 2027
€250 per person with a cabin bag buys 2 flights through 3 countries, a carnival at every stop: from Stockholm on Thu 4 Feb. That trip's oldest price was seen 4 days ago and may be higher now. Each trip below leaves between Sat 16 Jan and Sat 13 Feb from anywhere in Europe, and at every place on it its carnival has a street event in its own programme the day after you land, and you stay two nights or more at each place before the last. One city per country, 2–4 nights in each, non-stop flights only. The start doesn't count as a stop. Updated every night.
- Prices seen, not held: each says how old it is
- Each total says what a cabin bag adds
- Each flight is its own ticket
- Ranked by price alone
We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.
€166 without bags, plus €84 in cabin bags: €24 at the airline's price on 1 flight, and the rest our estimate. We count €60 for the bag on 1 flight; check the airline's price. · prices seen up to 4 days ago, may be higher now
StockholmCologne4nLas Palmas (Gran Canaria)
Carnivals: Cologne until 9 Feb · Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) until 28 Feb
The carnivals, 2027
Dates from each carnival's own page, linked: the days it's on in the streets. Parades and balls each have their own day and time, so check its page before you go.
Austria
- Graz (the carnival is in Ptuj, Slovenia, 80 km away): Kurentovanje3 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 7 Feb
Belgium
- Brussels (the carnival is in Binche, 55 km away): Carnaval de Binche7 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 9 Feb
Croatia
- Rijeka: Riječki karneval17 Jan to 10 Feb, main parade 7 Feb Its programme names these two parades' days so far. No non-stop fares to Rijeka seen lately.
10 more places, in 6 countries
France
- Nice: Carnaval de Nice13 Feb to 27 Feb, main parade 13 Feb The programme may still change, its page says.
Germany
- Cologne: Kölner Karneval4 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 8 Feb
- Dusseldorf: Düsseldorfer Karneval4 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 8 Feb
Italy
- Turin (the carnival is in Ivrea, 50 km away): Storico Carnevale di Ivrea7 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 7 Feb
- Venice: Carnevale di Venezia23 Jan to 9 Feb Its day-by-day programme wasn't readable on 11 November, so no trip stops here yet.
Netherlands
- Maastricht: Vastelaovend7 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 7 Feb No non-stop fares to Maastricht seen lately.
Spain
- Las Palmas (Gran Canaria): Carnaval de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria22 Jan to 28 Feb, main parade 20 Feb From the organiser's early programme.
- Tenerife: Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife19 Feb to 28 Feb, main parade 23 Feb
Switzerland
- Basel: Basler Fasnacht15 Feb to 17 Feb, main parade 15 Feb The page gives 15 February 2027 as the Morgestraich and three days, Monday to Wednesday, for the years after.
- Zurich (the carnival is in Lucerne, 40 km away): Luzerner Fasnacht4 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 8 Feb