International Carnival Parade 2012
19.2.2012 , City Centre
The International Carnival Parade is the jewel in the crown of the carnival festivities on the Kvarner and even further afield. Competitions in imaginativeness, humour and originality, fireworks of colours and shapes result with a parade of hundreds of allegorical floats, thousands of masks and uncountable number of domestic and foreign observers.
Carnival events in the city of Rijeka are a characteristic bond of European civil carnivals, above all, the Venetian and Austrian ones as well as the folklore elements and old Slavic mythology. Emerged in a hundred year-old tradition, the International Rijeka Carnival, in the past few years, has given the city of Rijeka, the region and Croatia itself a recognizable event and an impressive happening to which many masks, organized carnival groups, participants, observers and media, as well as many domestic and foreign guests respond.
The Rijeka Carnival program which starts on 17th January and lasts until Ash-Wednesday gathers more than 20,000 participants and more than 600,000 domestic and foreign visitors. Large media companies watching both nationally and abroad, the occupancy of all accommodation capacities in Rijeka and its surrounding areas and an increased consumption in catering and commercial facilities out of season, have positioned the Rijeka Carnival as the 3rd largest in the world.
Carnival madness begins its ritual with the Rijeka Carnival Queen Pageant and the handover of the town’s keys to the Master of the Carnival. Concerts, exhibitions, shows, masquerades and parties fill the days until the jewel in the crown of the carnival celebrities – the huge masked parade. Competitions in imaginativeness, humour and originality, fireworks of colours and shapes result in a parade of hundreds of allegorical floats, thousands of masks and an uncountable number of observers.
Challenging the weather and space, the Rijeka Carnival is a friendly host for every willing human who is looking for an escape from sullen everyday life in play, laughter and fun.
Be who you want to be. Come to the Rijeka Carnival!!!
- 20.1.2012. Rijeka Carnival Queen Pageant and handover of the town keys Dvorana mladosti
- 28.1.2012. Carnival snowboard session Karolina Riječka Quay
- 29.1.2012. - 30.1.2012. Snowboard School Karolina Riječka Quay
- 4.2.2012. Masked auto-rally “Paris-Bakar” Korzo
- 11.2.2012. Children's Carnival Parade Korzo
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- 2.2.2012. Traditional Trsat Brass Music Carnival concert Hrvatska čitaonica Trsat (Reading room Trsat)
16.2.2012. - 19.2.2012. Radio Rijeka Masked Marathon Club Nina2
- 18.2.2012. Rotarian donor ball Maritime and Historical Museum of the Croatian Littoral
- 19.2.2012. International Carnival Parade Korzo
- 19.2.2012. Burning of the Pust Adamić Quay
