A key event for the City of Nice and the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis, the Nice Carnival is the number one carnival in France and one of the most famous in the world, attracting thousands of spectators, both French and international, every year.
This year again, all the neighborhoods of the city of Nice will actively participate in the Carnival adventure. Throughout the festive period, the city of Nice organizes neighborhood carnivals, jointly with neighborhood associations.
On the program for these festive and friendly afternoons: musical entertainment, interactive shows, large parades, storytelling about the history of the Carnival, face painting stands, creative workshops, and costume balls. Moments of conviviality to be shared across different sites in the city of Nice, alongside the associations that bring the neighborhood to life.
The scheduled dates, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.:
Saturday, February 16 – Saint Pancrace Carnival at AnimaNice Center
Tuesday, February 19 – Saint Roch Carnival (Place Saint-Roch) (starting at 2 p.m.)
Wednesday, February 20 – L’Ariane Carnival (Jardin Lecuyer)
Wednesday, February 20 – Wilson Carnival (Square Wilson)
Thursday, February 21 – Nice North Carnival (Square Mouchan)
Thursday, February 21 – Nice Paillon Carnival (Ecole BV2 in Pasteur)
Tuesday, February 26 – Tram Carnival: meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Tram stop at Parc Phoenix for a morning serenade (Arrival at 11:30 a.m. at the Magnan stop)
Thursday, February 28 – Port Carnival (Esplanade Port Lympia)
Sunday, March 3 – Saint-Isidore Carnival (in partnership with OGC Nice) before the Ligue 1 match Nice-Strasbourg (3 p.m.)
