Sitges Carnival / Sitges Carnaval

When:
11th to 17th Feb 2010 Parades on Sun 14th and Tue 16th
Where:
The Streets of Sitges
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Description

Carnival has to be Sitges’ wildest party. Even though it is on in February it is still the hottest party in town! On the most popular days you will find more than 300,000 partygoers dancing on the major streets across the town. The busy months of July and August look positively dead! Gay boys and girls from the 4 corners of the world descend on our little town and party the week away!

Jueves Lardero or Fat Tuesday,marks the beginning of carnival with a huge celebration of local dishes and the arrival of the King of the Carnestoltes and ends with the Burial of a Sardine on Ash Wednesday. There’s more to do than eat, though.

Carnival Route And Parade Times

Thursday 11th February

7pm – Arrival of the Carnival King – La Fragata

Immediately afterwards, the king and his entourage make their way to Can Bota Park to choose the Carnival Queen. Via – Psg de la Ribera and Espanya

7.45pm – The choosing of the Carnival Queen

The king will continue to the Town Hall accpmpanied by Markatu Batucada and Timbasio.

His majest will adress the townspeople at the Town Hall and read the “Predicot”

SUNDAY AND TUESDAY PARADE ROUTE

Sunday 14th February

9pm – “Disbauxa” Parade Défilé de la Disbauxa (Rua de la Disbauxa)

Cap de la Vila, Parellades, Bonaire, Passeig de la Ribera, Fragata,l’Avinguda Sofiaand return to carrer Espanya,Plaça Espanya, Espalter, Sant Francesc, Cap de la Vila.

Tuesday 16th February

9pm – “Extermination” Parade Défilé de l’Extermini (Rua de l’Extermini)

Cap de la Vila, Parellades, Bonaire, Passeig de la Ribera,Fragata, l’Avinguda Sofia and return to carrer Espanya, Plaça Espanya, Espalter, Sant Francesc, Cap de la Vila.

Wednesday 17th February

7pm – The Kings Funeral Procession

Plaça Ajuntament, Major, Cap de la Vila, Parellades, Bonaire, Passeig de la Ribera (les

Barques beach / plage de les Barques).

8.30pm – Burial of the King

- Passeig de la Ribera (les Barques beach / plage de les Barques).

Itinerary

The Sitges Gay Carnival takes place 4 days before the regular Sitges Carnival begins. Jam packed with events it includes La noche rosa, Pink night, Noche de las Mantillas – where people wear traditional Spanish normally worn at weddings & funerals, Noche de las touristas, – the tourist night (great fun) and finally the Noce de las Viudas or the Widows night (probably because you’ve murdered your boyfriend for being bold).

Preliminary Dates

9 th Feb	La Locacola	Noche de las Turistas
10th Feb	Organic	Miss Organic
10th Feb	XXL	Noche Glamour
12th Feb	B-Side	Fiesta las mas Bellas
12th Feb	Prinz	Cabaret/Roman Circus
15th Feb	Oreks	Noche de Premios
15th Feb	Sauna Sitges	Mr Sauna Sitges/Drag Show
17th Feb	La Locacola	Noche de la Viduas

Events begin the Sunday before Carnival (Dated for 2010 to be confirmed))

The busiest days are Sunday and Tuesday, when the local carnival parade makes its way down the Rua del Extermini in decorated carriages, sporting the campest razzle-dazzle type outfits you have ever seen. (The parades are themed, Rua de la Disbauxa -r the Debauchery Parade, on Sunday night and the Rua de l‘Extermini – the Extermination Parade, on Tuesday night.

Tuesday, the final day of carnival, also sees some amazing drag shows. Think you have seen it all… you haven’t! Some of Europe’s top drag performers make their way to sitges to bitch-battle it out with each other to the great amusements of the revelers.

Check out the blog for for the latest details on the Siges Carnival – Event information is issued in early February each year.

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