Carnival listings were compiled from the websites of national tourist boards, towns and cities. It’s wise to verify details before setting out.
BelgiumAalst: Feb. 19, parade in town center, 1 p.m.
Amay: Feb. 19.
Andenne: March 18, Carnival of the Bears parade.
Arlon: March 11, parade, 2:30 p.m..
Aublain: March 3-4.
Binche: Carnival of the Gilles, Feb. 19-21.
Bouge: Feb. 26, bonfires and fireworks in Loyers, Erpent, Wepion and Namur.
Brussels: Brazilian Carnival, Tour & Taxis, Feb. 11.
Charleroi: Feb. 21-22.
Eupen: Feb. 19, children’s parade, 2:30 p.m.; Feb. 20, Rose Monday parade, 12:30 p.m.
Fagnole: Feb. 19.
Malmedy: Feb. 18-21.
Marche: Carnaval de la Grosse Biesse, Feb. 18-19.
Petigny: Carnival of the Evil Good, Feb. 17-21.
Stavelot: March 17-19, Carnival of the Blancs Moussis.
Nivelles: Feb. 25-28.
Tournai: March 16-17.
Tilff: March 18.
La Roche-en-Andenne: March 16-18.
Villers-la-Ville: Feb. 18-19.
Wellin: Carnival of the Giants, March 9-12.
CroatiaDubrovnik: Feb. 18-21.
Rijeka: Carnival parade, Feb. 19.
Samobor: Feb. 26-March 8.
FranceAnnecy: Venetian carnival, March 2-4.
Bailleul: Feb. 17-20.
Colmar: March 3, children’s parade, 2:30 p.m.; March 4, parade, 2:30 p.m.
Dunkirk: Feb. 11-12, 18-21 and 25-26.
Granville (Normandy): Feb. 12-16.
Nice: Feb. 17-March 4, this year’s theme is “King of Sport.”
Menton: Feb. 17-March 7, Lemon Festival.
Mulhouse: Feb. 24-26, international parade on Feb. 26.
Paris: Feb. 19, Carnival parade, Promenade du Boeuf Gras.
Pau: Carnival Biarnés, Feb. 11-21.
Sarreguemines: Feb. 5-22; Feb. 12, grand cavalcade, 2:30 p.m.
Strasbourg: March 20.
GermanyFor a list of carnival activities in the Black Forest region, see konstanzerfasnacht.de/Narrenfahrplan_2012.pdf.
Aachen: Feb. 19, children’s parade, 11:30 a.m.; Feb. 20, Rose Monday parade, 11:11 a.m.
Aschaffenburg: Feb. 19, 2 p.m.
Bad Cannstatt: Feb. 21, parade, 6 p.m.
Bad Saulgau: Feb. 21, Narrensprung, 10:30 a.m., torch parade, 7 p.m.
Bad Waldsee: Feb. 16 and 20, Narrensprung, 2 p.m.
Baienfurt: Feb. 18, Narrensprung.
Bamberg: Feb. 21, parade, 1:30 p.m.
Berlin: Feb. 12, parade, 11:30 a.m.
Bingen: Feb. 18, parade in Büdesheim, 6:33 p.m.; Feb. 19, parade in Bingen-Dietersheim, 2:11 p.m.; Feb. 20, Rose Monday parade in Bingen-Gaulsheim, 2:11 p.m.
Bonn: Feb. 16-21, Feb. 20, Rose Monday parade, noon.
Bräunlingen: Feb. 20, parade, 2 p.m.
Bremen: Feb. 10-11, Feb. 11, parade of samba groups.
Büttelborn: Feb. 19, parade, 2:11 p.m.
Cologne: Feb. 16-22; Feb. 20, Rose Monday parade, 10:30 a.m.
Donaueschingen: Feb. 19, parade, 2 p.m.
Düsseldorf: Feb. 16-20; Feb. 20, Rose Monday parade, 10 a.m.
Elzach: Feb. 19-21; Feb. 19, Grand Schutting fools parade, 3 p.m.
Endingen am Kaiserstuhl: Feb. 19 and 20.
Eschweiler: Feb. 20.
Euskirchen: Feb. 20.
Freiburg: Feb. 19-21; Feb. 19, street festival 2-6 p.m.; Feb. 20, parade, 2 p.m.
Frankfurt: Feb. 19, parade, city center, 1:01 p.m.
Furtwangen: Feb. 18, parade, 2:30 p.m.; Feb. 19, parade, 2 p.m.; Feb. 20, parade, 3 p.m.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Feb. 19, Faschingsgaudi, 2-8 p.m.
Gengenbach: Feb. 19, parade 2 p.m.
Germersheim: Feb. 18, parade, 2:11 p.m.
Haigerloch: Feb. 21, torch parade, 7 p.m.
Haslach: Feb. 19, parade 2 p.m.
Hausach: Feb. 19, parade, 2 p.m.
Hechingen: Feb. 21, parade, 1:30 p.m.
Hornberg: Feb. 19, parade, 2 p.m.
Hüfingen: Feb. 21, Hanselsprung and parade, 2 p.m.
Karlsruhe: Feb. 21, 2:11 p.m.
Kissleg: Feb. 18, Narrensprung, 2 p.m.
Koblenz: Feb. 20, parade, 12:11 p.m.
Konstanz: Feb. 16-22; Feb. 19, parade, 2 p.m.
Lindau: Feb. 19, Narrensprung, noon.
Löffingen: Feb. 20, Walpurgis night with witches, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 21, parade, 2 p.m.
Ludwigshafen: Feb. 19, 1:11 p.m.
Mainz: Feb. 16-22, throughout city; Feb. 20, parade, 11:11 a.m.
Mannheim: Feb. 21, parades in city center.
Markdorf: Feb. 19, parade, 2 p.m.
Meersburg: Feb. 12, Narrenbaum-stellen and parade, 2 p.m.; Feb. 16, Hemdglonkerumzug, 7 p.m.; Feb. 20, parade, 6 p.m.
Mittenwald: Feb. 16, traditional groups in the pedestrian zone, noon
Möhringen: Feb. 19, parade; Feb. 21, Hansel games, 1:30 p.m.
Mönchengladbach: Feb. 21, parade 1:11 p.m.
Munderkingen: Feb. 19, parade, 2 p.m.
Munich: Dance of the Market Women, Viktualienmarkt Square, Feb. 21, 11 a.m.; Schäfflertanz, Marienplatz, Feb. 11, noon; Viktualienmarkt Square, Feb. 16, 1 p.m; Neuhauser Strasse 27, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.
Mühlheim: Feb. 20, parade, 2:30 p.m.
Oberndorf: Feb. 21, Narrensprung, 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Pfullendorf: Feb. 20, parade, 2 p.m.
Radolfzell: Feb. 19, parade, 1 p.m.
Ramstein-Miesenbach: Feb. 21, parade, 2 p.m.
Rottenburg: Feb. 16 and 18, street fest, 2 p.m.; Feb. 19, parade, 1:30 p.m.; Feb. 20, parade, 1:30 p.m.
Rottweil: Feb. 20, Narrensprung, 8 a.m.; Feb. 21, 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Schramberg: Feb. 19, Hanselsprung, 2:30 p.m.; Feb. 20, raft race, 1 p.m., parade, 2:30 p.m.
Sigmaringen: Feb. 12, Narrensprung, 1:30 p.m.; Feb. 21, parade, 2 p.m.
Sulzburg: Feb. 24, witches night, 8:11 p.m.
Schömberg: Feb. 19, parade, 2 p.m.; Feb. 20, Narrensprung, 8:11 a.m., parade 10:31 a.m.
Schwäbisch Gmünd: Feb. 11-12, Guggenmusik Festival, Tettnang; Feb. 21, Narrensprung, 2 p.m.
Triberg: Feb. 16, torch parade 6:30 p.m.; Feb. 19, parade 1:30 p.m.
Villingen: Feb. 20, parade of the Narrozunft, 9 a.m.; Feb. 21, parade 1:30 p.m.
Waldkirch: Feb. 19, parade 2 p.m.
Wangen im Allgäu: Feb. 16, masked parade 2 p.m., Feb. 20, Narrensprung, 2 p.m.
Wehingen: Feb. 20, parade, 1:30 p.m.
Weingarten: Feb. 19, parades and Narrensprung.
Wellendingen: Feb. 20, Narrensprung, 9 a.m.
Wilflingen: Feb. 20, Narrensprung, 9 a.m.
Wolfach: Feb. 20, Narren-Wecken 5:30 a.m., Elfemess 10:30 a.m., parade 2 p.m., Feb. 21, historical Nasenzug 5 p.m.
Zell am Harmersbach: Feb. 19, parades, 2:30 and 8 p.m.; Feb. 21, parade, 2 p.m.
HungaryMohács: Busójárás, March 3-8.
ItalyAcireale: Feb. 11-12 and 15-21.
Foiano: Feb. 12, 19 and 26.
Ivrea: Feb. 16-22, Battle of the Oranges, Feb. 20 at 2:15 p.m.
Oristano: Feb. 19 and 21, Sartiglia.
Putignano: parades, Feb. 12, 19 and 21.
Venice: Through Feb. 21.
Verona: Gnocchi Friday, Feb. 17.
Viareggio: Feb. 12, 19, 21 and 26 and March 3, parades.
LuxembourgDiekirch: Feb. 19, parade 2:30 p.m.
Countrywide: Feb. 26, bonfire day.
MaltaMalta and Gozo: Feb. 17-21.
PortugalFunchal, Madeira: Feb. 15-22, parades Feb. 18 and 21.
NetherlandsMaastricht: Feb. 19-21.
Venlo: Feb. 18.
‘s-Hertogenbosch: Feb. 19-21.
Bergen op Zoom: Feb. 18-26.
Eindhoven: Feb. 17-21.
Breda: Feb. 18-21.
SpainCadiz: Feb. 16-26.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands: Feb. 15, 17, 21, 22 and 25.
Sitges: Feb. 19 and 21, parades.
SwitzerlandArbon: Feb. 26, international carnival parade 2 p.m..
Basel: Feb. 27-29, Morgenstreich pipers parade Feb. 27 at 4 a.m.
Bern: Feb. 23-25.
Aarberg: Feb. 10-12.
Bellinzona: Feb. 16-21.
Bulle: Feb. 10-12.
Fribourg: Feb. 17-21.
Wiler, Lötschental: Feb. 16, 8 p.m. and Feb. 18, 2:30 p.m., traditional parades of Tschäggättä.
Lucerne: Feb. 16-21.
Solothurn: Feb. 18-22.
St. Gallen: Feb. 16-21.