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Carnival listings were compiled with information from the websites of national tourist boards, cities and towns. It’s wise to verify details before traveling.

Belgium Aalst: Parade in town center, 1 p.m., Feb. 10-12.

Amay: Feb. 10.

Andenne: March 10, Carnival of the Bears parade, 2 p.m.

Arlon: Feb. 28-March 3.

Aublain: March 2-4.

Binche: Carnival of the Gilles, Feb. 10-12.

Bouge: Feb. 17, bonfires and fireworks.

Brussels: Feb. 29, 1:45-4:45 p.m.

Charleroi: Feb. 8-12.

Eupen: Feb. 7-12.

Malmedy: Feb. 9-11.

Marche: Carnaval de la Grosse Biesse, March 9-10.

Petigny: Carnival of the Evil Good, Feb. 17-21.

Stavelot: March 11, Carnival of the Blanc Moussis.

Nivelles: Feb. 9-10; grand ball, entry fee and costumes required, Feb. 8.

Tournai: March 16-17.

Tilff: Carnival of Laetare, March 10.

La Roche-en-Andenne: March 8-10.

Villers-la-Ville: Feb. 9-10.

Wellin: March 8-11, Carnival of the Giants.

Croatia Dubrovnik: Feb. 1-10.

Rijeka: through Feb. 13.

Samobor: Feb. 1-12.

France Annecy: Venetian Carnival, Feb. 22-24.

Bailleul: Feb. 8-11.

Colmar: Feb. 23, children’s parade, 2:30 p.m.; Feb. 24, grand parade, 2:30 p.m.

Dunkirk: Through March 30.

Granville (Normandy): Feb. 8-12.

Nice: Feb. 15-March 6, this year’s theme is “King of the Five Continents.”

Menton: Feb. 16-March 6, Lemon Festival.

Mulhouse: Feb. 15-17, children’s Carnival Feb. 25, international parade on Feb. 17, 2:11 p.m.

Paris: Feb. 10, this year’s theme is “World of Toys,” Carnival parade, Place Gambetta, 2 p.m.

Pau: Carnival Biarnés, Feb. 6-12.

Sarreguemines: Through Feb. 13; this year’s theme is “Paradise in Hell.”

Strasbourg: March 4.

Germany For a list of Carnival activities in the Black Forest region, see konstanzerfasnacht.de/Narrenfahrplan_2012.pdf.

Aachen: Feb. 6, children’s costume Carnival, 3:30 p.m.; Feb. 11, Rose Monday parade.

Aschaffenburg: Shrovetide Carnival procession, Feb. 10.

Bad Cannstatt: Feb. 12.

Bad Saulgau: Feb. 7-12.

Bad Waldsee: Feb. 7-12, Narrensprung, Feb. 11, 2 p.m.

Baienfurt: Narrensprung, Feb. 9, 2 p.m.

Bamberg: Feb. 21, parade, 1:30 p.m.

Berlin: Feb. 3, parade, 11:11 a.m.

Bingen: Through Feb. 13; Feb. 9, parade in Büdesheim, 6:33 p.m.; Feb. 10, parade in Bingen-Dietersheim, 2:11 p.m.; Feb. 11, Rose Monday parade in Bingen-Gaulsheim, 2:11 p.m.

Bonn: Feb. 7-13; Feb. 11, Rose Monday parade, noon.

Bräunlingen: Feb. 7-13, parade, 2 p.m.

Bremen: Through Feb. 2, parade of samba groups, noon.

Buchen (Odenwald): Feb. 7-12.

Büttelborn: Feb. 20 Rose Monday parade, 2:11 p.m.

Cologne: Feb. 7-12; Feb. 11, Rose Monday parade, 10:30 a.m.

Donaueschingen: Feb. 10, parade, 2 p.m.

Düsseldorf: Feb. 7-13; Feb. 11, Rose Monday parade, 12:30 p.m.

Elzach: Feb. 10, Grand Schutting fools parade, 3 p.m.

Endingen am Kaiserstuhl: Feb. 19 and 20.

Eschweiler: Feb. 11, noon, parade.

Euskirchen: Feb. 11, parade.

Freiburg: Feb. 11, 2 p.m., parade.

Frankfurt: Feb. 10, parade, city center, 1:11 p.m.

Furtwangen: Feb. 7, parade, 7 p.m., Feb. 10, parade, 2:30 p.m.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Feb. 10, parade, 1:30 p.m.

Gengenbach: Feb. 19, parade 2 p.m.

Germersheim: Feb. 18, parade, 2:11 p.m.

Haigerloch: Feb. 2-4, 7, 9-12; Feb. 7, children’s parade, 2 p.m.; Feb. 11, parade party at 10:30 a.m. and parade at 2 p.m.

Haslach: Feb. 2-3, 6-7, 9-12; Feb. 10, parade, 2 p.m.; Feb. 12, children’s parade, 2 p.m.

Hausach: Feb. 2, 3, 6, 7, 9-12; Feb. 10, parade, 2 p.m.; Feb. 12, children’s parade, 1 p.m.

Hechingen: Feb. 2, 7-13; Feb. 12, parade, 1:30 p.m.; lots of children’s activities.

Hornberg: Feb. 1-3, 6-12; Feb. 9, torchlight parade, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 10 parade, 2 p.m.

Hüfingen: Feb. 2, 4, 5, 7, 10-12; Feb. 7, children’s parade, 2 p.m., torchlight parade, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 12, parade, 2 p.m.

Karlsruhe: Feb. 1-3, 7-13; Feb. 12, children’s parade, 11:11 a.m. in Grötzingen; Feb. 12, parade, 2:11 p.m.

Kissleg: Feb. 2, 3, 7-13; Feb. 7, children’s parade, 2 p.m.; Feb. 9, parade, 1 p.m.

Koblenz: Feb. 2-3, 9, 11; Feb. 11, parade, 12:11 p.m.

Konstanz: Feb. 3, 5, 7, 9-12; Feb. 10, parade, 2 p.m.; Feb 11, children’s parade, 2 p.m.

Lindau: Feb. 2, 3, 7-13; Feb. 10, Narrensprung, 2 p.m.; Feb. 12, children’s parade, 2:45 p.m.

Löffingen: Feb. 1-3, 5, 7 -12, 16-17; Feb. 11, parade, 2 p.m.; Feb. 12, children’s parade, 2 p.m.

Ludwigshafen: Feb. 1-4, 6-13; Feb. 10, parade 1:45 p.m. in Mannheim.

Mainz: Feb. 7-12, throughout city; Feb. 11, parade, 11:11 a.m.

Mannheim: Feb. 1, 2, 7, 9-13; Feb 10, parade, 1:45 p.m.

Markdorf: Feb. 1-3, 6-12; Feb. 2, children’s parade, 1:30 p.m.; Feb. 10, parade, 2 p.m.

Mittenwald: Feb. 1, 2, 4, 7-12.

Möhringen: Feb. 2, 7, 10-12; Feb. 10, parade, 2:01 p.m.

Mönchengladbach: Feb. 2, 3, 6-12; Feb. 10, parade, 11:11 a.m. and 1:11 p.m. (in Holt); Feb. 10, children’s parade, 2:11 p.m.; Feb. 11, parade, 1:11 p.m. (in Neuwerk)

Munderkingen: Feb. 2-3, 5, 7-13; Feb. 10, parade, 2 p.m.; Feb. 11, children’s parade, 2 p.m.

Munich: Through Feb. 12; Feb. 3, parade, 1 p.m.; Feb. 11, Kirnarra Rose Monday Party, 1 p.m. Feb. 12, Narrhalla last dance and Carnival finale, 8 p.m.

Mühlheim: Feb. 11

Oberndorf am Lech: Feb. 12, parade, 2 p.m.

Pfullendorf: Feb. 10, parade, 2 p.m.

Radolfzell: Feb. 12.

Ramstein-Miesenbach: Feb. 12, parade, 2: 11 p.m.

Rottenburg: Feb. 9, street Carnival, 2:30 p.m.

Rottweil: Feb. 10, children’s parade, 2:30 p.m.; Feb. 11, parade, 2 p.m.

Schramberg: Feb. 11, traditional Da-Bach-na-Fahrt, homemade floats take to the river, 1 p.m.

Sigmaringen: Feb. 9-12.

Sulzburg: Feb. 9, parade through Badenweiler, 2:11 p.m.; Feb. 10, children’s procession, 2:11 p.m.; Feb. 11, parade, 2:11 p.m.

Schömberg: Feb. 12, Carnival hike, 2 p.m.

Schwäbisch Gmünd: Feb. 12, parade, 1:30 p.m.

Villingen: Feb. 12, parade, 1:30 p.m.

Waldkirch: Feb. 7-12.

Wangen im Allgäu: Feb. 7-12, Feb. 10, parade, 2 p.m.

Wehingen: Feb. 11-12.

Weingarten: Feb. 11-12.

Wellendingen: Feb. 10, children’s parade, 2 p.m.; Feb. 11, parade, 2:30 p.m.; Feb. 12, parade, 2 p.m.

Wilflingen: Feb. 10, children’s parade, 1:30 p.m., Feb. 12, historical Narrensprung, 9 a.m.

Wolfach: Feb. 12, historical Nasenzug 5 p.m.

Zell am Harmersbach: Feb. 7-12, Feb. 12, parade, 2 p.m.

Hungary MOHÁCS: Busójárás, through Feb. 13.

Italy ACIREALE: Feb. 2-3, 6-12.

FOIANO: Feb. 3, 10, 17 and March 3.

IVREA: Feb. 9-12, Battle of the Oranges, 2 p.m., Feb. 10.

ORISTANO: Feb. 10-12, Sartiglia.

PUTIGNANO: Feb. 3, 10 and 12.

VENICE: Through Feb. 12.

VERONA: Gnocchi Friday, Feb. 8.

VIAREGGIO: Feb. 3, 10, 12 and 17 and March 3.

Luxembourg DIEKIRCH: Feb. 10, parade 2:30 p.m.

COUNTRYWIDE: Feb. 17, bonfire day.

Malta MALTA AND GOZO: Feb. 8-12.

Portugal FUNCHAL, MADEIRA: Feb. 6-13, parades Feb. 9 and 13.

Netherlands MAASTRICHT: Feb. 9-12.

VENLO: Feb. 11, parade, 12:11 p.m.

S-HERTOGENBOSCH: Feb. 9-12, parade Feb. 11, 12:33 p.m.

BERGEN OP ZOOM: Feb. 9-12.

EINDHOVEN: Feb. 9-12.

BREDA: Feb. 9-12.

Spain CÁDIZ: Feb. 7-17.

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, CANARY ISLANDS: Feb. 6-17.

SITGES: Feb. 7-13.

Switzerland ARBON: Feb. 17, international carnival parade ,2 p.m.

BASEL: Feb. 18-21, Morgenstraich lantern procession, Feb. 18, 4 a.m.

BERN: Feb. 14-16.

AARBERG: March 8-9.

BELLINZONA: Feb. 7-12.

BULLE: Through Feb. 3.

FRIBOURG: Feb. 8-12.

WILER, LÖTSCHENTAL: Feb. 7 and Feb. 9, parades of Tschäggättä.

LUCERNE: Feb. 7-12.

ST. GALLEN: Feb. 7-12.

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