Barcelona Carnival 2025 is HERE, and it’s bringing more confetti, costumes, and chaos than a piñata explosion! 🎊🔥 From Feb 27 – March 5, the city is flipping the script—kings become jokers, commoners rule the streets, and absolutely NO ONE is wearing sensible shoes. 😜👠
👑 What’s the deal?
Barcelona hands the keys over to King Carnestoltes ( the OG party king) and Queen Belluga, who lead us into a week of zero responsibilities and maximum ridiculousness. There’ll be parades, wild rúas, a confetti war, and food fights—yes, FOOD FIGHTS. 🍰🥊
🚀 Kickoff? Thursday’s “Arribo” parade in Sants, featuring Elon Muska Collonera (yes, really) and a carnival takeover that’s literally out of this world. Think: cosmic costumes, rebellious energy, and a full-on street spectacle. 🌌👾
🍊 DON’T MISS the Taronjada— a medieval orange fight, but with confetti and balloons instead of actual citrus missiles. (No one wants a black eye before the weekend.)
💃 Weekend madness?
Saturday: LGBTIQ+ parade in Eixample, donkey-hanging (fake one, relax) in Solsona 🫢
Sunday: Candy-throwing war in Vilanova 🍬🚀, endless rúas across the city
Tuesday: Sitges’ iconic Extermination Parade (this one is NEXT LEVEL 🤯)
⚰️ Closing time? Wednesday’s Sardine Burial—aka Barcelona’s dramatic way of saying “that’s enough fun for now” 🐟🖤 But until then? Total, unapologetic debauchery.
🥂 What to eat?
Stuff yourself with butifarra d’ou (egg sausage), coca de llardons (pork crackling cake), and ranxo stew—because calories don’t count during Carnival. 🍳🍷
So grab a wig, wear the weirdest thing in your closet, and let Barcelona show you how to party like there’s no Ash Wednesday. 🥳🔥
