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Carnival in Wiesbaden 2023

In 2023, the so-called fifth (carnival) season is celebrate again in the Hessian state capital from February 16 to 20. On Sunday February 19th, the famous carnival parade takes place.

In 2023, the so-called fifth season – "fünfte Jahreszeit" – is celebrate again in the Hessian state capital from February 16th to 20th like it has been officially celebrated since 1859. The party starts on Thursday, 16 February 2023, with the traditional "Altweiberfastnacht" in the old quarter of Wiesbaden. A large number of merrymakers then throng to the centre of the city to wildly celebrate the beginning of the Wiesbaden Carnival.

The festivities in the Hessian capital continue on Saturday, February 18th, with the grand children's festival which has been ringing in Carnival Saturday for a few years. The popular children's parade starts at 3:33 p.m., letting junior carnival fans test what it is like being a big merrymaker. After the children's parade, the merrymakers storm the Wiesbaden town hall and rule until Ash Wednesday.

Carnival Sunday Parade

On Carnival Sunday, February 19th, the Wiesbaden Carnival Parade, which is famous far beyond the city limits, awaits spectators. As a grand old tradition, it starts at 1:11 p.m. on the Elsässer Platz. From there, the parade makes its way through the centre of the city past the town hall and thousands of merrymakers lining the streets. The partying goes on in Wiesbaden long after the parade is over. The high-spirited carnival atmosphere in the bars and pubs lasts until the early hours of the morning.

It is all be over on February 22 and the merrymakers return the keys of the town hall to the Lord Mayor, Gert-Uwe Mende.

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