Program of the 2019 Carnival Festivities in Madrid: parade, schedules

The Carnival festivities in Madrid, which this year take place three weeks later than the dates of last 2018.

Specifically, the Carnival dates 2019 en Madrid They run from Friday, March 1 to Wednesday, March 6, and this year the festivities feature the Prosperity Neighborhood and, specifically, to Berlin park.

I remind you that last year the celebrations of Madrid Carnival They concentrated on the Puente de Vallecas and Retiro districts, following their decentralization dynamics that began in 2016.

In this way, it is not in the center but in the districts of the city where most of the events linked to these festivals take place.

Carnival proclamation 2019 in Madrid

The carnival parties They begin with the traditional proclamation, which takes place this year on Friday, March 1 at the Berlin park, at 20 p.m., with the participation of the electronic music group Dro Aviator.

After the proclamation, the activities and concerts scheduled for these festivities begin.

Where the 2019 Madrid Carnival Parade is held

The traditional 2019 Carnival Parade It is celebrated on Saturday, March 2, starting at 11 a.m., starting from the aforementioned Berlin park.

This is the main event of the carnival during which through the streets of the Prosperity Neighborhood Street theater groups, music groups and circus shows will parade.

This year there will also be no shortage of ethnic dance and international folklore groups, so that the Madrid Carnival Parade It becomes a great multicultural spectacle.

El route of the 2019 Carnival Parade in Madrid runs through the streets of Príncipe de Vergara, Cartagena, Lopez de Hoyos y Nierenberg, to end again in the Berlin park.

Likewise, from Saturday the 2nd to Tuesday the 5th, various events such as workshops, music, dance or theater will take place for all types of audiences.

To highlight the traditional Meeting of Murgas and Chirigotas which takes place on Sunday, March 3 at 12 in the morning at the Berlin park, or the Sample of Madrid Comparsas from Tuesday the 5th at 19 p.m., in the Nicolas Salmeron Cultural Center.

Carnival Dance 2019 at Círculo de Bellas Artes

In these festivals, as is traditional, there are also other Carnival celebration events organized by different entities and institutions.

In this regard, the Carnival Dance 2019 of the Círculo de Bellas Artes, In the Alcala street, which takes place on Saturday, March 2, starting at 23,00:XNUMX p.m.

The traditional masked ball this year has as its theme Carnival, demon and meat.

To note that the Fine Arts Carnival poster this year has been designed by Joan Fontcuberta.

Burial of the Sardine 2019 in Madrid

Finally, as a closing of the festivities, in this Madrid carnival you will have a Burial of the Sardine special.

La Merry Brotherhood of the Burial of the Sardine will parade through the Madrid of the Austrias on Wednesday the 6th, from 10 a.m. to 15 p.m., when your tour will end at the Plaza Mayor, during which she will be accompanied by giants and big heads.

And in the afternoon the traditional tour of the Burial of the Sardine in Madrid, which has been celebrated for decades and maintains the same route every year.

Thus, at 17,30:XNUMX p.m. it will depart from the Hermitage of San Antonio de la Florida, running through the Manzanares neighborhood, to end around 21 p.m. in the Little Birds Fountain for the Moreras Square, entrance to the Casa de Campo.

And you can also download the pdf with it Carnival 2019 party program in Madrid with information on the various festive activities that take place in the different districts of the capital.