Carnival 2027: dates, parades and programme
Saturday 6 to Tuesday 9 February 2027
Carnival Sunday is 7 February and Ash Wednesday is 10 February. The first parades are already on Saturday 6 February.
The big parades by day
Sat6 Feb
Carnaval parade in Eindhoven 2026. Photo: Sander Perquin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Sun7 Feb
Carnival Sunday in Maastricht, 2011. Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Monday parade of Kielegat, Breda 2015. Photo: G. Lanting, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Tue9 Feb
Kiels full of emblems in Oeteldonk, carnival Sunday 2025. Photo: Klankbeeld, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Times from the carnival associations, checked on 29 October 2026. Breda: 2026 time, 2027 not confirmed yet. A choice of the towns people search for most and whose date is confirmed; every parade is listed by province on the parades page. The photo for Tuesday is of another day; the other photos are of the day itself, in earlier years.
Your town
Carnival picks
What we would visit first, with the reason.
- €6
Tue, 2 Feb 2027, 17:11
Jäög Vastelaovendconcert 2027 - Philzuid
Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht
Why one of the carnival's landmarks: Vastelaovendconcert · a national hall · a parade, a session or a children's carnival · named performers
- €68
Sat, 6 Feb 2027, 13:11
Vastelaovendconcerten ‘Mit de Franse slaag’ Philzuid
Toon Hermans Theater, Sittard
Why one of the carnival's landmarks: Vastelaovendconcert · 11-11 or the carnival weekend · named performers · Suzan Seegers, a well-known performer
- €24
Fri, 29 Jan 2027, 20:30
Oet de Waeg with the Jocus Hofkepèl
Why one of the carnival's landmarks: Jocus · a club the scene knows · named performers · Mieke, a well-known performer
- free
Wed, 11 Nov 2026, 15:11
Elluf Elluf
Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, Eindhoven
Why a national hall · a parade, a session or a children's carnival · 11-11 or the carnival weekend · named performers
Sat, 6 Feb 2027, 15:11
Entry of Prins Wannes d'n derde into 't Krabbegat - Entry Bergen op Zoom
Bergen op Zoom
Why one of the carnival's landmarks: Krabbegat · a parade, a session or a children's carnival · 11-11 or the carnival weekend · in Bergen op Zoom, one of the carnival towns
Sat, 6 Feb 2027, 13:11
Lampegatse optocht - Grote Optocht Eindhoven
Eindhoven
Why one of the carnival's landmarks: Lampegat · a parade, a session or a children's carnival · 11-11 or the carnival weekend · in Eindhoven, one of the carnival towns
Frequently asked questions about Carnival 2027
When is Carnival in 2027?
Carnival 2027 starts on Saturday 6 February and runs until Tuesday 9 February. Carnival Sunday is 7 February and Ash Wednesday, the day after, is 10 February. The carnival season opens on 11-11, Wednesday 11 November 2026.
What time does the parade start?
Each carnival association decides that itself. A town's page shows the time of its big parade and whether the association has confirmed it for 2027. If not, we show last year's time and say so.
What happens on 11-11?
The carnival season opens at 11:11 on 11 November. In Breda, for example, the new Hoogheid is announced that day.