The Nice Carnival

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Côte d'Azur - French RivieraCultural Heritage

  • dateFrom 15 February to 2 March 2025
  • placeCôte d'Azur - French Riviera

Ville de Nice
© Ville de Nice

Reading time: 0 minPublished on 25 January 2024

Nice will be showcasing Pop Culture at the 151st edition of its traditional Carnival. On the programme: corsi and flower battles, to give you a monumental experience with grandiose costumes and decorations! Two weeks and three weekends of festivities to rediscover Nice and the Côte d'Azur, from 17 February to 3 March 2024.

Every year, the Nice Carnival presents spectacular and creative parades, while offering an opportunity to discover or rediscover the charms of Nice and the Côte d'Azur in winter.

Ville de Nice
© Ville de Nice

Born in 1876 on the Promenade des Anglais, the flower battles pay tribute to floral traditions and local producers.

Mimosa, lilies, daisies: 100,000 flowers raining on the public

The carnival processions are accompanied by the colorful rhythms of more than a thousand dancers and musicians from all over the world and even from other galaxies! This grandiose show is accompanied by 5 battles of flowers and parades. If you are in the audience, expect to receive some 100,000 flowers, mimosa, lilies and daisies that will rain down on the audience.

Born in 1876 on the famous Promenade des Anglais, these battles pay tribute to the floral traditions and local producers. Since 2005, the decoration of the fifteen floats of this parade with poetic accents is consistent with the theme of carnival corsi. The theme of the 2024 edition: King of the Culture Pop

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