Grand carnival, March 19, 2023 from 1 p.m.
Free
  • WE LOVE: A fun outing with the kids – Free
  • AGE: for all
  • DATE: March 19, 2023
  • SCHEDULE: Meeting from 1 p.m.
  • PLACE: Departure from Place du Châtelet (Paris 4th)
Women's Carnival

Le carnaval des femmes ou la Fête des Blanchisseuses

  • On March 19, the Women’s Carnival honors an old festive tradition of the Mid-Lent festival once organized by Parisian laundresses.
  • On this occasion, women are the queens of the parade and men are required to dress up as women to be part of the party!
  • Of course, whoever wants to participate, disguised or not.
  • After the Paris Carnival – Promenade du Bœuf Gras which takes place every year on the Sunday before Mardi Gras, the Women’s Carnival is the carnival of mid-Lent.
  • It is a parade in the Marais district.
  • Meet from 1 p.m. on the central median of the Place du Châtelet.
  • Departure of the parade from the Place du Châtelet at 3 pm and return to the same square around 6 pm
  • The parade will start at 3 p.m. for a loop circuit passing through the Marais district. Return and end at 6 pm.

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