Carnival Festivities

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The Carnival Celebrations are a remnant of the old winter masquerade when people went through the streets disguised and wearing masks. Indulging in eating and drinking are intimately linked to the carnival tradition.
Food excesses are characteristic for the "fat" period before Lent.
Numerous cities cherish their carnival parade and typical carnival personas. They have been recognised by the UNESCO (UNESCO World Heritage)

Wallonia

Walloon Brabant :

• 20/03/2010›21/03/2010 : CARNIVAL OF REBECQ (REBECQ)
• 03/04/2010›05/04/2010 : CARNIVAL OF GENAPPE (GENAPPE)
• 28/08/2010›29/08/2010 : VIRGINAL CELEBRATES - CAVALCADE (VIRGINAL-SAMME)
• 12/02/2011›13/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF VILLERS-LA-VILLE (VILLERS-LA-VILLE)
• 15/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF BRAINE-L'ALLEUD (BRAINE-L'ALLEUD)
• 19/02/2011›22/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF NIVELLES (NIVELLES)
• 26/02/2011›27/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF PERWEZ (PERWEZ)
• 12/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF OPHAIN (OPHAIN-BOIS-SEIGNEUR-ISAAC)
• 13/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF WAVRE (WAVRE)

Hainaut :

• 05/03/2010›21/03/2010 : BIG MASKED BALL OF THE CLIMBIAS (LODELINSART)
• 04/04/2010 : 130th CAVALCADE (FLEURUS)
• 05/04/2010›07/04/2010 : CARNIVAL OF MANAGE (MANAGE)
• 10/04/2010›13/04/2010 : 104th CAVALCADE AND GIANTS PROCESSION (JEMAPPES)
• 18/04/2010›20/04/2010 : CARNIVAL OF MONT-SAINTE-GENEVIEVE (MONT-SAINTE-GENEVIEVE)
• 18/04/2010›19/04/2010 : CARNIVAL OF ECAUSSINNES (ECAUSSINNES)
• 25/04/2010›27/04/2010 : CARNIVAL OF SARS-LA-BUISSIERE (SARS-LA-BUISSIERE)
• 09/05/2010 : CARNIVAL OF BIENNE-LEZ-HAPPART (BIENNE-LEZ-HAPPART)
• 13/02/2011›15/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF THE GILLES OF BINCHE (BINCHE)
• 15/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF CHARLEROI (CHARLEROI)
• 20/02/2011 : CARNIVAL AND BONFIRE OF BARBENCON (BARBENCON)
• 20/02/2011›22/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF MORLANWELZ (MORLANWELZ)
• 06/03/2011›08/03/2011 : CARNIVAL (ESTINNES-AU-MONT)
• 11/03/2011›13/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF TOURNAI - FEMMES (TOURNAI)
• 13/03/2011›15/03/2011 : LAETARE CARNIVAL (CHAPELLE-LEZ-HERLAIMONT)
• 13/03/2011›15/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF LAETARE (LA LOUVIERE)
• 14/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF FONTAINE-L'EVEQUE (FONTAINE-L'EVEQUE)

Liège :

• 05/04/2010 : 134th CAVALCADE OF EASTER MONDAY (HERVE)
• 29/01/2011›10/02/2011 : CARNIVAL IN THE VALLEY OF GEER (BASSENGE)
• 29/01/2011 : MACRALES SABBATH (HACCOURT)
• 10/02/2011›15/02/2011 : CARNIVAL IN EAST BELGIUM (EUPEN)
• 12/02/2011›15/02/2011 : CARNIVAL IN MALMEDY - CWARMÊ (MALMEDY)
• 13/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF LIMBOURG/GOE (GOE)
• 13/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF PLOMBIERES (PLOMBIERES)
• 13/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF LIMBOURG/DOLHAIN (LIMBOURG)
• 13/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF AMAY (AMAY)
• 14/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF GEMMENICH (GEMMENICH)
• 15/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF SPA (SPA)
• 15/02/2011›06/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF JALHAY (JALHAY)
• 19/02/2011›20/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF SLINS AND FEXHE-SLINS (SLINS)
• 05/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF TROOZ/NESSONVAUX (TROOZ)
• 06/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF WAREMME (WAREMME)
• 06/03/2011 : LAETARE OF SART-TIEGE (SART)
• 12/03/2011›14/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF THE BLANCS-MOUSSIS- LAETARE OF STAVELOT (STAVELOT)
• 13/03/2011 : LAETARE CARNIVAL (WELKENRAEDT)
• 13/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF LAETARE (TILFF)

Luxemburg :

• 20/03/2010›21/03/2010 : HEINSTERT CARNIVAL (ATTERT)
• 11/01/2011›13/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF LA ROCHE (LA ROCHE-EN-ARDENNE)
• 29/01/2011 : EVENING OF THE PRINCES (LA ROCHE-EN-ARDENNE)
• 11/02/2011›13/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF BASTOGNE - PAT CARNAVAL (BASTOGNE)
• 13/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF THE "GROSSE BIESSE" (MARCHE-EN-FAMENNE)
• 19/02/2011 : BAL COCHONAILLES (LA ROCHE-EN-ARDENNE)
• 19/02/2011 : CARNIVAL FOR CHILDREN (BOMAL)
• 11/03/2011›13/03/2011 : FLORENVILLE CARNIVAL (FLORENVILLE)
• 11/03/2011›13/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF THE GIANTS (WELLIN)

Namur :

• 21/03/2010›22/03/2010 : CARNIVAL OF THE CHINELS (FOSSES-LA-VILLE)
• 03/04/2010›04/04/2010 : SPRING CARNIVAL (BERZEE)
• 05/04/2010 : PARADE (AUVELAIS)
• 01/02/2011›15/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF THE VIROIN VALLEY (OLLOY-SUR-VIROIN)
• 11/02/2011›15/02/2011 : 37th CARNIVAL OF THE EVIL GOOD (PETIGNY)
• 13/02/2011›15/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF THE VIROIN VALLEY (VIERVES-SUR-VIROIN)
• 13/02/2011›15/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF THE VIROIN VALLEY (TREIGNES)
• 13/02/2011 : TCHESSE AUX MACRALES (WITCH HUNT) (ERMETON-SUR-BIERT)
• 15/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF COUVIN (COUVIN)
• 15/02/2011 : CHILDREN CARNIVAL (HASTIERE-LAVAUX)
• 19/02/2011 : CARNIVAL AND BONFIRE OF SAINT-AUBIN (SAINT-AUBIN)
• 19/02/2011 : CARNIVAL "TETAR DI FARJOLE" (FALISOLLE)
• 19/02/2011›20/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF FRASNES-LEZ-COUVIN (FRASNES)
• 27/02/2011 : CARNIVAL AND BONFIRE OF NEUVILLE (NEUVILLE)
• 05/03/2011›06/03/2011 : 36th GIANTS CARNIVAL AND BONFIRE (HOUYET)
• 05/03/2011›06/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF TAMINES (TAMINES)
• 12/03/2011 : CARNIVAL AND PROCESSION (FRANCHIMONT)
• 13/03/2011 : CARNIVAL OF THE BEARS (ANDENNE)

Et aussi à Bruxelles:

• 03/07/2010›04/07/2010 : SUMMER CARNIVAL PARTIES (BRUXELLES)
• 12/02/2011 : CARNABRUXELAS (BRUXELLES)
• 12/02/2011›15/02/2011 : THE CARNIVAL OF THE WITCHES OF TARKHAM (SAINT-GILLES)
• 15/02/2011 : CARNIVAL OF BRAINE-L'ALLEUD (BRAINE-L'ALLEUD)