Top 10 Carnivals of the World

Nine of the Top 10 Carnivals of the World

Researching Carnivals of the World for this series has been eye-opening to discover so many more carnivals worldwide than we could ever have imagined. Carnival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2021 was cancelled because of the pandemic, with only a tribute gala and some audiovisual events to come under the chosen theme of Carnivals of the World. Nevertheless, we've continued to take a tour of the parties (we've been to Notting Hill, Nice, Venice, Rio de Janeiro, Cádiz, Santa Cruz de La Palma and Cologne), because it's provided a pleasant diversion from the problems we face currently. Any list is bound to be subjective, but here's a look at just ten of them: some we knew and some we didn't.

1. Carnival – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. Notting Hill – London, UK
3. Mardi Gras – New Orleans, USA
4. Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnaval 
5. Carnevale di Venezia – Venice, Italy
6. Carnival – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
7. Quebec Winter Carnival – Quebec City, Canada
8. Cologne Festival 
9. Carnaval de Nice – Nice, France
10. Goa Intruz – Panaji, India