Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto Carnival
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Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto Carnival

27 Feb 2025 — 04 Mar 2025
Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto — Messina (283)

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Edition 2025 — Barcellona Carnival

The 2025 Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto Carnival featured traditional allegorical float parades through the city streets and neighborhoods, with three main events between March 2 and 4. The program included Shrove Thursday evening in Piazza Duomo with live music and street food, a show by the physicist and science communicator Vincenzo Schettini, the Children's Carnival, and cultural initiatives dedicated to carnival traditions, concluding in Piazza Convento with final awards.

2025 Carnival in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto

The 2025 edition confirmed the vitality of the Barcellona Carnival with a rich calendar of events. The three allegorical float parades took place on Sunday, March 2 along the route from the Courthouse to Ponte Longano, Monday, March 3 in the Petraro district starting from Piazza Verga, and Tuesday, March 4 through the Sant'Antonino and San Francesco di Paola districts.

Among the highlights were Shrove Thursday evening in Piazza Duomo with live music and street food, a show by physics professor Vincenzo Schettini (sold-out), the Children's Carnival with a small train, bubbles, and entertainment, as well as an exhibition dedicated to the Carnival and a meeting on carnival traditions at the municipal library. The festival concluded in Piazza Convento with a show and final awards.

Where does it take place — Barcellona Carnival

Centro storico e quartieri cittadini

Barcellona Carnival in brief

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History of Barcellona Carnival

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