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Colorful costumes, masked balls and elaborate parades are all part of Fasching festivities. Commonly known as Mardi Gras in the States, Fasching celebrates the few remaining days before the solemn season of Lent. In Germany, parades and parties are usually held on Rose Monday (Rosenmontag) or Shrove Tuesday. Here are a few upcoming events for revelers wanting one last shot of indulgence and debauchery:
Bavaria
Nuremberg Fasching Parade Feb. 26, Nuremberg
Join the festivities of one of the oldest Fasching processions in Germany! This lively parade winds its way through the charming streets of Nuremberg’s city center.
Dance of the Market Women Feb. 28, Munich
Kaiserslautern and the Pfalz
Carnival Party Feb. 23, Ramstein-Miesenbach
Speckball Carnival Party Feb. 23, Elschbach
Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball Feb. 25, Club E’, Ramstein AB
Street Carnival Party Feb. 25, Bann
Mardi Gras Party Feb. 25, Armstrong’s Club, Vogelweh
Children’s Carnival Feb. 26, Ramstein
Children’s Carnival Feb. 26, Mackenbach
Children’s Carnival Feb. 26, Bruchmühlbach
Rose Monday Fasnacht Parade Feb. 27, Mainz
Colorful floats, elaborate costumes, bands and raucous performers fill the streets of Mainz on Rosenmontag. The highlight of the carnival season in Mainz, the Rose Monday parade can take as long as five hours to pass through the streets. Keep an eye out for sweets and other treats thrown into the festive crowds.
Rose Monday Parade Feb. 27, Seligenstadt
Shrove Monday Procession Feb. 27, Schönenberg-Kübelberg
Shrove Monday Parade Feb. 27, Krottelbach
Ramstein Carnival Parade Feb. 28, Ramstein-Miesenbach
Rhein Main
Storming of the Town Hall Feb. 25, Frankfurt
Children’s Festival Feb. 25, Wiesbaden
Greater Frankfurt Parade Feb. 26, Frankfurt
Carnival Sunday Parade Feb. 26, Wiesbaden
As per tradition, the Wiesbaden Carnival parade will kick off at precisely 1:11 p.m. Enjoy lively performers, music and beautiful floats as they pass by. The party continues long after the parade has finished.
Heddernheim Klaa Paris Feb. 28, Frankfurt-Heddernheim
Stuttgart
Küblerball Feb. 25, Stuttgart
Children’s Carnival Feb. 26, Stuttgart
Guggen-Monster Concert Feb. 27, Stuttgart
Carnival Day Parade Feb. 28, Stuttgart
