Carnival Festivities Schedule

[Arubalisa]

2 Feb Friday 8:00 PM

Aruba's 44th Youth Queen Election & Coronation

Venue: ARUBA ENTERTAINMENT CENTER

 

3 Feb Saturday 8:00 PM

Lighting Parade SAN NICOLAS

 

4 Feb Sunday 1:00 PM

Children's Parade SAN NICOLAS

 

8 Feb Monday 8:00 PM :D

Hebbe Hebbe Happening [People Drinking Heineken Beer]

Venue: POST OFFICE ORANJESTAD

 

9 Feb Friday 8:00 PM

Aruba's 53rd Carnival Queen Election & Coronation

Venue: ARUBA ENTERTAINMENT CENTER

 

10 Feb Saturday 1:00 PM

Children's Parade NOORD

Saturday 8:00 PM

Aruba Tivoli's Lighting Parade

ORANJESTAD

Lighting Parade through the streets of Oranjestad. Floats, roadpieces and participants' costumes are all brilliantly illuminated with hundreds of tiny lights.

 

11 Feb Sunday 1:00 PM

Grand Children's Parade

ORANJESTAD

 

15 Feb Thursday 8:00 PM

Aruba Steel band Festival

Venue: ARUBA ENTERTAINMENT CENTER

 

16 Feb Friday 8:00 PM

Jubu Templates

SAN NICOLAS

 

17 Feb Saturday 4:00 AM

Jouvert Morning & Payama Party

SAN NICOLAS

Carnival's biggest Jump-up begins at 4:00 am in the streets of downtown San Nicolas.

SAN NICOLAS 1:00 PM

SAN NICOLAS Grand Parade

 

18 Feb Sunday 11:00 AM

Aruba's Famous 53rd Grand Parade

ORANJESTAD

The annual carnival festivities culminate with the grand carnival parade, which always falls the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. Aruba's main event starts at 11 a.m. in Oranjestad and continues into the evening in the streets of the city.

 

19 Feb Monday CARNIVAL MONDAY

National holiday - official day of rest.

4:00 PM Horse Parade

ORANJESTAD

Horse lovers will be delighted to see these magnificent animal and their riders wearing costumes dancing their way on Carnival rhythm.

6:00 PM Old Mask Parade Burning of the Momito

SAN NICOLAS

Marks the end of the carnival season in the district of San Nicolas.

20 Feb Tuesday

8:00 PM Grand Evening Parade & Burning of Momo

ORANJESTAD

Carnival officially comes to an end on the eve of Ash Wednesday with the burning of "King Momo," a symbol of the flesh..

 

21 Feb Wednesday Ash Wednesday

[eldercruser]

Thanks for the info. We will be there on the 20th, but will have to leave before the evening parade.