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Bonn Rosenmontagszug (Ruusemondagszoch)
Münsterplatz / Markt, centre-ville de Bonn (parcours du Rosenmontagszug) · Bonn, GermanySeason7 February – 8 February 2027
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Inside the zone: Bonn low-emission zone (Umweltzone)
A green emissions sticker (Umweltplakette) on the windscreen is required — also for foreign cars.
About the event
In Bonn the carnival is ruled by a Prince and by Bonna, the city's female figurehead. The Rosenmontagszug leaves on Monday 8 February 2027 at noon and runs via Thomas-Mann-Straße, Münsterplatz, the Markt, Friedensplatz, Kölnstraße and Breite Straße before breaking up on Dorotheenstraße. A local speciality: alongside the sweets, small flower bouquets called 'Strüssje' are thrown into the crowd. The day before, the main Bad Godesberg parade leaves the district town hall at 1:11 pm, and at 3 pm the Bonner Stadtsoldaten-Corps storms Bonn's town hall. Note: after dangerous crowding in 2025, Heerstraße between Dorotheenstraße and Maxstraße is closed to spectators; the square at the Frankenbad is the alternative viewing area, and there is a collection point for lost children on parade day.
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Dates and hours
Sunday 7 February: Bad Godesberg parade at 1:11 pm, town hall storming at 3 pm. Monday 8 February: Rosenmontagszug starts at noon. End times not published; estimated as start + 3 h.
- Sun 7 February — 13:11–18:00. Bad Godesberg parade (1:11 pm) and storming of Bonn town hall (3 pm)
- Mon 8 February — 12:00–15:00. Rosenmontagszug (main parade)
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