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Kelmis Carnival and Rose Monday Parade

Name: Kelmis Carnival and Rose Monday Parade
Start: 2027-02-04
End: 2027-02-08
Location: Centre de Kelmis (Lütticher Straße)

Centre de Kelmis (Lütticher Straße) · Kelmis, Belgium

Season4 February – 8 February 2027 2027 dates not confirmed yet

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About the event

On the land of former Neutral Moresnet, Kelmis has staged carnival parades since 1879 and today has one of East Belgium's two big Rose Monday parades. On Altweiber Thursday the women receive the key to the municipality and parade through town; on Saturday the children have their own parade and burn their own 'Küsch'. Sunday brings the traditional parade. On Monday some forty groups pass along Lütticher Straße and the town hall, and the day ends in the late afternoon with the burning of the Küsch, a straw figure. The 2027 programme is not out yet; times will follow.

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2027 times not confirmed yet. Thursday 4, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February: times not published. Monday 8th: Rosenmontagszug listed for 1 pm (12.30 pm in 2025), burning of the Küsch in the late afternoon.

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