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Malmedy Cwarmê carnivalRebexho · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Malmedy Cwarmê carnival

Centre-ville de Malmedy (place Albert Ier) · Malmedy, Belgium
Season6 February – 9 February 2027
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About the event

The Cwarmê is one of Wallonia's oldest carnivals and is played out entirely in Walloon dialect. Fifteen traditional masks each have their own part, above all the Haguète, who catches onlookers with her long extending wooden pincers. On Saturday morning the Grosse Police announces the festivities and the Trouv'lê takes power from the mayor. On Sunday the Haguètes gather around 12.30 pm ahead of the big 2 pm parade; on Monday the 'Rôles' perform short satirical scenes in Walloon around the streets. On Tuesday the societies go out on their own, and at 7 pm the Haguète is burned on Place Albert Ier.

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Dates and hours

Saturday from 9 am, Sunday parade at 2 pm (Haguètes gather around 12.30 pm), Monday 'Rôles' from 11 am, Tuesday from 2 pm with the burning of the Haguète at 7 pm. End times from Saturday to Monday are not published; they are estimates (start + 3 h).

  • Sat 6 February — 09:00–12:00. Opening: Grosse Police announcement, Trouv'lê takes power
  • Sun 7 February — 14:00–17:00. Main parade with the fifteen traditional masks
  • Mon 8 February — 11:00–14:00. Day of the 'Rôles', satirical scenes in Walloon
  • Tue 9 February — 14:00–19:00. Societies out in town, burning of the Haguète at 7 pm

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