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Ostend Carnival (Carnaval Oostende)Marc Ryckaert · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ostend Carnival (Carnaval Oostende)

Groentemarkt (Spiegeltent), Oostende · Ostend, Belgium
Season5 March – 8 March 2027
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About the event

Ostend celebrates carnival by the sea on Laetare weekend, with a Spiegeltent on the Groentemarkt as its base. On Friday evening the prince couples are installed, the Cimateire parade moves from the town hall to the Groentemarkt and the doll Tjannie Carbon is burned during a fire show. Saturday afternoon is for children, with their own parade through the shopping streets and a children's Kloeffeworp. On Sunday the big parade crosses the centre, after which the carnival societies throw clogs from the Kursaal balcony in the famous Kloeffeworp. On Monday afternoon senior citizens and their senior prince couple gather in the Spiegeltent.

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Dates and hours

Friday 5 March, evening: installation, Cimateire parade and burning of Tjannie Carbon. Saturday 6 March, afternoon: children's parade and Kloeffeworp. Sunday 7 March: grand parade, then the Kloeffeworp at the Kursaal. Monday 8 March, afternoon: seniors' afternoon in the Spiegeltent. Exact 2027 times are not published yet.

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