Welkenraedt-Herbesthal Laetare Carnival

In Welkenraedt carnival is celebrated not on Shrove Tuesday but on Laetare Sunday at mid-Lent, in Rhineland style. The parade links French-speaking Welkenraedt with German-speaking Herbesthal and is billed as the only one to cross the language border between the two Communities. Some forty floats line up on Rue Grande Bruyères, pass through Welkenraedt and Herbesthal and finish with a march past on Place des Combattants. A ball in the marquee then carries the day on. The 2027 date follows the usual Laetare calendar; the municipality will publish the detailed programme later.