Paris Carnival 2009 – The Cosmic Carnival, Astronauts and Aliens

It’s time to dust off the masks, to air the costumes and to rescue the wigs because the Parisian Carnival is here. Yeah, you have read well! We are not talking about the Venetian Carnival, nor about the Brazilian Carnival and neither are we talking about the Canary Islands Carnival. We are talking about the Parisian Carnival! The city of lights drags a former carnival custom little known in the rest of the world which dates back to the Middle Ages. Nowadays, it celebrates two days before of the Mardi Gras.

During the twentieth century, the Parisian Carnival gradually lost its strength due to organization problems. Finally, between 1952 and 1996 it was completely halted, until the “Culture Right Association” re-activated it in 1997 with much more force than ever.

Nowadays the Parisian Carnival is celebrated in style: it is a party full of music, colour and fun. The committee star is a huge cow called “Pimprenelle”, which parades from the Gambetta square until the City Hall.

This edition’s topic is “The Cosmic Carnival, Astronauts and Aliens“. This year thousands of aliens and some astronauts will meet on the Parisian streets to celebrate this popular festival. Lots of people gather year by year to have a great time together in the Parisian Carnival.

This event creates a unique atmosphere where everything is fun and everybody smiles: associations, urban centres, schools, citizens… They all turn Paris into an incomparable city! Despite the Parisian Carnival being of small international recognition, more than 400.000 people meet in the Parisian Carnival parade.

Gradually, the old regional traditions are gaining strength and this pagan event is gaining fans in the French capital. Increasingly, more people dress up, regardless of their age or their condition.

Who does not like to have fun? Discover how people celebrate the Parisian Carnival! Take your best costume, dance with the incredible carnival music and enjoy of the great carnival Parisian atmosphere! And if you prefer to set up your own costume party, rent apartments in Paris! Are you going to miss it?