Carnival 2025: Celebrate the hustle and bustle in NRW with us!

Carnival 2025: Celebrate the hustle and bustle in NRW with us!

On March 1 and 2, 2025, the carnival with colorful removals and festive celebrations is heralded in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). How 24rhein reports in Cologne and the first spring, and the first spring boots, Among them snowdrops and crocuses are already evident.

All carnival parades take place throughout North Rhine-Westphalia, including in Cologne, where the carnival motto 2025 is "Fastelovend-Who Dreaming Aries Blöhe". This year the carnival begins on November 11, 2024 at 11:11 a.m. and runs up to the festive highlights such as Weiberfastnacht on February 27, 2025 and Rosenmontag on March 3, 2025, which starts at 10 a.m. href = "https://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/regionales/karneval-2025-nrw-termine-koeln-koeln-duesseldorf-rosenmund-weiberfastnacht-W984903-200152791/"> Ruhr Nachrichten .

removals and events

At the weekend itself, especially on Saturday, there are many moves. In total, removals will take place in various cities in NRW on March 1, 2025. Some of them are:

• Hürth: from 12.11 p.m.
• Paderborn: from 2:14 p.m.
• Schlebusch: from 1:33 p.m.
• Swistal-Miel: from 3:11 p.m.
• Wachtberg-Fritzdorf: from 2 p.m.

on Sunday, March 2, 2025, further moves, including in:

• Bad Honnef: from 12.11 p.m.
• Bergisch Gladbach: from 1:11 p.m.
• Cologne: Schull- und Veedelszöch from 11.11 a.m.
• Leverkusen-Wiesdorf: from 1:33 p.m.
• Troisdorf: from 1 p.m.

The carnival fair in Bottrop, which begins on February 27, 2025 and lasts until March 3, 2025, also offers numerous attractions and fun for the whole family. Another highlight is the last event in the laughing Cologne Arena with popular artists such as Bläck Fööss and Brings.

Measuring and open Sundays

In addition, Sundays open to sales and flea markets are planned in many cities, including a spring festival in swords with Dutch delicacies. In Haltern am See, the shops are open on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The carnival has its origins in old celebrations, which go back to antiquity, such as NRW Touristik These festivities have traditionally been a preparatory time for Lent and should drive away the winter and welcome spring. Disguises and happy masks are a central part of the celebrations that offer rooms for joy and exuberance and are deeply rooted in the cultural heritage of the region. The connection of old Germanic customs with Christian traditions is reflected in the celebrations that are particularly pronounced in Catholic areas.