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Europe Carnivals

Global Carnivals
"FECC Hymn" with video from Ovar Carnaval
Description of our logo: from a little flower into a star, and finally into a smiling star. A smiling star does symbolize happiness, peace, success and to assume the mask of a film star or Carnival Royalty.

 

Pre-Lenten Carnival Dates: -Shrove Tuesday

   2009 February 24;

 2010 February 16;

2011
March 8  

 2012 February
21

Less than half of all Carnivals use these dates. Please verify before booking your travel times.

 


The world's largest, most diverse body dedicated to the promotion and preservation of people's festivals and parades.
Over 500 members and organizations representing 100 Cities in 52 countries support the work of the federation and its growing member network. [more]

 

LE CARNAVAL DU SOLEILThe Royal Syndicate d'Initiative will host its traditional
Carnival of the Sun on the
2nd & 3rd of August 2008
The Grand Parade is Sunday

www.houffalize.be

Belgium - Ardennes

The famous Belgian Spa-resort
Houffalize is the host for the
 FECC GALA DIES NATALIS 2008
which will take place on
26-27-28th September 2008.
More info contact:

A land of legend alive in Brittany's leading Carnaval

Ploermel-Carnival-Congress.jpg28th International FECC
 Carnival City Congress in
Ploermel,
metro center to the Porhoët or forest area in the Morbihan state of the former country of Brittany in France
May 24 - June 1, 2008
carnivalcities.com/france

carnivalcities.com/france

Convention Program

carnaval.com/france

Fotos @ flickr

Video @ youtube
2008 Carnival City Capital
Official FECC-Ploeremel Carnaval Web Site @orange.fr/ carnaval.ploermel/
ploermel.com/search?/carnaval official city site & visitor info

 
flickr.com/photos/fecc/
youtube.com/user/CarnivalCitiesCom
   
2009 29th International FECC in Congress in

Kotor - Budva, Montenegro


 

 


 

INTERNATIONAL  SUMMER  CARNIVAL  OF  KOTOR

28. july - 2. august  2008
KotorKarneval.com

Experience
Wild
Beauty

 [0:54]

 
 
2012 32nd FECC Convention in Aruba,  A Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands || Aruba.com/search?carnaval

2011 31st FECC Convention in Vrnjacka Banja, (Serbia)
The most celebrated and popular spa town in Serbia

2010 30th FECC Convention in Cartagena, (Spain)
CarnavalCartagena.com  foto guide

ayto-cartagena.es
 
 

 
The pearl of Sahel captivating visitors for 3 millenniums
carnivalcities.com/tunisia : News and fotos from our historic Carnival City April 2007 Carnival City summit from Sousse, Tunisa ---"the pearl of the cosmos" Our first trip to Africa and the Arab world at the crossroads of civilizations. Also carnaval.com/tunisia
Golden Anniversary in 2008!

aoussou.org
new official Carnival site

For the 50th time the carnival d'Aoussou under the patronage of the president of the Republic H.Exc.M.Ben Ali  will take place in Sousse on

 24/25th July 2008.
 

The historic 27th
FECC Reunion April 21 - 29, 2007  
in Sousse Tunisia

Tunisia foto guide
 
 

novi-turist.hr/fecc

World Carnival City of the Year 2006

2006 26th International FECC Congress in
Novi Vinodolski / Rijeka / Opatia /Matulji
  in the Kvarner region of Croatia
 under the Patronage of the President of the Republic STJEPAN MESIĆ
Arrival date:  Saturday 13 May
Departure date: Sunday 21 May
 map

kvarner.hr

Collection of Flickr Fotos

in
France
May 24 - June 1, 2008
28th Carnival City Summit

28th Carnival City Summit

Ploermel Carnaval Parade 2008

Ploermel Carnaval Parade 2008

Ploermel Kids Carnival Parade

Ploermel Kids Carnival Parade

Ploermel, Brittany

Ploermel, Brittany

Salle de Fetes

Salle de Fetes

FECC-Ploermel Carnival Spectacular

FECC-Ploermel Carnival Spectacular

Miss FECC Contest

Miss FECC Contest

Ploermel Hosts

Ploermel Hosts

Lac au Duc -the Duke's Lake

Lac au Duc -the Duke's Lake

Morbihan: Brittany's ancient land of legends

Morbihan: Brittany's ancient land

France to Montenegro

France to Montenegro

Come to Montenegro May 2009

Come to Montenegro May 2009
25th International FECC Convention - Nadur | Gozo | Malta.

 

2005 JUBILEE XXV FECC Congress
City of Nadur on the Island of Gozo,
Republic of Malta 

  

 
 

2004

 Pernik, Bulgaria

Surva.org official festival site by city of Pernik a former mining region 20 minutes from the booming capital of Sofia
 carnivalcities.com/bulgaria
Follow up to the convention
PLUS: Saga of the 5 Bulgarian Nurses facing death sentences in Libya and the global support for Bulgaria's position. 
NEW Bulgaria Festivals & Carnivals
aforum for archives & current events of Carnival City members of the Federation of European Carnival Cities-Bulgaria
 carnaval.com/bulgaria  || Travel Tools
cityguides by the FECC media partner:
Begin making plans to day to visit this fantastic culture in complex harmony with nature, myth  and its historic role mediating the powerful forces of the Mediterranean world
2003 23rd International FECC Convention in Ovar, Portugal

 
2002 22ª International FECC Congress in Krakow/Zakopane   
  (Poland)     || fotos

2001 21ª International FECC Congress in Pushkin/St. Petersburg   
(Russia)   || fotos

2000 20ª International FECC Congress in Santa Cruz de     
Tenerife, the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
CarnavalTenerife.es/ || fotos || Report

 1999 19th International FECC Congress in  Dubrovnik (Croatia)
visitdubrovnik.hr || fotos

1998 18th International FECC Congress in Strumica (Macedonia) StrumickiKarneval.com/ || fotos

 1997 17th International FECC Congress in Aruba (West Indies)
  || fotos Aruba again hosts the 2012 Congress

 199616th International FECC Congress in Maribor/Ptuj (Slovenia)
|| fotos

Find a more complete list at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_European_Carnival_Cities
 
 

 FECC GALA DIES NATALIS 2008
Next fall weekend gathering will be
 in
Houffalize, Belgium
 on
26-27-28th September 2008. [MORE]
 

5-6-7th October 2007 
--- Ptuj -- Slovenia ---

 

Ptuj is Slovenia's oldest town, widely acclaimed as its most scenic, and also home the oldest festival tradition in the country;
---the pre-Lenten Kurent style of Carnival. 

Ptuj: Carnival Capital of Slovenia

Carnival Brochure [pdf] || Dies Natalis Brochure [pdf]
 Image server || Ptug City Official Site
2006 Zevenaar,  Netherlands carnivalcities.com/netherlands
CarnevaleDiPutignano.it

2005 Putignano, Italy carnivalcities.com/italy

2004 Ptange Luxembourg Schengen carnivalcities.com/luxembourg
2003 Leuven/Louvain (Belgique/Belgium) || www.fecc.be
CarnevaleDiIvrea.it

2002 Gala Dies Natalis in
 Ivrea/Turin (Italy)
 Battle of the Oranges

2001 Gala Dies Natalis in Purmerend (Netherlands) http://feccnederland.nl/
 ri-karneval.com.hr

2000 Gala Dies Natalis in Rijeka/Opatija (Croatia)
 
FECC VORSTAND/ BOARD
 Federation* International CarnivalCities.com
[ more homepages]

Henry F. M. van de Kroon, President

P.O. Box 6615 NL-1005 EP Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: (31)20 6168047 • Fax: (31)20 6162866

*At the 2004 FECC Convention the membership voted to rename itself the
Federation of European Carnival Cities which translates more appropriately than "Foundation" into the large family of FECC languages

Three Cheers:

YASSOU  YASSOU  YASSOU!

 

 

 

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