It's an incredible Carnival

Fun and engaging events and initiatives that, in collaboration with the Viareggio Carnival, will bring the spirit of celebration and lightness to Lucca.

 

 

 

 

The parade of masks on the Walls and in the squares of Lucca                             

 

Sunday 23 February, starting at 15:00 the masks parade on the Walls of Lucca while in Piazza San Michele a maxi screen will show images of the Viareggio Carnival floats of the 2025 edition.

The route of the masked groups, with hundreds of figures, miniature floats and many other surprises, starts from Porta Sant'Anna and continues along the curtain of the city walls to the Caffè delle Mura then descend to Piazza San Michele, where a spectacular exhibition of masked groups with dancing and themed choreography is planned.

But it doesn't start here, in fact, in the days leading up to the event, there will be...

 

 

 

 

in the squares the large papier-mâché works of the Viareggio masters.

 

From 8 February, the great Carnival masks will arrive in the squares of Lucca.

In 2025, under the loggia of Palazzo Pretorio, the Gorilla made by the Cinquini brothers takes the place of the tiger. The float that paraded on the seaside boulevards of Viareggio will be one of the great masks of the Carnival of Lucca and is already one of the most mammoth representations in the history of Carnival.  

In Piazza dell'Anfiteatro comes The Skull Parade, a project born from an exchange between the Cittadella del Carnevale in VIareggio and Mexico City, where the famous ‘Dia de los Muertos’ is celebrated for All Saints' Day, a large and lively parade that links the cult of the dead to that of life in its freest and most energetic form. Some of the twenty skulls made by international artists, including the Citadel's aritigiani, interpret the archetype of Mexican culture. 

The Shamans by master Michele Canova return to Piazza del Giglio, mythological figures that disturb people's moods, always conveying strong emotions. Mysterious subjects, chosen by master Canova for the Viareggio Carnival of 2023 for the imperturbability of their nature and essence, combined, however, with the fundamental function they held in ancient tribes, namely the control of spirits.
A fascinating and mysterious work, a papier-mâché masterpiece that for the entire month of February will preside over the square in front of the Teatro del Giglio Puccini in Lucca, an encounter between contemporary art and great History.

But that's not all! For the parade on the 23rd, another fair will descend between the Walls, a 4-metre high and 5-metre long panther inspired by the city's coat of arms that will move between the squares of the centre and in the hamlets. Manufacturer Luca Bertozzi's float will close the opening parade.

 

Merry Bacchanade and laser show.
And a concert.

16 February
5 p.m. - Prato del Marchese near Porta San Donato - Laser Light Show a great show with music and special volumetric effects, multicoloured cones and planes of light, 3D three-dimensional effects, graphic animations synchronised in a spectacular choreography where the audience is enveloped and immersed in the representations that fascinate spectators of all ages.

22 February, 
from 19:00 - Piazza Anfiteatro - Allegra Baccanata with the city's activities and venues, which will liven up the evening with masks and entertainment

from 21:00 - Piazza Anfiteatro, there is the traditional concert with a big name of 80s pop music: Ivana Spagna!

 

 

For children and youngsters there will be confetti and games in the square 

...fire-eaters, stilt-walkers, streamers and entertainment accompanied by traditional Carnival sweets prepared and distributed by FIPE confectioners.

15 and 22 February at 2.30 p.m. and Saturday 1 March at 4 p.m. Carnival party for children in Piazza San Michele

 

 

 

 

 

For everyone CarnevalFratta, the historic Carnival of Lucca

The event that combines art and spectacle, food and conviviality, families and young people, displays and masks.

Sunday 2 March from 3 p.m. to evening, the CarnevalFratta returns to Piazza San Francesco, the famous ‘masked’ event that has animated the ‘Bastardo’ district, the ‘Fratta’ area and the ‘Borghi di Levante’ since the end of the 1970s and soon became the Carnival of Lucca, a cultural and artistic moment of great appeal, in the square and in the city throughout the year with workshops for masks and the creation of floats. In the 1990s, 60 Punchinellos arrived from Avellino. All that remains is to see what 2025 holds in store for us!

The Hosts of Piazza San Francesco, the Comitato Popolare San Francesco and the cultural and social promotion association Catecholamina Garage will participate.

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