The city of Cadiz dresses up once a year for their favourite event: The Carnival of Cadiz. With the exception of hotels and restaurants, the whole of Cadiz is paralysed for ten days while it welcomes the massive influx of visitors looking for laughs and non-stop fun. All night parties, exhibitions and festivals, the main event is the Official Competition of Carnaval Groups in the Gran Teatro Falla (from the 26th of January until the 20th of February). The best chirigotas (comedians that perform satirical pieces about everything from politics to current events), coros (singers, often comedic, that wander the streets accompanied by stringed instruments), comparsas (Classical singers who often sing about tragedies or arias) and cuartatos (singers that are most often accompanied by nothing more than a kazoo and beating sticks) compete in the final on the 20th of February before shooting off and taking part in all the fun on the street. On the 21st is the celebration of the first Saturday of Carnival and the opening speech by Javier Ruibal in the Plaza of San Antonio.
Tickets
You don't need a ticket to take part in the street party, but getting a ticket to the Official Competition of Carnaval Groups in the Gran Teatro Falla is another story. Contact the Teatro Falla for more information. We recomment you just watch it on TV!
Links
- • The Cadiz Carnival in Tertulia Andaluza
- • Unofficial site for the carnaval of cadiz
- • Day to day information about whats going down in the Carnival of Cadiz
