Carnival 2025

Feb 28th - Mar 08th

Carnival 2025 Street Parties Schedule Program

Rio Carnival

Carnival 2025 Street Parties Schedule Program

The Carnival Schedule will help you to have the best carnival ever.

Rio Carnival holiday for 2025 begins on Friday, February 28th and ends on Wednesday, March 5th. The schedule for the Carnival is chock-a-block with parades, balls, and street parties. There are also dance ball nights and bands playing on the streets. As there is so much to do, it is a good idea to get a copy of the Carnival week program so you know ahead of time what you want to do and where you want to party.

Things to Do

As expected the Carnival is famous for its elaborate samba parades and these parades take place during the course of a week and include the children’s samba parade on the first day of the Carnival. The Sambadrome hosts the parades for the Special Group, the Champions Parade, the Access Group.

There are hundreds of dances and partys during Rio Carnival. One of the favorite ball that are taking place during the week is the Baile de Copa in Copacabana Palace Hotel. Also on the schedule for 2025 are dance hall nights where the samba schools rehearse their routines. Street bands and street parties also take place during the Carnival week. No matter where you are in the city there is sure to be a party just around the corner.     

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