The gargantuan Carnival allegorical floats on display, parties, the circus, activities and creative workshops for children in the Cittadella, the parade of group masquerades and individual masks in the Pine grove – Pineta – together with the unveiling of the 2025 Carnival sketches.
This is the Carnival Summer Show 2024 Program that takes place at the Cittadella del Carnevale in Viareggio from 22 June to 10 August. Free admission to the four evening shows and to the countless creative activities for children scheduled at the Museum, throughout the summer months.
Saturday 22 June – Cittadella del Carnevale
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Party and activities for children
From 9.30 p.m. onwards Show with 5 allegorical floats
The first event at the Cittadella del Carnivale kicks off in the afternoon with a party for children. Kite and papier-mâché hands-on workshops, an open museum, group games and entertainment from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., including maestro Gionata Francesconi’s puppet theatre (from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.). The evening show opens at 9 p.m. with the performance of the Versilia Philharmonic orchestra, accompanied by Burlamacco, Ondina and the symbolic local masks of the Carnevale di Viareggio. From 9.30 p.m. – in Piazza Burlamacco – five allegorical floats come back to life with movements, music, lights and choreography: the first class floats “Kids, listen up” by Massimo and Alessandro Breschi, “The Dream Circus” by Alessandro Avanzini, “Time to change” by Roberto Vannucci, “W-A.I.-ke Up! A quasi-imaginary story of Alternative Intelligence” by Lebigre and Roger, the winner of the second class “All you can eat” by Matteo Raciti, together with the second class floats: “A touch of madness for all!” Alda Merini” by Priscilla Borri and “Kitsune’ wrath” by Fabrizio and Valentina Galli. Live music with a DJ set from 10.30 p.m. onwards.
Saturday 20 July – Cittadella del Carnevale
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Party and activities for children
From 9.30 p.m. onwards Show with 5 allegorical floats
A great party at the Cittadella del Carnevale with activities for children from 6.p.m. to 9 p.m. followed by a spectacular show of 5 allegorical floats at 9.30 p.m. The band “La campagnola di Maria” will kick off the evening with Burlamacco, Ondina and the neighbourhood masks followed by five allegorical floats coming back to life with movements, music, lights and choreography. The first class floats “Blah Blah Bar” by Umberto, Stefano, Michele and Jacopo Cinquini, “Octopus 5.0 The A.I. revolution” by Luigi Bonetti, “The scent of roses in the thorns” by Carlo and Lorenzo Lombardi, “More teeth!!! The world’s greatest show” by Luca Bertozzi and the wining float “Follow your heart” by Jacopo Allegrucci together with the second-class float “Carnival Magic” by Antonino Croci will be on display. Live music with a DJ set by Andrea Paci
Sunday 28 July – Pineta di Ponente
6 p.m.-8 p.m. Parade of masks and marquerades
From 9 p.m. onwards L’inCanto dei Rioni 2024”, Teatro Estate
Viareggio’s Pine grove – Pineta – embraces the Carnival with the group masquerades and the isolated masks parading along Viale Capponi and crossing the Pineta di Ponente. The Filarmonica Versilia and “La Campagnola di Marlia” band will accompany them, together with Burlamacco, Ondina, the local masks. At 9 p.m the stage of the Teatro Estate will host the children who were the protagonists of the “L’inCanto dei Rioni” Festival 2024. A carnival parade in the heart of the city park, a tradition that dates back almost a hundred years ago, when two allegorical constructions crossed the Pine grove in 1927.
Saturday 10 August – Cittadella del Carnevale
From 9 p.m. onwards 2025 Sketches Night
The artists will unveil their sketches of the allegorical floats on parade at the 2025 Carnevale di Viareggio taking place from 8 February to 4 March 2025. The papier-mâché maestros will illustrate their ideas for all competition categories – from isolated masks to first class floats – with songs, choreographies, and sketches.
Museo del Carnevale: creative workshops and guided visits
The Carnival Museum will be open to the public from 12 June to 11 September 2024 from Wednesday to Sunday (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and Saturday (9 a.m. to 1 p.m and 3 p.m.-6 p.m.) During the summer months, 17 papier-mâché workshops for kids and 14 guided visits are scheduled.
For information, please contact +39 3429207959 or cittadelladelcarnevale@ilcarnevale.com