Rijeka Carnival 2027

Key dates of the Rijeka Carnival 2027

• January 17 – February 10, 2027 — Rijeka Carnival 2027, the city's “fifth season”.
• January 22 — election of the Rijeka Carnival queen.
• January 30 — the children's carnival parade on the Korzo.
• February 7 — the international carnival parade on the Korzo, with Masquerade Open Air on Titov trg from 2pm to 2am at the end of the route.
• February 10 — Ash Wednesday, the end of carnival.

The dates come from the Rijeka Tourist Board, which organises the carnival. Parade times and the day-by-day programme will be added as soon as they are published.

Carnival parties and balls

Besides the parades, carnival in Rijeka means night-time events: Night of Crinolines on the ship Marina (January 23 at 8pm, for charity), Karnevalska rivijera at Exportdrvo (January 31 from 5pm) and the charity carnival gala party “Golden 20's Glow” at Exportdrvo (February 6 at 8pm). On Platak, the Carnival Snowboard Session is on January 30.

Carnival outside Rijeka

Carnival is celebrated across Kvarner: Opatija Carnival runs from January 17 to February 10, 2027, and Crikvenica Carnival from January 9 to February 10 in the tent on Trg Stjepana Radića. We add other confirmed programmes as they are announced.

Rijeka Carnival: questions and answers

When is the Rijeka Carnival 2027?

From January 17 to February 10, 2027. The international carnival parade is on Sunday, February 7, and the children's parade on Saturday, January 30.

Where does the parade go?

Both the children's and the international parade go along the Korzo in central Rijeka.

Do I need a ticket?

Carnival balls and parties sell tickets, and we show prices once the organiser publishes them. The organiser has not published ticket information for the parades, so we do not state any.