When are the next dates announced?

The organizer, BKIS, hasn't published them yet. The 2026 edition was on Saturday, February 7, and the full program goes up on bratislavskefasiangy.sk.

Most of the program is outdoors on the squares, so dress kids warmly. In 2026 some workshops were indoors, at the French Institute and the City Museum in the Old Town Hall.

Should kids come in costume?

Masks are the point: the parade is a costume procession and there's a mask contest in the evening. No costume? The workshops help kids make a mask on the day.

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Bratislavské Fašiangy: Carnival Parade in the Old Town

When: Dates to be announced
Ages: All ages
Price: Free

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FestivalStaré Mesto

Where

Staré Mesto, Hlavné námestie

Ages

All ages

Setting

Indoors and outdoors

What you need to know

Make your mask there, at creative workshops held during the day, ready for the parade
A week of buildup: in 2026 a collective workshop built a giant White Snake puppet that led the parade
Evenings lean grown-up, with concerts, a mask contest and a party after the parade

About

Bratislavské fašiangy is the city's carnival before Lent, and it opens Bratislava's festival year. The program runs all day in the Old Town, and the morning belongs mainly to children and families, with music, movement, theater and creative activities. In the afternoon comes the carnival parade, open to everyone regardless of age, so kids can march in the masks they made that day.

Free

Dates to be announced

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