Annual Festivals

Every year, coinciding with Lent sometime in February, Aruba celebrates Carnival, a grandiose, two-week festival of fantastic parties, dinners, parades, and events. Carnival in Aruba begins with two children's festivals and parades, before kicking it up a notch. The Carnival Queen competition takes place in Oranjestad, where women finally show off the Carnival costumes they've worked on all year. The first Grand Carnival Parade is held in San Nicolas, and the second in Oranjestad. Both feature amazing handmade floats and costumes, entertaining Aruban song and dance, and delicious food and drink. Afterwards, the big events that mark the end of Carnival take place simultaneously in San Nicolas and Oranjestad: the Old Mask Parade and the Burning of King Momo. Resorts, restaurants, and bars host their own Carnival celebrations across the island.

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