From de first editions, Carnival groups have mobilized the fest, and they have been the best exponent of a fest that people live in the streets during February weeks but it is a whole year work. Besides, several months before the previous traditional events take place transform Mérida in an explosion of couplets and folk singing filling its neighborhood of groups and music in carnival sessions.

From the XXI century, gets its maturity, new groups of young people that tender with the oldest and start to grow the number of female groups, and the level of the competition grows as such as it attracts groups from other cities of Spain; Huelva, Cadiz Seville. A competition consolidates itself day by day as a reference and grows, becoming one of the most participative competitions in Extremadura Region.

However, The competition is not the main element in the Roman Carnival, but also We have to sum up the incredible National Drag Queen Competition Tomás Bravo, Fairy Sunday , cantacalles (Monumental Singing street), The fantastic Sunday Parade, Children and young people competition…events that join together make a particular and different Roman Carnival which does not look for identity as far as it found in its main characters, chirigotas, troupes, parade groups, The spectacular drag, illegal groups, members and cultural collective groups that are involved in a direct and active way.

An identity, the roman one, as roman is the second name of people from Mérida which is the join of the fest with the inner history of the city.

Roman Carnival 2020: from 21 to 25 February

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From de first editions, Carnival groups have mobilized the fest, and they have been the best exponent of a fest that people live in the streets during February weeks but it is a whole year work. Besides, several months before the previous traditional events take place transform Mérida in an explosion of couplets and folk singing filling its neighborhood of groups and music in carnival sessions.

From the XXI century, gets its maturity, new groups of young people that tender with the oldest and start to grow the number of female groups, and the level of the competition grows as such as it attracts groups from other cities of Spain; Huelva, Cadiz Seville. A competition consolidates itself day by day as a reference and grows, becoming one of the most participative competitions in Extremadura Region.

However, The competition is not the main element in the Roman Carnival, but also We have to sum up the incredible National Drag Queen Competition Tomás Bravo, Fairy Sunday , cantacalles (Monumental Singing street), The fantastic Sunday Parade, Children and young people competition…events that join together make a particular and different Roman Carnival which does not look for identity as far as it found in its main characters, chirigotas, troupes, parade groups, The spectacular drag, illegal groups, members and cultural collective groups that are involved in a direct and active way.

An identity, the roman one, as roman is the second name of people from Mérida which is the join of the fest with the inner history of the city.

Roman Carnival 2020: from 21 to 25 February
Click for more information