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The Museum, the squares, the parking and everything you need to know.
Artistic impression (AI) — not an archive photograph
The places of the carnival
The carnival map
The Grand Parade route and the places you will find yourself. Tap a place to see it on the map.
Grand Parade route — Makarios III Avenue, Sunday 13:00
The seafront promenade: the Children's Parade starts here and the nights end here.
Open in Google Maps ↗The open-air closing dance after the parade. Parking and the marina next door.
Open in Google Maps ↗The Tuesday and Thursday dances, the pellomaska contests.
Open in Google Maps ↗Panou Solomonidi 8, free entry.
Open in Google Maps ↗The King's coronation on Tsiknopempti and the big serenaders' night.
Open in Google Maps ↗The lunchtime grilling with the Kantadoroi Lemesou.
Open in Google Maps ↗The Children's Parade, Sunday 11:30.
Open in Google Maps ↗Concerts and parties with Ticketmaster invitations.
Open in Google Maps ↗Visit
Getting here
General advice from us, not official: road closures and car parks are announced by the Municipality and the Police a few days before.
By car
From the A1 motorway take the Limassol exit (Ayia Fyla or Polemidia) and head down to the sea. On parade day avoid Makarios Avenue: it closes from 08:00 and the side streets fill up early.
Parking
Old Port and Marina (paid), Epichosi on Spyrou Araouzou, Enaerios on the seafront and the municipal car parks on Agkyras Street. On the square nights, park at the Old Port and walk 5–10 minutes.
By bus
EMEL city buses stop along the seafront and at the Old Port; on parade Sunday some routes are diverted. From Nicosia, Larnaca and Paphos, intercity buses run to the Old Port station.
On parade day
Makarios Avenue closes from 08:00 and the parade starts at 13:00. Come before 11:00 for a spot on the pavement, bring water and a hat, and if you come with children agree on a meeting point: the mobile network struggles with 100,000 people.
⚠ This is general advice. Check the official announcements of the Municipality of Limassol before you set off.
2024
Since 2024
Museum of the Limassol Carnival
Three floors of the «Panos Solomonides» Municipal Cultural Centre (Panou Solomonidi 8) in the old town. Costumes, floats, photographs and posters from a century. Free entry.
- Opening hours
- April–October: Monday–Friday 09:00–13:00. During the carnival it also opens in the evenings; check the programme.
Information: Cultural Services of the Municipality of Limassol, tel. +357 25745919.
carnivalmuseum.org.cy ↗Artistic impression (AI) — not an archive photograph
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The answers everyone asks for, before they ask.
Limassol Carnival 2027 starts on Tsiknopempti, 4 March, and peaks with the Grand Parade on Sunday 14 March 2027. The dates follow Orthodox Easter: the parade is always the Sunday before Clean Monday.
Parades, square dances and serenades are free. Events at the Lanitis Carob Mill need free invitations from Ticketmaster (max 2 per person). Children's shows at the Pattichion cost €5 for the Social Pantry.
Yes. Group registrations open in November at the Municipality of Limassol (limassol.org.cy). In 2026, 115 groups paraded.
The improvised, «crazy» last-minute disguise made from whatever you find at home. It has its own night parade on Tuesday and contests at the dances.
Makarios Avenue closes from 08:00. Municipal car parks: Epichosi, Spyrou Araouzou, Agkyras Street. Come early.
No. Foam and sprays are banned. Confetti and streamers, yes.
Ask us
For anything you did not find here. For the official programme, the Municipality's Cultural Services.
Write to us →- [email protected]
- Municipality of Limassol, Cultural Services
- Information: Cultural Services of the Municipality of Limassol, tel. +357 25745919.