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Can anyone provide information on the Rosenmonntag (23 February) carnival parade in Düsseldorf? Just how crazy does the city get?
I just wanna say, you better go to Cologne that day , not to Düsseldorf!!!
Hello,
the most craziest days are Altweiber (Old Town - thursday 19.) and sunday (Königsallee) the 22..
How crazy do they get ? hmm ? Yes!
But the hardcore parade that day is in *ologne! ;)
actually all the time between Thursday (Weiberfastnacht) and Monday will be wild. The parades will mean thousands of people jammed in the streets, the real party is afterwards everywhere in the old town. I agree that Weiberfastnacht in Cologne is the ultimate Carnival experience - try to make it there, if possible. Maybe you can also find out about the "Geisterzoch" on Saturday evening in Cologne - it the "anachist" answer to established carnival parades - no parade waggons, but fun. On Sunday there will be a small parade in the Königsallee in Düsseldorf and the "school and neighborhood parade" in cologne - less commerce, more fun than Rosenmontag. If you want to get the full carnival experience, you should try to see one of these smaller parades as well. The locals will welcome you with open arms, as long as you avoid to order a "Kölsch" in Düsseldorf or an "Alt" in Cologne - both cities are traditionally rivalling each other, and this goes for their local brews as well
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