Nice will highlight the treasures of our world heritage during the 150th edition of its traditional Carnival on the theme "King of the World's Treasures". On the programme: carnival floats and flower battles, to make you experience a monumental moment! Two weeks and three weekends of festivities to discover Nice, from 10 to 26 February 2023.
After a colourful 2022 edition, the Carnival returns with a bang to celebrate Nice's inscription as a "Riviera winter resort city" on the Unesco World Heritage list and also the 150th anniversary of the event.
Each year, the Nice Carnival presents spectacular and creative parades, while offering the opportunity to discover or rediscover the charms of Nice and the French Riviera in winter.
Born in 1876 on the Promenade des Anglais, the flower battles pay tribute to floral traditions and local producers.
Mimosa, lilies, daisies: 100,000 flowers raining on the public
The carnival processions are accompanied by the colorful rhythms of more than a thousand dancers and musicians from all over the world and even from other galaxies! This grandiose show is accompanied by 5 battles of flowers and parades. If you are in the audience, expect to receive some 100,000 flowers, mimosa, lilies and daisies that will rain down on the audience.
Born in 1876 on the famous Promenade des Anglais, these battles pay tribute to the floral traditions and local producers. Since 2005, the decoration of the fifteen floats of this parade with poetic accents is consistent with the theme of carnival corsi. The theme of the 2023 edition: Treasures of the World.