On February 19, "Dijous Llarder", the activities to celebrate the
Carnival will begin. From this day until February 24, all the Menorcan
towns will celebrate the fiesta with children's activities, street
parades and fancy dress balls.
In Ciutadella the activities will begin on Friday 20 at 8 p.m. with a
"Ball de Tapadets" in the youth club Gent
Jove, organised by the Grup Folklòric Tramuntana. This will be
followed by a street parade performed by AMIC that will arrive at the
theatre Casino 17 de Gener, where the "Ball de
Carnaval" will be held, with music by the Mallorcan band Tumbet de
Solfa.
On Saturday, there will be activities all throughout the day, starting
in the morning with children's entertainment outside the theatre Casino
17 de Gener, and ending with the traditional "Ball de
Tapadets" in the same theatre, with music by the Grup
Folklòric Arrels de Sant Joan.
On Sunday as from 17:00 h there will be a grand fancy dress parade and
the activities will continue until Tuesday, February 24.
The complete programme is available in the web of the
Ciutadella Town Council.